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Inside view of Bhootnath temple, devotees offering prayer to Lord Shiva. Bhootnath Temple, with an idol of a manifestation of God Shiva, an ancient temple dated to the 1520s, is synonymous with Mandi. It is in the heart of the town. The Nandi, Shiva's mount, faces the deity from the ornamented double-arched entrance. The festival of Shivratri is the prime event at this temple; the temple is the focal point of the seven day festival. A legend is told of the building of Bhoothnath Temple. It is said that, in 1526, Raja Ajber Sen heard the story of a cow offering milk on her own volition to a particular stone in a forest in Mandi. Lord Shiva is said to have appeared in the Raja's dream and directed him to extricate the Shiva Linga that was buried at that site. Thereafter, the Raja found the S
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