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Pancha Kedar Five Shiva Temples By Pandavas

The Pandavas are said to have esablished five temples for Lord Shiva in the Garhwal Region of North India.

In Tamil Nadu,South India there are seven Temples of Lord Shiva, called Saptha Vidanga Sthala.

I shall be posting on this and on individual Pancha Kedar( Article on Tunganath has been published)

Ganesha With 1010 Mark By Pandavas Alwar Shiva Temple

One does not find marks on the Deities of Hinduism except Vibhuthi,Tiruman or Kumkum in the forehead.

There is a temple in Alwar,Rajasthan, where the Ganesha Idol has number '1010' marked.

This is assumed to have been the year the temple was built.

The Shiva Temple in Alwar , legend has it, that it was built by the Pandavas and the outer walls were built by Raja Jai Singh .