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This temple is dedicated to Shiva. It is believed to be the place where Kauravas and Pandavas received their education in Vedas and Puranas. A temple of the Hindu goddess Kali and many Hindu ashramas are also present on a hillock between the ruins. Legend has it that in the Mahabharata period, Pandu's eldest son Yudhishthira had established the shivalinga at the Pandeshwar Mahadev temple before the war of Mahabharata and prayed to Shiva for a blessing of winning the war.
A protected area in the Gangetic plains that covers 2,073 km². Mammal species recorded include swamp deer, smooth-coated otter, Ganges river dolphin, gharial, Indian leopard, chital, sambar deer, nilgai. 117 bird species have been recorded.