Madhya Pradesh
Morena
Ambah

Kakanmath

Kakanmaṭh is a ruined 11th century Shiva temple located at in , . It was built by the Kachchhapaghata ruler Kirttiraja. Only a part of the original temple complex now survives.
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  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: Pratihara-style panchayatana Shiva temple complex (1000–1025 CE)
  • Also known as: “Kakanmath temple, Sihoniya”, “Kokanpur Matha temple”, “Sihoniya Siva temple”, and “Suhania Shiva temple”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sihoniya.

Village
is a town in Morena district, in the state of . The town is sometimes referred to as Suhania; in medieval times it was called Siṃhapānīya.

Kakanmath

Latitude
26.5848° or 26° 35′ 5″ north
Longitude
78.24863° or 78° 14′ 55″ east
Open location code
7JRWH6MX+WF
Open­Street­Map ID
way 666137345
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Wiki­data ID
Q27914560
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In Other Languages

From Egyptian Arabic to Tatar—“Kakanmath” goes by many names.
  • Egyptian Arabic: “معبد ككانماث”
  • Hindi: “ककनमठ”
  • Tatar: “Каканматх”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Kakanmath”. Photo: Ms Sarah Welch, CC0.