Bhojpur

Bhojpur stands above the Betwa River, where the unfinished Bhojeshwar temple shelters an immense stone linga of Shiva. The shrine is traditionally attributed to the eleventh-century Paramara king Bhoja. Its vast blocks, incomplete carvings and surviving architectural drawings reveal the work of its builders as well as the ambition of its patron. Nearby are an unfinished Jain temple and the remains of dams that once held a large lake in the valley. The monuments give Bhojpur a distinctive place in the religious and architectural history of central India.