Shri Pataleshvara Temple - Bilaspur District, Chhattisgarh, India - Hindu temple in Malhar - Bilaspur, India

Famous ancient Shiva temple ..such w beautiful and peice place near Bilaspur

This place represents the glorious past of Chhattisgarh and rich cultural heritage. The Pataleshwar Temple is one of its kind. The place holds a very deep historical value and shows the architectural advancement of its time.. The temple also has a small museum, which exhibits the unique art and architecture made by the past rulers. The Shiva Lingam installed in the temple has its own significance, as the name says, Pataleshwar (The God of Pataal Lok or the underworld). The minute details and design carved out of the rock is very beautiful and one can say it's a work of high quality art and Indian culture's architecture. If you are near this place, make some time to visit.

Such an important temple to visit and explore splendid carvings of ancient era. Malhar has so much to offer for history lovers, beside this the ruins of fort can be explored with Duer temple. Information source ASI An inscription dated A.D. 1167-68 records that the main temple of Patalesvara Mahadeva, dedicated to Kedara (Shiv) in Mallala (modern Malhar), was built by a Brahman, native of Kumhati during the reign of Jajalladev of the Haihaya dynasty. The temple is built on a high platform and consists of a square sanctum and a mandapa. The garbhagriha housing a shivlinga is placed at a lower level than the mandapa.

Good temple , public toilets are locked so of no use

This is the best place in Malhar to visit to under the ancient Kalchurian impact. The craves display various mudras around the temple. Only disappointment is the there is no roof protection for the excavated stones .

Nice beautiful place, there are many ancient statues and a shiv temple.

It is ancient temple situated in the mid of Malhar nagar panchayat. Very beautiful temple. A very ancient shivling is situated in the temple . In mahashivratri 15 days fair is started which is very famous.

Very well maintained place. I'm very happy to see such kind of hysterical places. Feeling full of devotion when I saw shivalinga. Need to maintain more cleanness. So that, tourist get more comfortable to visit