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Ambarnath

Ambarnath is a city in Thane district, Maharashtra, India, in the outer suburbs of Mumbai. It is known for its Shiva temple, completed in 1060 under the Silahara king Mummuni of the North Konkan, one of the finest surviving examples of the Bhumija style of temple architecture in western India.

Ambarnath
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Silaharas of North Konkan

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