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Late medieval · Hindu · India

Ram Raja Temple

रामराजा मन्दिर

Orchha, Madhya Pradesh · 25.3508°, 78.6398°

Rama, worshipped as a reigning kingBundela
Sacred since
1574 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
1574–75 (Bundela)
Bundela

History & significance

The only temple where Rama is worshipped as a king, and in a palace rather than a purpose-built shrine; it was established by Madhukar Shah of Orchha and his queen and receives hundreds of thousands of visitors a year.

Sthala katha — the legend

Queen Ganesh Kunwari is said to have received the child Rama in her lap at the Sarayu in Ayodhya and to have brought him to Orchha on three conditions, after which the image refused to be moved from her palace.

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Related sites

Chaturbhuj Temple, Orchha
Orchha · India
16th c. (Bundela)

Sources

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