The Bhojpur temple has one of the tallest and grandest Shiva Lingams in India, built out of a single rock. How on earth would craftsman pull off such complex acts during that era is beyond me.The Bhojpur temple is a commanding structure, mesmerizing even….and one of the prettiest temples I have seen in India. It’s quite an accomplishment considering this temple is unfinished till date.

Story of Temple

Raja Bhoj built the Bhojpur temple around 1010-1055 AD but never completed it. Some say he shifted his focus and resources towards the Somnath temple that was being attacked by Mahmud of Ghazni…and then he passed away before he could complete the construction of this one.

While another story is that he wanted to build this temple in one day and so it remained incomplete after the day’s work. The latter, I highly doubt… but the locals are quite enthusiastic when they narrate this built-in-a-day story.

Location of Temple

Bhojpur is situated on the Betwa River, 32 km from Bhopal, the state capital of Madhya Pradesh The site is located on sandstone ridges typical of central India, next to a deep gorge through which the Betwā River flows. Two large dams, constructed of massive hammer-dressed stones, were built in the eleventh century to divert and block the Betwā, so creating a large lake. The approximate size of the lake is shown in the site plan given here.

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