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Eran: Varaha and Vishnu temple remains
Early temple walls and roofs had collapsed while monumental sacred images survived.
Eran · Madhya Pradesh
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As documented: date not establishedApproximate locality
24.0938°, 78.1727° · not a surveyed footprintHow to read this history
- Access date is not a field inspection. This selected chronology is not a complete list of all episodes.
- Underlying bibliography is available with access status; independent specialist review remains outstanding.
AI-assisted source review: 2026-09-28. Independent specialist review: not completed.
The recorded chronology
Selected episodes. Rebuilding and later changes are distinguished from damage.
- Partial destruction · unknown causeOpen this episode on the map ↗
Loss dates unresolved
Cunningham described fallen upper fabric at the Varaha shrine and collapsed walls around the standing Vishnu image.
eventSupported in consulted sourcesCunningham described fallen upper fabric at the Varaha shrine and collapsed walls around the standing Vishnu image.
The survey documents physical loss; it does not establish a destroyer for these collapsed structures.
- Report of Tours in Bundelkhand and Malwa, ASI volume X ↗Alexander Cunningham / Archaeological Survey of India · Eran section, printed pp. 83–86 · Accessed 2026-09-28
dateUnknownLoss dates unresolved
Exact dating remains unresolved.
- Report of Tours in Bundelkhand and Malwa, ASI volume X ↗Alexander Cunningham / Archaeological Survey of India · Eran section, printed pp. 83–86 · Accessed 2026-09-28
actorUnknownA responsible individual or organization has not been established.
Cause and responsibility must not be inferred from a ruin alone.
Location & last documented condition
Approximate locality; not a surveyed historic footprint.
- Eran — article and references ↗Wikipedia contributors · History / damage account; see source context · Accessed 2026-09-28
Current physical condition has not been independently checked for this edition.
Source context
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- Report of Tours in Bundelkhand and Malwa, ASI volume X ↗ · Alexander Cunningham / Archaeological Survey of India
Published 1880. Original public-domain OCR consulted, Eran section, printed pp. 83–86: fallen Varaha and Vishnu temple walls, lost roofs and surviving sculpture. Does not establish the cause/date of each collapse.
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Reference article consulted for identity/location. Underlying works are separate sources; bibliographic capture is not consultation.
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