Bhojpur is located 25 km from Bhopal on the bank of river Betwa and is one of the famous place of India,known for its incomplete Shiva temple called Bhojeshwar Temple. It was founded by the legendary parmar king of Dhar ,Raja Bhoj in 1010-1053.It is one of the best examples of temple architecture of the 11th-13th century.The temple houses the longest shiva lingam of India with a height of 2.3 meter and circumference of 5.5 meter and is crafted out a single rock.
Bhojpur also has an unfinished Jain temple containing a 6 meter-tall statue of Mahavir and two statues of Parshavanath .
Every year, on the occasion of Maha Shivratri big mela is organized in Bhojpur .The town is also home to ruins of a Cyclopean dam constructed by King Bhoj. A vast lake once lay to the west of Bhojpur, but it was destroyed by Hoshang Shah of Malwa , who cut through the lesser dam.
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