Mundeshwari Templeमुंडेश्वरी मंदिर
An octagonal stone temple of 108 CE on a Kaimur hilltop, one of the oldest still in daily worship.
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About Mundeshwari Temple
An octagonal stone temple on a 600-foot hill near Bhabua that the ASI dates, from an inscription, to 108 CE, making it one of the oldest temples in India still in daily worship. The roof is gone, but the four-faced Shiva linga and the Mundeshwari image are still worshipped, and the temple is known for a goat sacrifice in which the animal is only made to faint and then released. Navratri is packed. A road goes almost to the top.
What to see and do
- Dated to 108 CE, among the oldest working temples in India
- Octagonal stone plan, rare anywhere
- Chaturmukha Shiva linga and Mundeshwari image
- The bloodless goat sacrifice
- Views over the Kaimur plain from the hilltop
Part of Vindhya and Kaimur.
More places in Kaimur
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