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Padhar area / right bank of Sal River, Saho, Chamba, Himachal Pradesh
Chandrashekhar Temple Saho, also known as Chandrashekhar Mahadev Temple, is a revered ancient temple dedicated to Lord Shiva, nestled in the serene Padhar area …
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Chowgan Mohalla, Chamba, Himachal Pradesh
Pathkapalle / Odela region, Odela, Peddapalli, Telangana
Puttakonda hillock, near Mangapet, Mallur, Mulugu, Telangana
Western side of Pillalamarri village, along Pillalamarri Road, Pillalamarri, Suryapet, Telangana
Pandav Nagar, Bhubaneswar, Khordha, Odisha
Kapilash Hill / Kapilash Reserve Forest area (near Joranda / Mahidharpur region), Dhenkanal, Odisha
Old Town, Bhubaneswar, Khordha, Odisha
Pandav Nagar / Brahmeswarpatna (near Tankapani Road), Bhubaneswar, Khordha, Odisha
Athantara / Mangalapur / Gouradanda, Remuna, Balasore, Odisha
Island of Lord Dhabaleswar (Mahanadi River, near Barang/Mancheswar), Near Cuttack, Cuttack, Odisha
Old Town (Ekamra Kshetra), Bhubaneswar, Khordha, Odisha
Alarapur / Naragariamatha, Brahmagiri, Puri, Odisha
Deulghata, near Boram village, on the bank of the Kangsabati River, Near Jaypur, Purulia, West Bengal
Pashupatinath Mandir Road, near Dhan Mandi, northern banks of Shivna River, Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh
Chintaman Ganesh area / Jawasya village, Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh
Mandhata Island (Shivpuri/Omkar Parvat) in the Narmada River, Mandhata, Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh
Andhari Gam / Vaghadiyani Andhari (near Kadana Dam), Kadana, Mahisagar, Gujarat
Markandadeo village, Chamorshi, Gadchiroli, Maharashtra
Triveni Sangam (Tapi-Purna confluence), Changdev, Jalgaon, Maharashtra
Chouphala / Pradakshina Road, Pandharpur, Solapur, Maharashtra
Shingnapur Hills / near Mungi Ghat, Shikhar Shingnapur, Satara, Maharashtra
Old Mahabaleshwar, Mahabaleshwar, Satara, Maharashtra
Northern coastal edge of Harihareshwar town, near Harihareshwar Beach, Harihareshwar, Raigad, Maharashtra
Jambli Naka / Shivaji Path, Thane, Maharashtra
Mahurgad hilltop, Mahur, Nanded, Maharashtra
Nehru Chowk / Vaijnath Galli, on a small hillock, Parli Vaijnath, Beed, Maharashtra
Temple Road area, Perinchalloor, Taliparamba, Kannur, Kerala
Alathiyoor – Kodakkal Road, Triprangode, Malappuram, Kerala
Near Triveni Sangama, Bhagamandala, Kodagu, Karnataka
Base of Nandi Hills, Nandi Village, Chikkaballapur, Karnataka
Halasuru (Ulsoor), Bengaluru, Bengaluru Urban, Karnataka
Joida Taluk, Ulavi, Uttara Kannada, Karnataka
Near Siddhavatam Fort, on the bank of the Penna River, Siddhavatam, Kadapa, Andhra Pradesh
Kollapur town, banks of Krishna River, Nallamala forest area, Kollapur, Nagarkurnool, Andhra Pradesh
Irala Mandal, Kanipakam, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh
Ranganaykulapet, Nellore, Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore, Andhra Pradesh
Pushpagiri Village, Pushpagiri, Kadapa, Andhra Pradesh
Pullirukkuvelur, Sirkazhi, Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu
Near Sirkazhi, Thiruvenkadu, Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu
Near Vedaranyam bus stand, Vedaranyam, Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu
Within the Thenupuriswarar Temple Complex, Patteeswaram, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu
Hilltop area, Tiruchengode, Namakkal, Tamil Nadu
Hillock in the heart of Viralimalai town, Viralimalai, Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu
Pallikaranai, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Pavazhakundur, Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu
Valayapettai Agraharam / Nageswaran North Street, Kumbakonam, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu
Outskirts of Cuddalore, on the banks of Garudanadhi and Kedilam rivers, Thiruvahindrapuram, Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu
Near Haridranadhi Temple Tank, Mannargudi, Tiruvarur, Tamil Nadu
Kumaravayalur, Vayalur, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu
Thiruvanmiyur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
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