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{{Infobox Hindu temple<br />
| name = Gupteshwar Mahadev <br />
| image = File:Gupteshwar Mahadev.jpg<br />
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| map_type = India Bihar#India<br />
| map_caption = Location in [[Bihar]]##Location in India<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|24.76603|83.80725|type:landmark_region:IN|display=inline}}<br />
| country = India<br />
| location = [[Bihar]]<br />
| district = <br />
| locale = Sasaram, Rohtas district<br />
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| deity = [[Shiva]]<br />
| festivals = [[Mahashivaratri]]<br />
| architecture = Cave Temple<br />
| temple_quantity = 1<br />
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'''Gupta Dham''', also known as '''Gupteshwar Cave Temple''',<ref>{{Cite book |last=G |first=CA Srinivasan Anand |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QbNWEQAAQBAJ&dq=gupteswar+cave+temple+rohtas&pg=PA13 |title=Taxmann's Mysterious Temples of India – Panoramic Look at 90+ Temples of India with Unexplained Phenomena—Revealing a Compelling Interplay of Faith {{!}} Folklore {{!}} Architecture {{!}} Scientific Insight |date=2025-04-15 |publisher=Taxmann Publications Private Limited |isbn=978-93-6455-358-2 |language=en}}</ref> is a natural cave temple dedicated to [[Shiva|Lord Shiva]]. It is a pilgrim site located in the [[Kaimur Range|Kaimur range]] in [[Rohtas district]] of [[Bihar]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gupta Dham {{!}} District Rohtas, Government of Bihar {{!}} India |url=https://rohtas.nic.in/tourist-place/gupta-dham/ |access-date=2025-06-27 |language=en-US}}</ref> The cave is known for a natural rock formation resembling a [[Lingam|Shivling]] called '''Gupteshwar Mahadev'''.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Bihar |first=India Superintendent of Census Operations |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aLvUAAAAMAAJ&q=guptadham |title=District Census Handbook, Bihar: Shahabad |date=1965 |publisher=Government of Bihar |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Prasad |first=Kamla |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8HSAAAAAMAAJ&q=gupteswar+cave+rohtas |title=Geomorphological Studies in India |date=1997 |publisher=Rajesh Publications |isbn=978-81-85891-05-7 |language=en}}</ref><br />
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==Location==<br />
The cave lies at the foot of the eastern flank of the Chunda (also known as Goptha, Gupta, Gupteswar)<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=65aW_SbQsOUC&q=gupteswar+cave+rohtas |title=Geomorphological approaches in applied geography: 44 tables |date=1991 |publisher=Gebrüder Borntraeger |isbn=978-3-443-21083-0 |language=en}}</ref> hill in the [[Rohtas Plateau]], the most eastern extension of the [[Kaimur Range]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=GUPTADHAM |url=https://grottomap.org/entrance/NUfd7cCh/guptadham |access-date=2025-06-27 |website=Grotto Map |language=fr}}</ref><br />
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==History==<br />
The Gupteshwar Cave Temple is traditionally linked to the legend of [[Bhasmasura]], a demon who misused a blessings granted by [[Vishnu|Lord Vishnu]]. According to local folklore, [[Shiva|Lord Shiva]] intervened to protect Vishnu and killed [[Bhasmasura]] at this site, giving the [[cave]] its religious significance.<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=B1cdp3hsUXgC&q=gupta+dham |title=Monuments of Bihar |date=2011 |publisher=Department of Art, Culture & Youth, Government of Bihar |language=en}}</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Maa Tara Chandi Temple]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Hindu temples in Bihar]]<br />
[[Category:Hindu temples in Rohtas district]]</div>Nuel ID