Rama Lakshmana Temples

The Rama Lakshmana Temples, also called the Samba Lakshmana Temples, are a pair of late-12th-century Hindu temples at Baradia village in the Okhamandal area of Devbhumi Dwarka district, about 5 km south-east of Dwarka. They were built under the Chaulukya king Bhima II and are the earliest Vaishnava temples still standing in Gujarat. Both are Monuments of National Importance cared for by the Archaeological Survey of India.

They follow the Maru-Gurjara or Solanki style, raised on high moulded plinths, each with a single cella, antarala, hall and porch. No images of Rama, Lakshmana or Samba remain inside. Their plinths and sculptures, including figures of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva on the walls, share several features with the contemporary Navlakha Temple at Ghumli. The western temple, facing east, keeps well-carved sculpture. A Sun temple, the Chandrabhaga temple and a Mahaprabhu Bethak are nearby.