Early medieval · Hindu · India

Siddheshwar Mandir, Palari

Palari, Balodabazar, Chhattisgarh · 21.5347°, 82.1777°

ShivaUndetermined—

Sacred since

650 CE

first attestation / structure

Standing structure

mid-7th c.

Undetermined

History & significance

A west-facing brick Shiva temple on a stellate plan at Palari, dated to about the middle of the seventh century, roughly fifty years after the Lakshmana temple at Sirpur. Its carved stone doorway carries Brahma, Vishnu, Ganga and Yamuna, and the tower is worked with gavakshas crowned by lions.

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