Kirateshwar Mahadev Temple

Kirateshwar Mahadev Temple
किराँतेश्वर महादेव मन्दिर
Main Shrine of Kirateshwar Mahadev Temple
Religion
AffiliationHinduism
DistrictGyalshing
DeityShiva
FestivalsBala Chaturdasi and Maha Shivaratri
Location
LocationLegship
StateSikkim
CountryIndia
Kirateshwar Mahadev Temple is located in Sikkim
Kirateshwar Mahadev Temple
Location in Sikkim
Kirateshwar Mahadev Temple is located in India
Kirateshwar Mahadev Temple
Kirateshwar Mahadev Temple (India)
Geographic coordinates27°27′N 88°27′E / 27.450°N 88.450°E / 27.450; 88.450

Kirateshwar Mahadev Temple (Nepali: किराँतेश्वर महादेव मन्दिर) is a Hindu temple, identified to be a Hindu pilgrimage site which is located at Legship, Gyalshing district, India along the banks of River Rangeet,[1] which has many episodes of the Mahabharata attached to it. The temple is also known as Kirateshwar Mahadev Thaan by the Kirati people or simply known as Shiv Mandir.

  1. ^ "Some of the Religious Places of Sikkim". Cultural Affairs & Heritage Department. Government of Sikkim. Archived from the original on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 15 December 2011.