Eran (Sanskrit:ऐरण ) is a small village situated on the south bank of the river Bina, a tributary of
Eran (Sanskrit:ऐरण ) is a small village situated on the south bank of the river Bina, a tributary of the river Betwa, about 100km NE of the ancient sites of Vidisha, Sanchi and Udayagiri. Eran is probably one of the most ancient towns in India, coins and epigraphs found here give us it’s ancient names of Erakanya, Erakaina and Airikina and it was no doubt a significant stop on the ancient route from Vidisha to Mathura. Excavations between 1960 and 1965 have revealed settlement deposits dating back to the second millennium B.C.E. However, the most significant archaeological finds from Eran has to be over 3,000 coins, dating from 300 B.C.E. through to 100 C.E. The most prevalent type of coins unearthed were square ones, and has contributed to archaeologists believing that Eran was once one of the ancient mints for Indian kingdoms along with Vidisha, Ujjain and Tripuri. The principal Hindu monuments that can be seen at Eran today are all located in one small complex west of the town. There are the remains of four to five temples here, the main temples standing in a line on a north-south alignment at the far end of the entrance. The Vishnu Temple houses an impressive image of Vishnu, 13 feet high and located in the temple sanctum. This is the best preserved temple at Eran, and although the roof and walls are missing the decorated sanctum doorway is intact. The door jambs have images of Yamuna and Ganga, river goddesses that are typically found higher up in door jambs from the Gupta period. This has led some experts to believe that the doorway and front mandapa was installed during the Pratihara period, which would date those structures to the 8th or 9th century C.E. Post Credit: @kevinstandage1 #eran #madhyapradesh #incredibletemples #madhyapradeshtourism #mptourism #worldhistoricalmonuments #thegenuineindia #templesofindia #incredibleindia #repost https://www.instagram.com/p/Cc2yYKhvWXN/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI= -- source link
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