Vishnudham Temple

Vishnudham Mandir is a temple on the border of the village Sadiha and Bhervania, where a statue of Lord Vishnu was found by a carpenter underneath a tree in 1992. The temple was constructed by local villagers and authorities, at the site of the statue. It is the largest idol of Lord Vishnu in north India made up of black granite and measuring 7.5 feet long and 3.5 feet in width. The idol belongs to the Gupta period. The idol has four arms carrying a “sankh(conch)”, a “chakra(discus)” , a “gada (club)” , and a “Padma(lotus)”.There are two figures- one masculine and another feminine-below the left and right arms of the idol. An idol of goddess Laxmi was also recovered from the spot, but it was stolen.

The Pancaratrins believe that all are qualified to offer worship, there being no restrictions based on caste, age, sex or learning provided they are made to undergo branding with the Vaisnavite symbols of the wheel and the conch and undergo diksa. Thus women also are eligible for initiation. The Pancaratra texts also say that while all are eligible to offer worship in the house after initiation, only Brahmins are eligible to offer worship to the deity in a temple.