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Moteshwar Mahadev

Ujjanak, Kashipur, Udham Singh Nagar district, Uttarakhand · 28.9764°, 79.3936°

Shiva, worshipped as Bhimashankar in an unusually large lingamUndetermined
Sacred since
302 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
c. 302 CE
Undetermined

History & significance

A Shiva temple at Ujjanak near Kashipur named for the sheer girth of its lingam, which cannot be encircled by two hands. The complex also holds shrines of Bhairav Nath, the Shiv Ganga Kund and Maa Jagdamba Bhagwati Balsundari, and holds fairs at Maha Shivaratri, Chaitra and Shravan.

Sthala katha — the legend

Local tradition holds that Dronacharya set Bhima to rebuilding the shrine, after which it came to be called Bheem Shankar.

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Sources

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