One more place to see in Badoh-pathari area of Kurwai tehsil in Vidisha district is Sola-Khambi temple.
The Sola-Khambi temple is situated on the nothern side of a lake locally called Taraiya and is flat roofed, open and sixteen pillared building famously known as Sola-Khambi. The building is 7.62 metres square and stands on 1.524 metres high moulded plinth. The Archaeological survey of India after some researches, listed on the basis of the building structure that the building belongs to the age of Guptas. At a small distance ahead there are two temples worth to see for an archaeological aficionado,first Dashavtar Temple and the second one is Sat-Madhi temple
In the former temple there exit ruins of a group of small Vaishnava shrines and a open pillared hall and the latter is a group of six temples. These were Vaishnavite and Shaivite. One is dedicated to Ganesh. The sculptures found there include three seated Idols of the Buddha.
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