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High medieval · Hindu · India

Kirateshwar Mahadev Temple

Legship, Gyalshing district, Sikkim · 27.4500°, 88.4500°

Shiva as Kirateshwar, lord of the KiratasUndetermined
Sacred since
1000 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
dating unrecorded
Undetermined

History & significance

A riverside Shiva temple at Legship in western Sikkim, grown up around a stone lingam found at the site, with subsidiary shrines to Rama and Durga. Bala Chaturdashi and Maha Shivaratri are its principal festivals, and pilgrims come with prayers for children and for health.

Sthala katha — the legend

Shiva is said to have appeared here to Arjuna in the guise of the hunter Kirateshwar and blessed his penance with success in the Mahabharata war.

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Sources

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