Sthaneshwar Mahadev Temple

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| country = India

| state = Haryana

| district = Kurukshetra district

| location = old Kurukshetra city

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| deity = Lord (Shiva)

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The ancient Sthaneshwar Mahadev Temple, dedicated to Shiva is situated in old Kurukshetra city Kurukshetra district of Haryana, India. It was here that the Pandavas along with Krishna are said to have prayed to Shiva and to have received his blessings for victory in the battle of Mahabharata.{{cite book|author=Dev Prasad|title=Krishna: A Journey through the Lands & Legends of Krishna|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=o0_5caqiUH0C&pg=PT216|year=2010|publisher=Jaico Publishing House|isbn=978-81-8495-170-7|page=216}}{{cite web | title = Religious Places in Kurukshetra: Sthaneswar Mahadev Mandir | url = http://www.kurukshetra.nic.in/tour/Religious/tirath/Kurukshetra/029-stahniswar/index.htm | publisher = Kurukshetra District website | access-date = 2014-08-08 | archive-date = 22 August 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140822130435/http://www.kurukshetra.nic.in/tour/Religious/tirath/Kurukshetra/029-stahniswar/index.htm | url-status = dead }} The ninth Guru, Shri Tegh Bahadur stayed at a spot near the Sthaneshwar Tirtha that is marked by a gurdwara just beside the temple.{{cn|date=October 2023}}