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High medieval · Hindu · India

Shri Alkheswar Mahadev Mandir

Bera, Mathura district, Uttar Pradesh · 27.8130°, 77.7695°

Shiva (Alkheswar Mahadev)Undetermined—
Sacred since
1000 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
dating unrecorded
Undetermined

History & significance

A Shiva temple in Bera village, Mathura district, whose walled complex also holds shrines to Ram and Sita, Ganesha, Brahma, Durga, Radha Krishna, Shani and Hanuman beside a sacred tank. A fair is held each March and Mahashivratri draws the largest crowds.

Sthala katha — the traditional account

What follows is the temple’s own traditional account, transmitted through liturgy and local memory. It is recorded here as tradition, not as attested history.

The Shiva idol of the main shrine is said to have been found in the Alkheswar Kund, the pond adjoining the temple.

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Sources

coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Undetermined