Bhand Deva Temple

Baran district, India

Also known as: ਭੰਡ ਦੇਵ ਮੰਦਰபந்த் தேவா கோயில்భాండ్ దేవ దేవాలయం

Bhand Deva Temple
Photo: Bhubaran(Bhupendra Kumar Bairwa) via Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

Bhand Deva Temple or Bhand Devara Temple, also known as Little Khajuraho as the 18th century main Hindu temple is built in the style of Khajuraho Group of Monuments, is a temple complex with one main shiva temple and two cave temples further uphill. It is on the banks of a meteor impact crater lake inside the 4 km wide Ramgarh crater about 40 km from the city of Baran, Rajasthan. It is located near Ramgarh village, between Mangrol 15 km to its west and Kuno National Park to its immediate East, in Mangrol tehsil of Baran district of Eastern Rajasthan.[2]

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Key facts

Presiding deityShiva[1]
Heritage listingState Protected Monument[1]
LocationBaran district, India
StatusActive

Sources

  1. Wikidata Q29634204 — Wikidata
  2. Bhand Deva Temple - Wikipedia — Wikipedia