Bhagnath temple, Bhageshwar, Near Kausani,HP #Thread
7th Century temple is dedicated to Bhagwan Shiva. Do ring the brass bells while entering to offer prayers to Bhagnath,the Tiger God.
Here Shiva took the form of a tiger There is a legend #story related to this incident.
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#storytimethread - Rishi Vashishtha prayed to Brahma for bringing the Sarayu River to this Bhoomi.On the river’s path,he found that Rishi Markandeya was doing penance &could not be disturbed.As the river was rising, he prayed to Shiva to help him find a solution.
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Shiva &Parvathi descended on earth as a tiger &a cow respectively.Disturbed by roar of tiger &helpless screams of cow, Markandeya ran to save cow from clutches of tiger.Finding path cleared of Rishi,Sarayu flowed peacefully meeting her sister Gomati,daughter of Rishi Vasisht
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At the confluence of these 2 rivers,the #temple dedicated to Vyagranath/Bhagnath emerged. Bhag in Kumoni means ‘tiger’.The temple was constructed in the Nagara style of architecture in by King Lakshmi Chand.This city & its temple is mentioned in Shiva Purana & Skanda Purana.
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Bhagnath #temple #Thread - Ancient Shiva Temple,HP
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