Bandakpur
Bandakpur | |
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Bandakpur Location in Madhya Pradesh, India. Bandakpur Bandakpur (India) | |
| Coordinates: 23°50′53″N 79°34′32″E / 23.848083°N 79.575573°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Madhya Pradesh |
| District | Damoh |
Bandakpur is a small town in the district of Damoh in Madhya Pradesh, India.[1] The town is known for the Jageshwar Nath Temple, an ancient shrine dedicated to Lord Shiva.
Places of interest
The Jageshwar Nath Temple is a temple dedicated to Lord Shiva located in Bandakpur.[1] The temple was constructed in 1711 by Dewan Balaji Rao Chandorkar.[2] A separate temple dedicated to Goddess Parvati is situated opposite the Shiva temple.
Doors of the temple opens early in the morning (5:30 am during summer and 6:00 am during winter) and closing time of the doors is (10:00 PM during summer and 9:00 PM during winter)
Other Temple Beside of lord Jageshwarnath
- Lord Krishna (Radha Krishna)
- Goddess Durga
- Lord Kaal-Bhairav
- Lord Vishnu
- Goddess Lakshmi
- Goddess Narmada
- Lord Hanuman
- Lord Ganesh
Every year, many Kanvaraiya (people who fetch water pot from Narmada river and keep this water pot on special bamboo baskets like balance structure) fetch Narmada-Jal by walking from Narmada and pour that holy water to lord Shiva.
Large Mela gathering happens every year on Basant Panchami and Shivratri. Crowd gathers on Somvati Amavasya also.
23°51′N 79°34′E / 23.850°N 79.567°E
References
- ^ a b "Bandakpur". District Damoh. Government of Madhya Pradesh. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
- ^ "Bandakpur Temple". District Damoh. Government of Madhya Pradesh. Retrieved 11 February 2026.