The month of Sawan continues, from the beginning of which devotees start gathering in the temples of Lord Shiva. The month of Sawan is the festival of worship of Mahadev Lord Shiva. There is special importance in worshiping Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati in the month of Sawan. By the way, there are 12 Jyotirlingas, many world-famous Shiva temples in India, where you can go to see and worship Lord Bholenath on the occasion of Sawan. Today in this episode we are going to tell you about the famous Shiva temples of Uttar Pradesh. There are many temples here that are very historical and mythological, which a large number of devotees come to visit in the month of Sawan. Bhole Baba takes away the sorrows just by visiting these temples. Let us know about these temples of Uttar Pradesh…
Kashi Vishwanath Jyotirlinga
One of the world-famous 12 Jyotirlingas is located in Uttar Pradesh. The holy city of UP, Banaras, which is also known as Kashi, is the abode of Baba Vishwanath. The temple of Kashi Vishwanath, the seventh Jyotirlinga, is situated on the west bank of the river Ganges in Banaras. It is believed that Kashi, the beloved city of Bhole Nath rests on the Trishul of Lord Shiva. On the other hand, according to religious belief, sins are eradicated by just seeing Jyotirlinga.
Anandeshwar Temple
The most famous Shiva temple of Kanpur is the Anandeshwar Temple, it is situated on the banks of the Ganges in the Parmat area of Kanpur, where every Monday a large number of devotees come to offer water and milk anointing. Lakhs of devotees reach here every Monday of Sawan. A large number of devotees line up late at night in the month of Sawan to visit this temple.
Gola Gokarnath
Gola Gokarnath, the city of Lord Shiva, is situated in Gola tehsil in the Lakhimpur Kheri district of Uttar Pradesh. It is also called Chhota Kashi. Devotees come from far and wide to visit Gola Gokarnath. It is said that King Ravana of Lanka had brought Lord Shiva here. On the way to Lanka, he kept Lord Shiva on the ground for a little doubt, and later he could not even move from the ground. In anger, Ravana pressed the Shivling with his thumb. This place is called Gola Gokarnath and even today there are thumb marks of Ravana on the Shivling located here.
Twelve Jyotirlinga Temple
Dwadash Jyotirlinga is one of the famous temples of Lucknow. Here the devotees get a chance to see the twelve Jyotirlingas of Mahadev under one roof. The doors of the temple will also open at five in the morning. Devotees can offer prayers here throughout the day. Rudrabhishek will also be done. Devotees can offer pure water near the Shivling in this temple.
Mankameshwar Temple
Mankameshwar Temple is situated on the banks of river Yamuna near Saraswati Ghat in Sangam city Prayagraj. There is a crowd of devotees in the temple on the occasion of Sawan. Here everyone bathes Lord Shiva with the Sangam water and visits him. This place is also very important. On the occasion of Mondays and Navratri, pilgrims reach here with their wishes.
Kotwaleshwar Mahadev Temple
Kotwaleshwar Mahadev Temple is near the Chowk intersection of Lucknow. This square is exactly equal to Kotwali. Devotees can worship in the temple for the whole day. The priest told that the temple will not be closed at any point in time. There will be aarti at Kotwaleshwar Mahadev Temple at 5 in the morning and at 8 in the night. Baba's makeup will be done only after the Aarti. Devotees can also participate in this.
Garh Mukteshwar Dham
Garh Mukteshwar Dham is situated on the banks of the river Ganga in the Hapur district of Uttar Pradesh. Here the temple of ancient Shivling Karkhandeshwar and Mukteshwar Mahadev is situated. It is believed that Parshuram established the temple of Lord Shiva at Garhmukteshwar. This place is considered to be the main center of the Vallabh sect. Here too there is a huge crowd during the Garh Mela and devotees reach from far and wide for darshan.
Rajeshwar Temple
If you are a Shiva devotee, then you must have heard about this temple in Agra, whose color changes thrice a day. Let us tell you, this temple, known as Rajeshwar Temple, is 850 years old. Apart from the Taj Mahal of Agra, this temple is also the biggest attraction for tourists. It is believed that this Shivling changes its color three times a day. Appears to be light blue during morning mangal aarti, light blue during afternoon aarti, and pink during evening aarti. As long as there was an effect of Corona, there used to be silence in the temple, but now you will get to see a lot of crowds here. Not only this, people also come here on the occasion of Shivratri to offer prayers.
Lodheshwar Mahadev Temple
The famous Lodheshwar Mahadev Temple in Kanpur attracts a huge crowd every year for the Falguni fair. People take Gangajal from Bithur and Kanpur and reach Lodheshwar Mahadev for Darshan and Jalabhishek. It is said that this temple was established by the Pandavas during their exile. Devotees reach here even on Sawan and Mahashivaratri.
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