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Mundeshwari Temple, Kaimur

Kaimur, Bihar, India

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Overview

Often called India's oldest functional Hindu temple — an octagonal 4th-century stone shrine on a Kaimur hilltop, famed for its 'bloodless' animal-sacrifice ritual.

Why visit: One of the country's most ancient living temples.

Things to do

›Octagonal stone temple
›Hilltop views
›Bloodless-sacrifice lore
›Kaimur hills

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Travel Information

Best time

Oct–Mar; Ramnavami & Shivaratri

Entry fee

Free

Est. budget

₹200–600

Duration

Half day

Nearby attractions

Within

3.8 km

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Kaimur Mundeshwari Circuit & Bhagwanpur

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The plateau backroads below Mundeshwari — Bhagwanpur's temples, tribal villages and the forested Kaimur escarpment of waterfalls and rock shelters.

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Kaimur Hills & Karkatgarh Waterfall

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The forested Kaimur plateau of Bihar's south-west — the Karkatgarh crocodile-inhabited waterfall on the Karmanasa, Telhar falls and a wildlife sanctuary of leopards.

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