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Dharmarajeshwar Temple

8th-century rock-cut temple about 100 km from Mandsaur, likened to Ellora, first for Vishnu and later for Shiva

Photo: LRBurdak · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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01 — The story

About 100 km from Mandsaur, the Dharmarajeshwara temple is a site cut into the rock in Madhya Pradesh. The well-preserved Hindu shrine has been compared with the rock-cut monuments of Ellora in Maharashtra.

The complex dates to the 8th century. It was first a shrine to Vishnu and was later remodelled as a Shiva temple, which is why the sanctum holds both an image of Harihara and a Shivalinga. Mahashivaratri is the main festival held here.

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02 — About

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We’re still writing about Dharmarajeshwar Temple: its history, what’s there and why it’s worth the trip.