Pataleshwar
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. The Pataleshwar Cave Temple (also called Panchaleshvara or Bamburde) is a rock-cut cave temple, carved out in the 8th century in the Rashtrakuta period.[1] It is located in what is now Pune, in the state of Maharashtra, India. It was originally situated outside the town, but the city limits have expanded so that it is now located on the downtown Jangli Maharaj Road. It has been declared as a protected monument by the government.[2]
The temple, made of basalt rock, is dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva. The sanctum - a cube-shaped room about 3–4 metres on each side - houses a linga - the symbol of Shiva and there are two smaller cells on each side. In front of the cave is a circular Nandi mandapa, its umbrella shaped canopy supported by massive square pillars. This mandapa is one of the peculiar structures of Pataleshwar.
The temple was left incomplete, possibly because of a fault line found at the back of the sanctum sanctorum, which made the further sculpting unsafe, or political upheaval resulting in loss of patronage. Still in use, the linga is anointed with ghee and yogurt. A brass temple bell hangs outside the basalt entryway.
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A passage with stone pillars inside the Pataleshwar temple
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The Shiva Linga inside the temple
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Circular Nandi Mandapa
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See also
- Rashtrakuta Dynasty
- Kailash Temple Ellora Caves Ellora
- Elephanta Caves
- Manyakheta
- Dantidurga
- Amoghavarsha I
- Kavirajamarga
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