Old Pandeshwar Temple

About this place

Hastinapur, meaning the city of elephants, was the capital city of Kauravas in the times of Mahabharat. While the war between Kauravas and Pandavas was fought in Kurukshetra, its seeds were actually sown in Hastinapur. After the War of Mahabharata, Hastinapur was ruled over by the Pandavas. Located in the ruins of the old city of Hastinapur, Old Pandeshwar Temple is dedicated to God Shiva. According to the legends, the Shiv ling housed in the sanctum sanctorum of the temple was donated by danvir Karan, the eldest brother of the Pandavas, who was considered to be the greatest philanthropist of his times.