Harshnath Temple
A tenth century Shiva temple on a hill near Sikar, broken up by Aurangzeb's men and still worth the climb.
- Where
- Sikar, Rajasthan, India
- Grade
- National monument
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 5 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 27.4996, 75.1722
Get the Harshnath Temple stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Harshnath Temple. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Rajasthan volume with your photos and a note.
Near Harshnath Temple
Khatushyamji 27 km
A Shyam temple in Sikar that draws lakhs in Phalgun, the deity being Barbarika of the Mahabharata.
Nawalgarh Painted Havelis 40 km
Merchant houses frescoed inside and out in the nineteenth century, a whole town of them slowly fading.
Fatehpur Shekhawati 59 km
Frescoes a French artist spent her life restoring.
Mandawa 62 km
Painted havelis on every street in the Shekhawati.
Sambhar Salt Lake 63 km
The largest inland salt lake in India, worked since the sixth century and pink with flamingoes in winter.
Sambhar Lake Town 65 km
Salt pans, flamingos and a narrow gauge line.
Tal Chhapar Sanctuary 80 km
A flat saline grassland where blackbuck run in hundreds and harriers roost through the winter.
Panna Meena ka Kund 88 km
A sixteenth century stepwell with criss crossing stairs on all four sides, so no two people meet coming up and down.
More national monuments in Rajasthan
Questions
Where is Harshnath Temple?
Harshnath Temple is in Sikar, Rajasthan. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Khatushyamji (27 km), Nawalgarh Painted Havelis (40 km), Fatehpur Shekhawati (59 km).
How do I get the Harshnath Temple stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Harshnath Temple and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Rajasthan volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Harshnath Temple before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Rajasthan volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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