With a four tiered,pagoda shaped roof and a front doorway carved with figures and symbols,the lovely temple stands as a mute tribute to the supreme artist who sacrificed the very hand with which he carved his paen in wood to the goddess of the dhoongri temple-hadimba devi.At this very place,aeons ago,bhim killed cruel demon hadimb and married his sister hadimba.later hadimba expurgated her sins by performing a great "tapa" and consequantly began to be worshipped as goddess.So delightened was the king with artist who had build the superb symbol of devotion that he cut off his hand in order to prevent duplication of temple else where.undaunted,the artist trained his left hand at the request of people an
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