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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Hinduism |
| District | Mehsana district |
| Deity | Valinath Mahadev |
| Governing body | Valinath Mahadev Mandir Trust |
| Location | |
| Location | Tarabh |
| State | Gujarat |
| Country | India |
| Geographic coordinates | 23°45′07″N 72°27′28″E / 23.752039°N 72.45765°E / 23.752039; 72.45765 |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Hindu temple architecture |
| Style | Nagara Style(Maru-Gurjara architecture) |
| Groundbreaking | 2014 |
| Completed | 2024 |
| Specifications | |
| Direction of façade | East |
| Length | 265 feet |
| Width | 165 feet |
| Height (max) | 101 feet |
| Site area | 158 bigha |
| Temple(s) | 1 |
| Materials | Bansi Paharpur pink stone |
| Website | |
Official website  | |
Valinath Mahadev Temple is a Hindu temple, dedicated to Shiva, located in Tarabh village in Visnagar Taluka of Mehsana district, Gujarat, India. It was opened in February 2024.
History
The temple has a history of about 900 years. The construction went over 14 years and the temple construction took 10 years. The prana pratishtha ceremony held over a week and was inaugurated on 22 February 2024 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. It is the second largest Shiva temple in Gujarat, next to the Somnath temple.
Architecture
The temple is built in Nagara Style of Hindu temple architecture. The central sanctum houses a shivalinga of Valinath Mahadev while two secondary sanctums house Dattatreya and Hinglaj respectively. The temple is 101 feet high, 265 feet long and 165 feet wide. It has 68 pillars. The construction used over 1.5 lakh cubic feet of stone. It is built primarily using Bansi Paharpur stone.
References
- ^ "PM Modi to attend 'Pran Pratishta' ceremony at Valinath Dham temple in Gujarat's Mehsana". ANI News. Retrieved 2024-12-29.
- "Modi inaugurates Valinath Mahadev temple in Mehsana". Ahmedabad Mirror. Retrieved 2024-12-29.