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भोजेश्वर मन्दिर
Bhojpur, Raisen, Madhya Pradesh · 23.1003°, 77.5800°
An unfinished 11th-century Shiva temple attributed to the Paramara king Bhoja, housing a 7.5-foot linga. Because work stopped, the site preserves architectural drawings, mason marks and quarry remains that document medieval temple construction in unusual detail.
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.
Merutunga's Prabandha-Chintamani has King Bhoja describing to the poet Magha the Bhojasvamin temple he intended to raise in Malwa, though the two men lived centuries apart.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Paramara
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