Category:Panchvaktra Temple, Mandi
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Location | Mandi, Himachal Pradesh, Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh, India | ||||
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The Panch Vaktra temple, also spelled Pancha Bhaktra mandir, is a 15th century Hindi temple in Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. It was one of the earliest Hindu temples built by the Sen dynasty who migrated from Bihar–Bengal region to Himachal during a period of violence and turmoil as Sultanates formed from Delhi to Bengal.
It is dedicated to Sada-shiva form of Shiva, that is the five aspects of Shiva – Sadyojata, Vamadeva, Aghora, Tatpurusha and Isana. Iconographically, it is represented with four faces at the cardinal directions and one above.
The temple has a square plan, a Nagara architecture and a notable, beautifully decorated Nandi.
This is a category about ASI monument number N-HP-36. |
Media in category "Panchvaktra Temple, Mandi"
The following 16 files are in this category, out of 16 total.
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0042623 Pancha Vaktra temple group, Mandi, Himachal Pradesh.jpg 3,777 × 2,832; 3.06 MB
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Panchvakatra Temple Mandi Himachal Pradeh.jpg 4,096 × 2,304; 2.25 MB
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Panchvakatra Temple,.jpg 2,592 × 1,944; 1.09 MB
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Panchvakatra Temple.Board of information by ASI.jpg 2,304 × 4,096; 3.57 MB
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Panchvakhter temple.jpg 3,120 × 4,160; 2.88 MB
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Panchvaktar Temple, Mandi, Himachal Pradesh.jpg 640 × 430; 77 KB
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Panchvaktra Temple Mandi.jpg 500 × 336; 80 KB
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Panchvaktra Temple, Mandi (FROM THE STAIRS).jpg 6,000 × 4,000; 18.33 MB
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Panchvaktra Temple, Mandi (FRONT VIEW) 01.jpg 6,000 × 4,000; 17.04 MB
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Panchvaktra Temple, Mandi (FRONT VIEW) 02.jpg 5,606 × 3,249; 13.56 MB
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Panchvaktra Temple, Mandi (SIDE VIEW).jpg 6,000 × 4,000; 15.82 MB
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Panchvaktra Temple.jpg 640 × 471; 119 KB
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Triloknath Temple ,Mandi ,Himachal Pardesh.jpg 4,608 × 3,456; 6.81 MB
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VIEW FROM VICTORIA BRIDGE.jpg 3,264 × 2,448; 1.45 MB
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WAY TO THE TEMPLE.jpg 3,264 × 2,448; 1.82 MB