Mama Bhanja Temple Explained

Mama Bhanja Temple is a temple in Barsur, Chhattisgarh. The temple is dedicated to God Shiva.

According to a legend, the task to create this temple was given to two people who were related (Mama is maternal uncle and Bhanja is the nephew). Surprisingly, the two men were able to complete in a day and hence the temple was given this name.^[1] The temple is now maintained by the Archaeological Survey of India.^{[2] [3] [4] [5]}

References

1. Web site: मामा भांजा मंदिर बत्तीसा मंदिर चन्द्रादित्य मंदिर बारसूर Mama Bhanja Temple. 2020-12-15. Gochhattisgarh.in.
2. Web site: बारसूर में मामा भांजा मंदिर में दर्शन के लिए उमड़ते हैं श्रद्धालु. 2020-12-15. Prabhasakshi. hi.
3. Web site: मामा-भांजा मंदिर - भारतकोश, ज्ञान का हिन्दी महासागर. 2020-12-15. bharatdiscovery.org.
4. Web site: Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), Raipur Circle, Raipur. 2020-12-15. www.asiraipurcircle.in.
5. Web site: January 5, 2017. barsur mahotsav: Barsur Mahotsav back after 4 years, to be held from January 14 . 2020-12-15. The Times of India. en.