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Pashupatinath Temple, Mandsaur
पशुपतिनाथ मन्दिर
Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh · 24.0547°, 75.0729°
Shiva (eight-faced Pashupatinath linga)GuptaWestern school of early Indian art
Sacred since
400 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
5th–6th c. (Gupta era)
Gupta
History & significance
A Shiva temple at Mandsaur, ancient Dashapura, housing a rare 4.5 m eight-faced linga of about the early 6th century that names eight aspects of Shiva. Inscriptions of 404–487 CE record Gupta kings and local donors including silk weavers from Gujarat.