Temples · 1093 CE
Sas Bahu Temple
Twin temples of dense, patient carving
Timings
8:00 AM – 5:30 PM, daily
Entry fee
Included with Gwalior Fort ticket
Best time
Late afternoon for the carving shadows
Time needed
45 minutes
History & culture
The name is a local corruption of Sahastrabahu — the thousand-armed form of Vishnu — later retold as 'mother-in-law and daughter-in-law' for the larger and smaller shrine.
Built under the Kachchhapaghata dynasty in 1093 CE, the larger temple rises through three storeys of carved brackets and lintels, with jali screens filtering the light inside.
From the temple platform the ground drops away to the city below, which makes the site one of the best places on the fort to watch late-afternoon light move across the stone.
Gallery
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Temple platform
Points of interest
Carved pillars
Each pillar is worked from base to bracket with foliage, dancers and miniature architectural motifs, no two panels quite alike.