Paradeshwar Mahadev is located at the Harihar Ashram in Kankhal near Haridwar. The temple is unique. The Shivling at this temple is a Mahalinga, made from 151 kg of pure Mercury. In Sanskrit, Mercury is called as Parad. The ashram… Continue Reading
Daksheswara Mahadev दक्षेश्वर महादेव मन्दिर is in Kankhal, Haridwar, Uttarakhand. The present temple was built by Queen Dhankaur in 1810. This is the place where Daksha performed his yagya. Also see Shiva Shakti – Sati, Shiva and Daksha’s Yagya
Sri Mahamritunjaya Mahadev (महामृत्युंजय) temple Jageshwar is a 9th century temple in Jageshwar, Almora district, Uttarakhand. The unique shivlinga here has an eye shaped opening. The Mahamrityunjaya temple seems to be the oldest temple in Jageshwar and is dated approximately… Continue Reading
The temple city of Jageshwar has a cluster of 124 large and small stone temples, dating 9th to 13th century AD, including the Dandeshwar Temple, Chandi-ka-Temple, Jageshwar Temple, Kuber Temple, Mrityunjaya Temple, Nanda Devi or Nau Durga, Nava-grah temple, and… Continue Reading
Daksheswara Mahadev Temple (दक्षेश्वर महादेव मन्दिर) or Daksha Mahadev temple or Daksh Prajapati Mandir is located at Kankhal Haridwar. Also nearby is the Daksha Ghat on the river Ganga. It is believed that a pit within the temple grounds here is… Continue Reading
Described in the Dvadasa Jyotirlinga Stotra as “Dakinyam Bheema Shankaram”, Bhimashankar is revered as one of the 12 Jyotirlingas. There are three locations of the Bhimashankar Jyotirlinga that are believed by different believers to be the true location: Bhimashankar Temple, Shiradhon,… Continue Reading
Kedarnath Jyotirlinga (Tamil: திருக்கேதாரம், Thiruk Kedaram, Hindi: केदारनाथ मंदिर, Kēdārnāth Mandir) is located in the beautiful snow-capped Himalayas. Kedarnath can only be visited in the Summers, exact dates vary every year (Opens on Akshaya Tritiya in April / May, and closes on Bhai… Continue Reading
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
