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Earlier Paramara temple at Bijamandal, Vidisha

An official description records temple ruins, sculptural fragments and reused architectural members; the damage date and destroyer remain unresolved.

Vidisha / Bhilsa · Madhya Pradesh

LAST DOCUMENTED CONDITION

Archaeological remains

As documented: date not established
LOCATION PRECISION

Approximate locality

23.5287°, 77.8012° · not a surveyed footprint

How to read this history

AI-assisted source review: 2026-09-28. Independent specialist review: not completed.

The recorded chronology

Selected episodes. Rebuilding and later changes are distinguished from damage.

  1. Damage · unknown causeOpen this episode on the map ↗

    Date of temple damage unresolved

    Temple ruins and fragmentary sculpture document lost or damaged fabric; the cause, date and responsible actor are not established by the inspected description.

    eventSupported in consulted sources

    Temple ruins and fragmentary sculpture document lost or damaged fabric; the cause, date and responsible actor are not established by the inspected description.

    dateUnknown

    Date of temple damage unresolved

    Exact dating remains unresolved.

    actorUnknown

    A responsible individual or organization has not been established.

    Cause and responsibility must not be inferred from a ruin alone.

    • Reuse · not-applicable causeOpen this episode on the map ↗

      Later reuse · mosque attributed to Aurangzeb’s reign

      The description says the mosque stands on a former Paramara temple site and incorporates carved pillars, pilasters and lintels. It attributes mosque construction to Aurangzeb.

      eventAttributed · further checking needed

      The description says the mosque stands on a former Paramara temple site and incorporates carved pillars, pilasters and lintels. It attributes mosque construction to Aurangzeb.

      The reported mosque builder is not thereby established as the temple’s destroyer. The source uses qualified attribution.

      dateUnknown

      Later reuse · mosque attributed to Aurangzeb’s reign

      Exact dating remains unresolved.

      actorAttributed · further checking needed

      Aurangzeb

    Location & last documented condition

    locationSupported in consulted sources

    Location supplied in NMA section 3.1; not a reconstructed footprint of every earlier phase.

    present conditionSupported in consulted sources

    The NMA description records temple ruins, excavated sculptural fragments and carved architectural members incorporated into the mosque.

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