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Among the heaped ruins of several temples only one is clearly recognizable.  This temple was once large in size and dedicated to Siva known as Gadgach temple. It consisted of a sanctum, an antarala, ardhamandapa and a porch. The temple remains attest influence of Pratihara art and on the basis of iconographic and architectural features, it may be ascribed to tenth-eleventh century A.D.   Besides, the temples of Panihari, Chanihari, Sardevmata, Gadia and Phool Devra dedicated to Siva, Mahisasurmardini and Vishnu are important among them assignable to same period.
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Notification No. Act No. LXXI  of 1951 dated 28.11.1951
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Ownership Status Government
Topographical Features Plain terrain
1 Savitri Gupta (ed.), Rajasthan District Gazetteers, Kota (Jaipur 1982).
Locality Tehsil District State
Atru (Ganesh Ganj) (Lat. 24o 51’ N; Long.  76o   40’ E) Atru Baran Rajasthan