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Which is the first Hindu Temple in India?
A
Mundeshwari Devi Temple
B
Tirupati Balaji Temple
C
Akshardham
D
Vaishno devi Temple
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Mundeshvari temple in Bihar is considered by many to be the oldest functional temple in India.

Detailed explanation-2: -India’s Oldest Temple A small, nondescript shrine, known as Temple No. 17 in the Sanchi Complex, it is dated to around early 5th century CE, during the reign of Gupta dynasty.

Detailed explanation-3: -making it by far the oldest human-made place of worship yet discovered. Göbekli Tepe not only predate pottery, and the invention of writing or the wheel but it was also built before the beginning of agriculture and animal husbandry.

Detailed explanation-4: -Mundeshwari Devi Temple, Bihar Dedicated to Lord Shiva and his consort Shakti, this temple is considered the oldest functional temple in the world. Believed to have been built in the Saka era, the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) dates it to 108 AD.

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