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Sun Temple Dance Festival & Heritage Nights

Modhera, Gujarat, India

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Overview

Classical dance under Modhera's floodlit colonnades each January — Uttarardh Mahotsav's bharatanatyam and kathak where Solanki kings watched the sun.

Why visit: India's temple-festival formula at its most intimate.

Things to do
  • ›Mahotsav stages
  • ›Kund reflections by night
  • ›Craft stalls
  • ›Modhera by moonlight
Dance PerformancesHeritage IlluminationPhotography
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Travel Information

Best time

Jan (festival dates)

Entry fee

Free–passes

Est. budget

₹300–800

Duration

Evening–2 days

Nearby attractions

Within
0.2 km
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Modhera Sun Temple

Modhera, Gujarat

The Solankis' 1026 CE sun sanctuary — equinox light striking the sanctum, a stepped kund of 108 shrines and January's classical dance festival under floodlight.

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