Madhkhera Sun Temple, Madhya Pradesh

Address

Madhkhera Sun Temple, Madkhera, Madhya Pradesh 472339

Diety

Surya Amman: Parvati

Introduction

Madhkhera is a small village in Tikamgarh district of Madhya Pradesh. The village is of no specific importance except for a Sun Temple which is located in the west of the village. Madhkhera literally means ‘village of temples’, and this name it got probably after the temple was constructed, The Surya temple in Madkhera faces east and is built over a high raised jagati (platform). Unlike the Umri temple, here we find Shaivite deities, Ganesha, Kartikeya and Parvati, in the adhisthana bhadra niches. The bhadra niches over the jangha (lower portion of the wall) have images of Surya holding lotuses and riding a chariot. The karna niches have images of Ashtadikpalas. Vishnu-dashavataras are present on various small niches around the temple.