Bhoramdeo temple
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Bhoramdeo Temple
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 Bhoramdeo Temple
Location in Chhattisgarh
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| Name | |
| Proper name | Bhoramdeo Temple |
| Geography | |
| Coordinates | 22°6′57.6″N 81°8′52.8″E / 22.116000°N 81.148000°ECoordinates: 22°6′57.6″N 81°8′52.8″E / 22.116000°N 81.148000°E |
| Country | India |
| State/province | Chhattisgarh |
| District | Kabirdham district |
| Locale | Chaura village, Kawardha town. |
| Culture | |
| Primary deity | Shiva |
| Architecture | |
| Architectural styles | Nagara |
| Number of temples | 3 |
| History and governance | |
| Date built | 1089 AD |
| Website | [1] |
Bhoramdeo Temple is a complex of Hindu temples dedicated to the god Shiva in Bhoramdeo, in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. It comprises a group of four temples of which the earliest is a brick-temple.
The main temple is the Bhoramdeo temple built in stone. The architectural features with erotic sculptures has given a distinct style akin to the Khajuraho temple and the Konarak Sun Temple in Odisha, and hence the Bhoramdeo complex is known by the sobriquet the "Khajuraho of Chhattisgarh".
Another temple within a distance of about 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) from Bhoramdeo, which is mentioned along with the Bhoramdeo complex is the Madwa Mahal, meaning marriage hall in local dialect, also known as Dullhadeo. It was built in 1349 during the reign of Ramchandra Deo of the Nagavanshi dynasty and has a unique Shiva Linga erected over 16 pillars.
The Bhoramdeao temple complex is built at the foot of the thickly forested scenic backdrop of the Maikal range of hills, in the Daksina Kosala region, which is in the present day Indian state of Chhattisgarh. It is situated 18 km to the North-West of the tehsil town of Kawardha in Kabirdham district.
The nearest airport to the Bhoramdeo complex is 134 km away near Raipur, which is the capital of Chhattisgarh and Raipur is well coneected with the many major cities of the country. Raipur is also the nearest railhead Bombay-Howarah main line. Road communications from Kawardha, the nearest tehsil town to the temple complex, exists to Raipur (116 km), Rajnandgaon(133 km) and Jabalpur(220 km).
There is also a bypass road from Raipur to Madhya Pradesh Highway which skirts the Kanha National Park.
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