, ▁is ▁an ▁ancient ▁H indu ▁rock ▁temple ▁dedicated ▁to ▁Lord ▁Sh iva , ▁wor sh ipped ▁as ▁Bind esh war , ▁a ▁popular ▁de ity ▁in ▁this ▁region . ▁At ▁an ▁alt itude ▁of ▁ 2 4 8 0 ▁meters ▁above ▁mean ▁sea ▁level , ▁it ▁is ▁situated ▁in ▁B isa ona ▁village , ▁which ▁falls ▁in ▁the ▁Ch au han ▁region ▁of ▁Th alis ain ▁Block ▁in ▁the ▁Pa uri ▁Gar h wal ▁District ▁of ▁the ▁Indian ▁state ▁of ▁U tt ar ak hand . ▁This ▁temple ▁is ▁set ▁amid st ▁dense ▁for ests ▁of ▁bir ch , ▁de od ar ▁and ▁rh od od end ron . ▁The ▁original ▁temple ▁structure ▁held ▁great ▁arch ae ological ▁significance , ▁but ▁it ▁was ▁demol ished ▁by ▁polit icians ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁new ▁structure . ▁The ▁central ▁chamber ▁of ▁the ▁temple ▁features ▁the ▁id ols ▁of ▁G anes ha , ▁Sh iva - Par v ati ▁and ▁Mah ish as ur am ard ini . ▁A ▁fair ▁is ▁organized ▁there ▁on ▁Va ik un tha ▁Ch atur dash i ▁every ▁year . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁temple ▁is ▁believed ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁constructed ▁by ▁Mah ar aja ▁Pr ith u ▁in ▁memory ▁of ▁his ▁father , ▁B indu ▁in ▁the ▁ 9 th / 1 0 th ▁century . ▁It ▁is ▁built ▁in ▁the ▁K aty uri ▁style . ▁It ▁was ▁a ▁contemporary ▁of ▁the ▁J ages h war ▁and ▁Ad i ▁Bad ri ▁group ▁of ▁tem ples , ▁but ▁no ▁documented