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Nachna-Kuthara

Panna district, Madhya Pradesh

Nachna Hindu temples, also referred to as Nachana temples or Hindu temples at Nachna-Kuthara, in Panna district, Madhya Pradesh, India

are some of the earliest surviving stone temples in central India along with those at Bhumara and Deogarh. Their dating is uncertain, but comparing their style to structures that can be dated, some of the Nachna temples are variously dated to the 5th- or 6th-century Gupta Empire era. The Chaturmukha temple is dated to the 9th century. These temples illustrate a North Indian style of Hindu temple architecture.

From the Wikipedia article Nachna Hindu temples, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where it is

Panna district, Madhya Pradesh. Open in Google Maps

How to reach

• By train: nearest station Satna railway station (STA), about 54 km by road.
• By air: Satna Airport (TNI), about 56 km by road.

In-depth temple guides nearby

• Maa Sharda Temple, Maihar – Trikut hill, Maihar, Maihar district (formerly Satna district) (about 40 km)
• Khajuraho Group of Monuments (Kandariya Mahadeva and Matangeshwar) – Khajuraho, Chhatarpur district (about 92 km)
• Maa Vindhyavasini Temple – Vindhyachal, Mirzapur district (on the Ganga, between Varanasi and Prayagraj) (about 281 km)

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