#thread Rajiv Lochan Temple-A 7th century brick temple dedicated to Bhagwaan Vishnu ,believed to be built by Maharaja Vilastung of the “Nal”vansh.The temple Is of panchayatana style of architecture and is supported by 12 towered columns embossed with exotic stone carvings.

The temple complex has 4 subsidiary shrines at the four corners.While the main and central shrine is dedicated to Rajiv Lochan, meaning the blue lotus-eyed, the 4 smaller subsidiary shrines honour Bhagwan Narasimha, Badrinath, Vamana and Varaha

The sanctum has Bhagwan Vishnu’s idol which is chatrabhuji with Consort Maa Lakshmi on the right side and Yoga Maya on the left. There is also Bhagwaan Gaj’s idol with the elephant holding the lotus flower, offering it Bhagwaan Vishnu

A uniqueness of this temple is that the beautiful black granite, bare-foot idol of Bhagwan Vishnu is always draped in unstitched cloth that is never knotted at the ends but left folded.

The pagri or turban adorning the Bhagwaan’s crown is woven by generations of a single family and the idol is worshipped thrice everyday in three different forms: as a child in the morning, as a youth in the afternoon and as an old man in the evening.

There are beautiful carved sculptures, including Vishnu Bhagwaan on sarp shaiyya
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