Sree Nohleshwar Shiv Temple – Nohta
Sree Nohleshwar Shiv Temple is located at Nohta Village
in the Damoh district of Madhya Pradesh State.
Lord Nohleshwar is an incarnation of Lord Shiva
This temple was built in the
architecture of Kalchury style in the 10th Century. It is built on a high
platform. Its parts are – ‘Panch rath’, ‘Garbhgrih’, ‘Amtral’, ‘Mandap’, and
‘Mukh Mandap’. The Nohta Shiva Temple is completely made of stone.
Beautiful carvings have been
done on the walls of the temple. This temple looks similar to the Khajuraho
temple.
More idols have been kept in
the sanctum sanctorum of the temple. These pillars also have beautiful carvings
and the ceiling of the temple has also been carved. The ceiling of the temple
has beautiful carvings of flowers and the walls of the temple have carvings of
deities.
The sanctum sanctorum of the temple has also
been carved in its entrance.
Timings
5.00 am to 9.00 pm
How to reach the Temple
2 km from Nohta Bus Station
38 km from Bandakpur.
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