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Early medieval · Hindu · India

Bhavnath Temple, Mau

Mau, Bhiloda taluka, Aravalli district, Gujarat · 23.7372°, 73.1989°

ShivaUndetermined—
Sacred since
700 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
c. 8th c. (inscription; about 1300 years old)
Undetermined

History & significance

A Shiva temple at Mau village near Bhiloda in Gujarat whose age of roughly thirteen centuries is established by an inscription at the site. The precinct also holds a shrine to Avan Rishi, son of the sage Bhrigu, and a sacred reservoir called Bhrigukund.

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.

Bathing in the waters of the Bhrigukund reservoir is believed to cure leprosy.

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Sources

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