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Pashupati Temple

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Pashupati Temple

A five-faced Shiva lingam in Hamirpur district, Uttar Pradesh

Checked 21 Oct 2026 with 3 sources2 min read

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Getting there

  • By air

    Kanpur is the nearest airport.

  • By train

    Hamirpur Road and Bharuwa Sumerpur are the nearest railway stations.

  • By road

    The bus stand in Hamirpur is about 90 km from the temple.

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Why devotees come here

Pashupati Temple is in Hamirpur district of Uttar Pradesh, one of the state's 75 districts. Shiva is worshipped here as a five-faced lingam, which the district government page compares with the Pashupati temple in Nepal. It stands about 3 km from the Bundelkhand Expressway.

The deity here is Shiva, in the form of a five-faced lingam. The district government page compares the lingam with the Pashupati temple in Nepal.

Hamirpur district is part of Chitrakoot Division, and the Yamuna and the Betwa meet inside it. Hamirpur town is the district headquarters. The temple lies about 90 km from the headquarters, and about 3 km from the Bundelkhand Expressway.

The main building is two storeys and covers about 400 square metres. Below it lies the sanctum, and stairs lead down toward it, but the path is closed after three floors. The district page says other idols in the temple were damaged by Mughal invaders. It also says Islampur was once called Pashupati Nagar, and was renamed after the Mughal invasion.

Tips for your visit

  • Do not plan on reaching the lower sanctum, because the path is closed after the third floor of stairs.
  • For the road journey, the district page measures the distance from the Hamirpur bus stand.

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Questions people ask

Can you go down into the sanctum?

The sanctum lies below the temple. The district page says the path down the stairs is closed after three floors, so visitors cannot walk down to the lower levels.

Did invaders damage the temple?

The district page says other idols in the temple were damaged by Mughal invaders. The lingam itself is described as five-faced and similar to the Pashupati temple in Nepal.

What was the town called before its present name?

The district page says Islampur was once called Pashupati Nagar. It was renamed Islampur after the Mughal invasion.

How far is the temple from the district headquarters?

The district page puts the temple about 90 km from the district headquarters, which is Hamirpur town. The bus stand in Hamirpur is also about 90 km from the temple, so the road distance is the same from the town's bus stand.

What is the main building like?

The district page describes it as a two-storey building of about 400 square metres, with the sanctum below it. Stairs go down from the temple to the sanctum. The path is closed after three floors.

How we checked this page

On 21 Oct 2026 we checked every fact on this page against these sources, official ones first. Anything we could not confirm is left out.

  1. Pashupati Temple, District Hamirpur, Government of Uttar Pradesh hamirpur.nic.in
  2. पशुपति मंदिर, जिला हमीरपुर, Government of Uttar Pradesh hamirpur.nic.in
  3. Hamirpur district, Uttar Pradesh, Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org

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