Daitya Sudan Temple has beautiful carvings similar to what is seen at Khajuraho temples. The deity of this temple is made of an ore with high metal content and looks like stone. Area out-side the sanctum is dark and the ceiling reveals beautiful carvings under a torch light. It is a Vishnu temple dated to the Chalukya Dynasty which ruled Central and Southern India between the 6th and 12th centuries. It belongs to the Hemadpanthi class and is built in the form of an irregular star. The exterior walls are covered with carved figures. The temple has beautiful carvings similar to what is seen at Khajuraho temples. The deity of this temple is made of an ore with high metal content and looks like stone. Area out-side the sanctum is dark and the ceiling reveals beautiful carvings under a torch light.The plinth of the temple is about 1.5 m in height and was probably destroyed by the invaders. Some of my pictures from the site :
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