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Shiva temple, Bhumara

Satna district, Madhya Pradesh

Bhumara Temple, sometimes called Bhumra, Bhubhara or Bharkuleswar, is a 5th or 6th-century Gupta era Hindu stone temple site dedicated to Shiva near Satna, in the Indian state Madhya Pradesh. The temple has a square plan with a sanctum and Mandapa. While much of it is in ruins, enough of the temple structure and works of art have survived for scholarly studies. The temple is notable as one of the early examples of an architecture that included an enclosed concentric pradakshina-patha. Like other early Gupta era Hindu temples, it includes a decorated entrance to the sanctum flanked by Ganga and Yamuna goddesses, and intricately carved sculptures.

From the Wikipedia article Bhumara Temple, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where it is

Satna district, Madhya Pradesh. Open in Google Maps

How to reach

• By train: nearest station Satna railway station (STA), about 31 km by road.
• By air: Satna Airport (TNI), about 33 km by road.

In-depth temple guides nearby

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• Maa Vindhyavasini Temple – Vindhyachal, Mirzapur district (on the Ganga, between Varanasi and Prayagraj) (about 257 km)

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