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High medieval · Hindu · India

Bhuleshwar Temple

भुलेश्वर मंदिर, माळशिरस

Yavat, Pune, Maharashtra · 18.4359°, 74.2411°

ShivaYadava
Sacred since
700 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
restored 1230 (Yadava); 8th-c. origin
Yadava

History & significance

A hilltop Shiva temple about 45 km from Pune, protected as a monument and known for its dense figural stone carving worked in black basalt.

Sthala katha — the legend

Devotees say that sweets offered before the linga sometimes disappear from the offering bowl.

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Related sites

Vitthal Rukmini Temple, Pandharpur
Pandharpur · India
core 12th–13th c. (Yadava-era inscriptions)

Sources

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