🛕 Shyam Kaka Temple
India · Asia · 24.01°N, 76.73°E
Shyam Kaka Temple, temple of Hindu God Krishna, dating back to 1845 CE located in Shaka Jagir village in Rajgarh district, Madhya Pradesh, India. It is near Narsinghgarh, about 100 km from Bhopal. Despite being a temple of the Hindu god Krishna, there is a panel in the temple depicting six Muslim men dressed in long robes and traditional headgear, offering namaz. According to author Shalini Rai Narayan, it is one of the exceptional places, where religious beliefs and antagonistic holy men stood in solidarity. it was heavily damaged during the British raj heavy looting campaign were launched by the British to get to temples wealth and estimated amount of 123 kg gold was looted from the temple it was fully rebulided in August 1987 by bogriath gupta and his colleagues.it is still to this day missing some parts.
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Quick facts
| Country | India |
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| Continent / region | Asia |
| Coordinates (approx.) | 24.01°N, 76.73°E · view on map |
Shyam Kaka Temple is located in India, in Asia.
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