Spiritual PlaceDanteshwari Temple
Shakti Peetha of the goddess Danteshwari at the meeting of the Shankini and Dhankini rivers
Dantewada
Spiritual PlaceHindu temple
Mama Bhanja Temple, Barsur
Shiva temple at Barsur, named after the uncle and nephew who are said to have built it in a single day
Photo: Ms Sarah Welch · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
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01 — The story
The story
Mama Bhanja Temple is a Shiva temple in Barsur, Chhattisgarh, now in the care of the Archaeological Survey of India.
Its name comes from the story of its building. Legend has it that two relatives were given the job of raising the temple: a maternal uncle, or mama, and his nephew, the bhanja. The pair are said to have completed the whole work in a single day, a feat remembered in the name the temple still carries.
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02 — About
About Mama Bhanja Temple, Barsur
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We’re still writing about Mama Bhanja Temple, Barsur: its history, what’s there and why it’s worth the trip.
Where it is
Dantewada, Chhattisgarh
19.14° N 81.37° E
01 — More in Chhattisgarh
