Neelkanth Mahadev Temple नीलकंठ महादेव मंदिर Rishikesh

Neelkanth Mahadev Temple

The Neelkanth Mahadev Temple (नीलकंठ महादेव मंदिर) is located at the sacred place that Lord Shiva drank the poison Halaahal (हलाहल) or Kalakootam (कालकूटं) that came out during the Samudra Manthan (Churning of the Ocean). Lord Shiva is called Neela-kanth (blue-neck), where ‘Neela’… Continue Reading