Bhima Devi Temple

        The Bhima Devi Temple Complex, nicknamed Khajuraho of North India for its erotic sculptures, accommodates the restored ruins of an historic Hindu temple relationship from among eighth and eleventh century AD, collectively with the adjoining 17th-century Pinjore gardens (a version of Mughal gardens), positioned in Pinjore city in Panchkula district of the nation of Haryana, India.

            The vintage temple turned into destroyed with the aid of using Islamic invaders and the prevailing 8-eleventh CE temple is probable constructed at the equal location below the vintage name, and the close by historic baoli nevertheless has vintage Hindu pillars. Bhimadevi belongs to the Shakti subculture that turned into derived from the Buddhist tantric goddess. Further, withinside the Devi Mahatmya it's miles stated that withinside the Western Himalayas of Himachal Pradesh (Pinjore area adjoins Himachal Himalayas), Bhimadevi seemed in an sizeable shape of Bhimarupa (Bhima`s shape) and gave safety to the sages (munis in Sanskrit).

               The Bhima Devi temple turned into sculptured for the duration of the reign of Gurjara-Pratiharas. Most of the complicated ruins comprising sculptures and architectural design, which have been ruined for the duration of Mughal length below Aurangzeb, are of the instances of the Gurjara-Pratiharas. Archaeological excavations carried out in 1974 discovered the temple, which turned into finally dated to eighth century to eleventh century AD and declared as a covered monument below the `Punjab Ancient and Historical Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act-1964`. The unearthed findings cowl over one hundred antiquarian sculptures, aside from a format plan indicating a 5 temples complicated, which include the primary crucial shrine representing the Panchayatana architectural style, much like the patterns visible withinside the contemporaneous Khajuraho and Bhubaneshwar temples. The temple complicated adjoins the Pinjore Gardens, additionally referred to as Mughal gardens constructed through Aurangzeb`s foster brother the usage of tons of the ruins of the Hindu temples destroyed through the Muslim invaders from the thirteenth century onwards until the seventeenth century.

Address: Bhima Devi Mandir, Pinjore, Haryana 134101

Timings: 24-hrs (Monday to Sunday)

Entry Fee: Adults –   There is no Entry Charges.

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