Sahastrabahu small temple, Gwalior

Sahastrabahu temple locally called as Sas-Bahu temple located to the east of Gwalior Fort was built in the 9^th and 10^th centuries by one of the ruler Mahipal Singh of Kachppas. Singh’s wife worshipped Lord Vishnu but later another temple of Lord Shiva was constructed beside the old one for his son’s wife who was an ardent devotee of Shiva. Together these two temples were known by the name Sas-Bahu temple meaning the daughter-in-law and mother-in-law's temple. Featured here is the Bahu temple which is smaller in size compared to the Sahastrabahu (Sas) temple.