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Mansehra Shiv Temple is one of the oldest Hindu temple in Pakistan that is still in existence. The temple is at least 2000 [1] to 3000 years old. [2] The temple is situated in Chitti Gatti, 15 kilometres from Mansehra in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in Pakistan. [2] The annual Shivarathri festival in the temple is visited by people all around Pakistan ...
It is an ancient temple which is believed to be dedicated to the worship of the goddess Durga and god Shiva is considered as the oldest functional Hindu temple of the World. [ 8 ] [ 9 ] [ 10 ] The findings also established that here was a religious and educational center spread over the hillock and Mandaleshwar ( Shiva ) temple was the main shrine.
This is in the garbhagriha of the Parasurameswara Temple, Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva. [3] This is perhaps the second earliest linga associated with Shiva discovered so far, [ 4 ] and it has been dated to the 2nd/1st century BC, [ 5 ] or the 3rd century BC, [ 3 ] or much later, to the 2nd century AD, [ 6 ] 3-4th century AD, [ 6 ] [ 7 ] [ 8 ]
Kafir Kot or Kafirkot (Urdu: کافرکوٹ; Pashto: کافر کوټ) is an ancient Hindu temple complex in the Dera Ismail Khan district of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It consists of the ruins of five temples and a large fort. It was an ancient Hindu fort with a famous temple inside its walls.
Rock-cut temple with bas relief of Lakulisha in the left, Pandya, 7th century CE. Bas relief of Lakulisha, Pandya, 7th century CE. A rock-cut Shiva temple with bas reliefs of Ganapati and Lakulisa, carved by the seventh century Pandyas, is located at Arittapatti near Madurai. This temple is maintained by the Archeological Department of Tamil Nadu.
In Hinduism, Shiva is the supreme being regarded to perform the functions of creation, preservation, as well as the destruction of the universe. [1] Hindu texts describe the worship of Shiva and the establishment of temples and shrines throughout the Indian subcontinent, commonly in the aniconic form of a lingam.
Ashta Veeratta Stalam (also called Ashtaveertanam or Atta Veeratanam) are the eight temples of Hindu god Shiva, that commemorate his eight acts of valour and fury where he became victorious over demons or divinities. [1]
These hundred and eight Shiva temples are mentioned in the Shivayala Stotram and a song is written in the Malayalam language. [7] Of the 108 Shiva temples, 105 temples are situated in Kerala state, two temples in Karnataka and one in Kanyakumari District of Tamil Nadu .