The Khed-Roda Group of Monuments include eighth-ninth century dated seven Hindu temples built during Pratihara or Rashtrakuta period.
They are located between Raisingpura (Roda) and Khed Chandarani villages, 18 km from Himmatnagar in Sabarkantha district of Gujarat, India.
[1] It is located on the bank of the seasonal stream which merges Hathmati River downstream.
Further 500 metres, there is a large rectangular Ladushah kund (stepped reservoir) which may had elaborately carved shrines, one on each of its four corners formerly.
[2][3][4][5][6] The sculptures collected from the site are now housed at the Baroda Museum & Picture Gallery in Vadodara.
[3] The Nagrani Vav (stepwell) is located at the entrance of nearby Khed Chandarani village.
I is nirandhara shrine with bi-partite offset (dwi-anga) plan configuration.
The mandapa has phansana (pyramidal superstructure with decreasing number of mouldings) type roof and the latina type spire over the main shrine has elaborate bold jala pattern carvings.
VII, the pillars of these temples are of ruchaka type with carved upper parts.
The sculptures of Narsimha, Trivikrama and Varaha is on the walls of Vishnu temple.
These temples belonged to late eighth to ninth century (post-Maitraka period).
There is an idol of Shiva-Parvati found near the site (now in Baroda Museum) which had an inscription dated Samvat 1104 (1048 CE).
The nearby Nagrani Vav (stepwell) has an inscription of Samvat 1474 (1418 CE).
[2][3][4][7] Download coordinates as: The site is inscribed as the Monument of National Importance (N-GJ-176) and is maintained by Vadodara Circle of Archeological Survey of India.
[5] Nearby Nagrani stepwell is the State Protected Monument (S-GJ-361) maintained by the Archeology Department of Government of Gujarat.