Firangi Deval

Firangi Deval, also called Devalvasi, is an old temple at Kalsar village near Mahuva in Bhavnagar district, Gujarat. It dates from the 7th century, under the Maitraka rulers, and is a state-protected monument, though now poorly kept. Ravishankar Raval first described it in 1947–48 as a sun temple. Local lore says a flag was raised here to warn people to return to the castle during raids, a claim that cannot be verified; the sea is about two kilometres away.

The east-facing shrine is slightly oblong, with a small mandapa in front, and is built of stones laid without mortar. Its walls are plain apart from a carved band near the top, and the three-tiered superstructure has lost its crowning stone. The temple holds no image and is not in use; it may once have been a Buddhist or Brahminical shrine, and it is related to temples at Bileshwar, Visavada and Sutrapada.