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Brahma Kund

Overview

•Brahma Kund is a stepped temple tank in Sihor town of Bhavnagar district, Gujarat, India.
•It is located near the southern wall of the old town.

Highlights

Brahma Kund is a stepped temple tank in Sihor town of Bhavnagar district, Gujarat, India.
It is located near the southern wall of the old town.
It believed that it was constructed by Jayasimha Siddharaja.

Dress Code

Modest, respectful clothing is expected at this site.

History

•The exact dates of Brahma Kund is unknown.
•It mentioned in Skanda Purana.
•According to legend, Chaulukya king Jayasimha Siddharaja was suffering from skin disease following the curse from Ranakadevi, the queen whom he captured from Junagadh.
•He was cured after bathing in this tank so he refurbished the tank.

Architecture

•Brahma Kund, built in the style of medieval architecture, has a design of steps, small temples, metaphors, motifs and beliefs, idols of Hindu deities, stone work, some scientific entities, everything carved within and across the complex.
•There is Neelkanth Mahadev temple near the tank.
•There is a lake known as Gautam Lake and Gautameshwar temple is located nearby.
•The tank is the State Protected Monument (S-GJ-35).

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Brahma Kund is a stepped temple tank in Sihor town of Bhavnagar district, Gujarat, India. It is located near the southern wall of the old town.

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Architecture

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Brahma Kund, built in the style of medieval architecture, has a design of steps, small temples, metaphors, motifs and beliefs, idols of Hindu deities, stone work, some scientific entities, everything carved within and across the complex.

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