Youtube Link: https://youtu.be/ZZcXdfrujIA
Location: “49PC+VF3
सोलह खम्भा मंदिर, Barsur, Chhattisgarh
494441”
References:
https://hindutemples-india.blogspot.com/2020/04/pedamma-gudi-temple-barsur-chattisgarh.html
The Solah Khamba Temple in Barsur, Dantewada district,
Chhattisgarh, is a 12th-century ruined Shiva shrine featuring sixteen pillars,
a damaged mandapa, and a ruined sanctum. Located behind the Mama-Bhanja Temple,
it represents 10th-14th century Chhindak Nagawanshi dynasty architecture in
Bastar.
The temple is Situated in the western part of Barsur,
accessible via a path from the right of the Mama-Bhanja Temple.Its Named
"Solah Khamba" (16 pillars) due to its surviving stone pillars. It
was heavily ruined with many parts submerged in mud until being partially
excavated and restored in the 2010s.
The shrine is dedicated to Lord Shiva, and a Shivlinga
remains in the garbhgriha (sanctum). The doorway lintel contains an image of
Gajalakshmi, and surrounding ruins show influences of Ganesha, Shaktism, and
Vaishnavism.