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High medieval · Hindu · India

Mankameshwar Temple, Agra

Rawatpara, Agra, Uttar Pradesh · 27.1837°, 78.0175°

ShivaUndetermined
Sacred since
1000 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
dating unrecorded
Undetermined

History & significance

Reckoned among the oldest temples in Agra, this Shiva shrine near Agra Fort railway station is reached by descending a flight of steps to a sunken sanctum holding a silver-clad lingam. Smaller shrines behind it are given to Ganga, Saraswati, Hanuman, Krishna and Rama among others.

Sthala katha — the legend

Tradition holds that Shiva himself established the lingam here in the Dvapara Yuga, at the time Krishna was born in Mathura.

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Sources

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