Temple 31

Madhya Pradesh & Chhattisgarh


The rectangular Temple 31 was built in the 6th or 7th century, but reconstructed during the 10th or 11th century. It contains a well-executed image of Buddha, which may have been moved here from another temple during the reconstruction as it doesn't exactly fit its pedestal.


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