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In India there are twelve jyotirlinga of lord Shiva and Bhimashankar
Jyotirlinga is one of the twelve jyotirlinga of lord Shiva. Bhimashankar
Jyotirlinga is situated in Maharashtra, north of Pune, on the Sahayadri, by the
banks of the river Bhima. From here Bhima River starts flows to everywhere.
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| Bhimashankar |
Bhimashankar Jyotirlinga is totally surrounded by dense
forest which is also considered as the wild life sanctuary by Indian
Government. This hill region is called Sahyadri and situated at a distance of
125Kms from Pune. This forest is also called Khed. The temple is located at
Dakini hill (Shikharam). Nana Padnis of Peshwa kingdom has improved this place to
a great extent and built the beautiful temple.
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| Bhimashankar |
In the ancient times demons by the name Tripurasura become
drunk with power. They harassed every resident of Heavens (Swarg), Hell (Narak)
and Nether world (Patal). The divines were very scared. Then Lord Mahadev
Himself came to destroy Tripurasur. Lord Shankar assumed colossal proportions.
Tripurasur feared when they saw this Rudravatar. The fight
went on. In the end, Lord Shiva killed the wicked demon and set the there
worlds, Tribhuvan, free. Lord Shankar in the form of a huge hunk (Virat) was
very tired. In order to get some rest, He settled here on the high area of the
Sahyadri mountains sweat started pouring down from His huge body in thousands
of streams. It all joined together and collected in a pond or Kund. The
river that started from there is known as Bhima, which can be seen even today.
Devotees then prayed to Bhimakaya Rudra thus: “In order to save the good
people, reside here forever”. Bholenath listened to the devotees and stayed
there as a JyotirLinga forever.
How to Reach :
By Road : Bhimashankar is situated around 260 kms from Mumbai
via Pune. From Pune you have to take the road that goes to Wada to reach
Bhimashankar
By Rail : The nearest Railway station is Pune. From Pune Bhimashankar is a distance of 95
kilometers.
By Air : The nearest airport is Pune. From Pune Airport
Bhimashankar is a distance of 95 kilometers.
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