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Hidembeswara temple - Chitradurga - Karnataka. Earlier it was a buddhist temple, later converted into Shiva temple - with decline of Buddhism. Puranic Hidimbasura, whose sister Hidimbe married Bhima - is supposed to have lived in this area according to local legends. The temple is within the Chitradurga Fort

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current13:44, 7 September 2007Thumbnail for version as of 13:44, 7 September 2007640 × 480 (82 KB)Ramashray (talk | contribs)Hidembeswara temple - Chitradurga - Karnataka. Earlier it was a buddhist temple, later converted into Shiva temple - with decline of Buddhism. Puranic Hidimbasura, whose sister Hidimbe married Bhima - is supposed to have lived in this area according to lo
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