Bhojeshwar Temple

The west-facing Bhojeshwar Temple was constructed by paramara ruler Raja Bhoja who reigned between 1010 and 1055 B.C. There is no mandapa connected to the sanctum, and it has a rectilinear roof as opposed to the more typical curvilinear domed tower. Three of the temples walls are completely plain on the exterior, with just a few carvings on the entrance wall that don’t look as though they originally belonged there.The temple lies on a platform 35m long, 25m wide and 4.0m high. On the platform lies a sanctum containing a very large lingam, 2.3m high and 5.4m in circumference. This is reputed to be the second largest lingam in the Indian subcontinent.The temple ceiling was closed, but not using stone which could have potentially damaged the structure, but instead using fiberglass in 2006