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Bhumara Temple

Bhumara, Satna, Madhya Pradesh · 24.4284°, 80.6416°

ShivaGuptaNagara
Sacred since
450 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
late 5th c. (Gupta)
Gupta

History & significance

A Gupta-period Shiva temple in Satna district, recorded by Alexander Cunningham in 1873-74 and excavated by the Archaeological Survey in 1919-20. It preserves one of the earliest enclosed circumambulatory paths and one of the oldest known sculpted images of Ganesha.

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Sources

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