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<nowiki>saas bahu temple in gwalior; Sasbahu Temple; Sas Bahu temple; معبد ساسباهو; சாஸ்பாகு கோயில்; 11th century twin Hindu temples in Gwalior, in north Madhya Pradesh; सास-बहू मंदिर भारत के मध्य प्रदेश राज्य के ग्वालियर क्षेत्र में स्थित एक 11वीं शताब्दी; Tempel in Indien; ଭାରତର ଏକ ହିନ୍ଦୁ ମନ୍ଦିର; kuil di India; bâtiment en Inde; храм в Індії; tempel in Gwalior, India; Sahastrabahu Temple; Sasbahu (Lesser) Temple; "Lesser" Sasbahu Temple; Sasbahu Temple, Gwalior; Sas-Bahu Mandir; Gwalior Saas Bahu Temple</nowiki>
Sasbahu Temple 
11th century twin Hindu temples in Gwalior, in north Madhya Pradesh
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LocationGwalior Fort, Gwalior, Gwalior district, Gwalior division, Madhya Pradesh, India
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Sasbahu Temple of Gwalior Fort is a profusely carved, multi-storey 11th century twin Hindu temple. Its original name was Sahasrabahu Temple, after Vishnu whose epithet in Sanskrit stotras is Sahasrabahu. This phonetically evolved into the shorter form Sasbahu, which also happens to mean "Mother-in-law" and "Daughter-in-Law". The former (Sas) name is now assigned to the larger temple, the latter (Bahu) is assigned to the smaller of the two. The Sasbahu temple is mostly in ruins, almost all its statues has vanished, artwork badly damaged from numerous invasions and Hindu-Muslim wars in the region. Almost the entire prasada (sanctum and sikhara) of the larger temple was torn down at some point and broken stones hauled away. It is likely to have been much larger and even more elaborately decorated than the mahamandapa now visible.

The temple was built King Mahipala of the Kachchhapaghata dynasty, per an inscription found here.

The larger of the Sasbahu temple is notable for its three-floors design that is relatively uncommon in historic Indian temples. It is also a good illustration of the sophistication reached by the 11th century in Sekhari-style Hindu architecture. The profuse carvings of the outer walls, pillars and ceiling of the Sas temple are impressive. Like all major historic Hindu temples, the Sasbahu mandir includes artwork of all major traditions of Hinduism – Vaishnavism, Shaivism, Shaktism, Sauraism as well as Vedic deities. The smaller Badu temple survives mostly in a shell form, much is lost, the artwork that remains defaced and mutilated beyond recognition.

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