Doleshwor Mahadeva Temple
| Doleshwar Mahadev Temple | |
|---|---|
Shivaratri, Teej, Balachaturdasi | |
| Location | |
| Location | Suryabinayak |
| Country | Nepal |
  Location in Nepal | |
| Geographic coordinates | 27°38′20″N 85°26′17″E / 27.63889°N 85.43806°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Pagoda |
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| Hinduism |
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Doleshwor Mahadeva (
History
For 4000 years people have been searching for the head of the Panch Kedar temples, a bull who was
A folk legend about Panch Kedar relates to the
Not finding Shiva in Varanasi, the Pandavas went to
A variant of the tale credits Bhima of not only catching the bull, but also stopping it from disappearing. Consequently, the bull was torn asunder into five parts and appeared at five locations in the
After completing the pilgrimage of Lord Shiva's
Research and findings
The Hindu activist Bharat Jangam had been researching and claiming that Doleshwar Mahadev is the head part of Kedarnath based on the surprising links between Kedarnath and Doleshwor. The Sculptures of Shive found in both shrines are 4,000 years old. Even a stone scripture found in Doleshwor was written in Sanskrit and Old Nepalese. The priests in both shrines are selected from India's southern states of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala and Tamil Nadu. Both priests affix the word ‘ling’ after their names to convey their proximity to the god as his worshipper and both temples have a cluster of five Shiva shrines. The main deity of both priests is Birbhadra, a companion of Shiva, according to Hindu scriptures. [7][8]
Recognition
On August 22, 2009 the head priest of Kedarnath peeth Shree 1008 Jagat Guru Bheemashankarling Shivacharya unveiled the plaque claiming that Doleswore Mahadev, located in Jangam math Bhaktapur, is the head part of Shri Kedarnath. He performed Rudra Abhishek, a special worshipping at the Doleshwor temple situated in Sipadol village of Bhaktapur district. This is also mentioned in the inscription (Sheela Lekh) at Doleshwar Mahadev.[9][10][11] Thousands of devotees have been thronging in the Doleswor Mahadev Temple.[12]
References
- ^ "Doleshwor Mahadev". www.doleshwor.org.np. Archived from the original on 2021-05-13. Retrieved 2014-01-07.
- ^ http://in.news.yahoo.com/20/20090812/365/twl-mahabharata-era-relic-links-kedarnat.html[permanent dead link]
- ^ Prasai, Dirgha Raj. "Hindu shrine: Pashupatinath (Lord Shiva) and Shivaratri in Nepal". The Indian Post. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
- ^ a b "Panch Kedar Yatra". Archived from the original on 24 May 2011. Retrieved 2009-07-05.
- ISBN 9788185880167.
- ^ "Panch Kedar". Archived from the original on 31 August 2009. Retrieved 15 July 2009.
- ^ Annapurna Post (29 August 2009). "Doleshwar Mahadev Kedarnath ko Sheer bhayeko khosana". Bhaktaput.
- ^ Nepali Samachar patra (22 August 2009). "Aba Doleshwar Hindu ko pramukh dham ". Thimi.
- ^ Thapa, Bharat Bandu. "Mandir Anabaran ". Rajdhani. Bhaktapur.
- ^ "Doleshwor Mahadev, Sipadol, Bhaktapur, Nepal". Mrrajunepal. Mar 31, 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
- ^ "Kedharnaat Seer Doleshore Mahadev". Bikram Khatri. May 5, 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
- ^ "Thousands throng Doleswor Temple". The Himalayan. 2013-08-05. Archived from the original on 2013-09-15. Retrieved 9 Sep 2013.