Baleshwar Temple

Baleshwar Temple

Geography
Country	India
State	Uttarakhand
Location	Champawat
Culture
Primary deity	Baleshwar (Shiva)
History and governance
Date built	10th–12th centuries AD
Creator	Chand dynasty

Baleshwar Temple is ancient temple dedicated to Shiva, situated within city of Champawat in Uttarakhand.

Built by the rulers of the Chand dynasty, Baleshwar Temple is a marvelous symbol of stone carving. There are not any historical manuscripts that date the Baleshwar temple; however, it is believed to have been built between the 10th and 12th century AD.

Overview

The main Baleshwar temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva (who is also known as Baleshwar). There are two other temples in the compound of Baleshwar, one dedicated to Ratneshwar and other to Champawati Durga. Close to the Baleshwar Temple is a "Naula" (freshwater resource). On the day of Mahashivratri, a very crowded fair is held in the Baleshwar Temple compound.

The exteriors of Ratneshwar and Champawati Durga temples are carved with the different posters of the local deities.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Group of Baleshwar Temples.

Hindu temples in Uttarakhand

Almora	Golu Devata Temple Jageshwar

Bageshwar	Bagnath Temple

Chamoli	Badrinath Temple Kalpeshwar Rudranath Tungnath

Champawat	Baleshwar Temple

Dehradun	Lakhamandal Mahasu Devta Temple Rishikesh

Haridwar	Chandi Devi Temple Daksheswara Mahadev Temple Har Ki Pauri Mansa Devi Temple Maya Devi Temple

Nainital	Garjiya Devi Temple

Pauri Garhwal	Devprayag Neelkanth Mahadev Temple

Pithoragarh	Berinag

Rudraprayag	Guptakashi Kedarnath Temple Madhyamaheshwar Rudraprayag Triyuginarayan Temple

Tehri Garhwal	Rudreshwar Mahadev Temple Surkanda Devi Temple

Udham Singh Nagar	Moteshwar Mahadev Temple Maa Balsundari Temple

Uttarkashi	Gangotri Yamunotri

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