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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 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.

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

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Sources

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