Category:Mahadeva Temple, Bamora

Mahadeva Temple, Bamora 

A 10th to 11th century Hindu temple
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Instance of	Hindu temple
Location	Sagar district, Sagar division, Madhya Pradesh, India
24° 03′ 19.6″ N, 78° 05′ 18.1″ E
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The Mahadeva temple of Mandi Bamora, sometimes referred to as the Shiva temple of Bamora or Hajariya Mahadev mandir, is a much-damaged Paramara era stone temple about 10 kilometers southwest of the Ancient Hindu site of Eran (Airan). The temple faces east, had a large mandapa, antarala and additional shrines. However, only the mandapa pillars and some beams survive, along with a shell of the original tall Nagara shikhara. The panels and the doorway that remain are exquisitely carved with Hindu artwork, though most of the reliefs are defaced. Inside the sanctum is a sahasralinga (a linga with 1000 sub-linga reliefs).

Near the main temple are the foundations and remains of other smaller shrines. The temple premises and the sanctum contain numerous panels from lost Hindu and Jain temples. These include mutilated statues of Vishnu, Shakti and Tirthankaras. Given the damage, it is difficult to firmly date this temple beyond 900-1100 CE period.

This is a category about ASI monument number N-MP-231.