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Jageshwar is a Hindu pilgrimage town in Almora District, dedicated to Lord Shiva, located 36 km northeast of Almora and around 101 Kms away from Nainital in Kumaon Region of Uttarakhand Uttranchal.
The temple city of Jageshwar comprises a cluster of 124 large and small stone temples, dating 9th to 13th century AD, with many preserved by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), which include Dandeshwar Temple, Chandi-ka-Temple, Jageshwar Temple, Kuber Temple, Mritunjaya Temple, Nanda Devi or Nau Durga, Nava-grah Temple, a Pyramidal shrine, and Surya Temple amongst which the oldest shrine is the ‘Mrityunjaya Temple’ and the biggest shrine is the ‘Dandeshwar Temple’. Once the centre of Lakulish Shaivism, in the Jataganga river valley near a Deodar forest (Cedrus deodara) starting from Artola village on Almora–Pithoragarh highway, where two streams Nandini and Surabhi flow down the hills in the narrow valley and meet near the sacred spot.
History of Jageshwar Dham:
There is no definite dating history of the construction of Jageshwar group of temples. The early history of these ancient temples dates between the 7th and 12th century. According to the ASI, the temples belong to the post-Gupta and pre-medieval eras. Noticeably, these are one of the oldest temples in India.
The temples were renovated during the period of Katyuri King Shalivahandeva. There is an inscription of Malla Kings on the main temple premises, which indicates their devotion to Jageshwar. The Chand dynasty Kings of Kumaon were also patrons of the Jageshwar temple. Pilgrims used to pass through Jageshwar en-route to Kailash and Mansarovar before the construction of roads.
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