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Late medieval · Hindu · India
Baleshwar Temple
बालेश्वर मन्दिर
Champawat, Uttarakhand · 29.3365°, 80.0904°
Shiva, known here as BaleshwarChand—
Sacred since
1300 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
13th c.; rebuilt 1420-1427 (Chand dynasty)
Chand
History & significance
A stone temple complex at Champawat, an early capital of the Chand dynasty, renowned for its carving and accompanied by shrines to Ratneshwar and Champawati Durga. A copperplate inscription records the reconstruction being completed by Hari Chand in 1423.