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Early medieval · Hindu · India

Bhima Devi Temple Complex

Pinjore, Panchkula, Haryana · 30.7925°, 76.9122°

ShivaGurjara-PratiharaPanchayatana
Sacred since
700 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
8th–12th c. (Gurjara-Pratihara)
Gurjara-Pratihara

History & significance

The remains of a Gurjara-Pratihara temple complex at Pinjore in Panchkula district, built between the 8th and 12th centuries on a panchayatana plan of a main shrine ringed by four subsidiary ones, comparable to work at Khajuraho and Bhubaneswar. Its sculpture spans Shaiva, Vaishnava and Shakta subjects, and the site is now an open-air museum beside the 17th-century Yadavindra Gardens.

Sthala katha — the legend

The Devi Mahatmya tells of Bhimadevi manifesting in colossal form in the western Himalaya near this place to protect the sages.

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Sources

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