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...Temple.gif|thumb|Somnath Mahadev Temple, Near Veraval City, Prabhas Patan, Gujarat]] == Gujarat: Jewel of Western India ==

...en continuity, displaying the ageless spirit of Bharat's Culture reflected in the Temple heritage of India. ...mi, A. (1956) ''Bharat's Temple Sculpture.'' Publisher: Lalit Kala Acadami in cooperation with the Government of India and several State Governments</ref

...mpact of the Bhakti traditions. In addition, it is highly doubtful whether temples existed during the Vaidika period. ...e architecture and culture. Temples, as a general practice are constructed in the close vicinity of tirthas (तीर्थानि) which mean fords o

...st elastic. It includes a number of sects and cults, allied, but different in many important points. Hinduism has, within its fold, various schools of Ve ...to his qualification and growth. All diversities are organised and united in the body of Hinduism. It provides food for reflection for different types o

...as show the significance and ancientness of these texts. They are eighteen in number and are associated with the Upapuranas. They describe a wide variety ...that the puranas were the main source of bhagavata katha traditions found in India; the bond that has woven the cultural threads among different peoples