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Mundeshwari Temple

Mundeshwari Temple stands on Piwara hill in Bhagwanpur, Kaimur. The stone building has an octagonal plan. The district description places the image of Mundeshwari in its eastern portion and a Panchmukhi Shiva lingam in the centre. These architectural and shrine details are more securely described than the competing claims about its exact age.

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District context. No visitor entrance or precise map pin is inferred.

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Mundeshwari Temple stands on Piwara hill in Bhagwanpur, Kaimur. The stone building has an octagonal plan.

The district description places the image of Mundeshwari in its eastern portion and a Panchmukhi Shiva lingam in the centre. These architectural and shrine details are more securely described than the competing claims about its exact age.

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Superlatives, miracle claims and the source page’s uncertain inscription date are excluded.

Coordinates and visitor entrances have not been established; no map pin or live access claim is inferred.

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