Nav Toran Temple

Nav Toran Temple
Ancient Nav Toran Temple
Geography
Country	India
State	Madhya Pradesh
Location	Jawad
Culture
Primary deity	Varaha
Architecture
Number of temples	1
History and governance
Date built	11th century
Creator	Maharana

Nav Toran Temple is located at Khor village, under Jawad tehsil in Neemuch district, Madhya Pradesh, India. It is an eleventh-century temple which consists of ten decorative arches arranged in two rows. The temple decorations include leaf-shaped borders, heads of makaras, and garland bearers, Nav or nou means "nine" and toran means "pillars"; this is where the temple gets its name. The prime deity of the temple is Varaha, who is the third avatar of lord Vishnu. It is said that there is a tunnel beneath the temple that goes to the Chittorgarh Fort and that Maharana Pratap often used to go through the tunnel to worship the deity of the temple.

Coordinates: 24°35′35″N 74°49′03″E / 24.5930°N 74.8175°E / 24.5930; 74.8175