Inside view of #SwargaGruha of Kopeshwar Temple, Khidrapur, Maharashtra.
It was built in the 12th century by Shilahara king Gandaraditya between 1109 and 1178 CE.
It is dedicated to Lord Shiva🙏
It is to the east of Kolhapur, ancient & artistic on the bank of the Krishna river.
It was built in the 12th century by Shilahara king Gandaraditya between 1109 and 1178 CE.
It is dedicated to Lord Shiva🙏
It is to the east of Kolhapur, ancient & artistic on the bank of the Krishna river.
Sati the beloved wife of Shiva went to her father's place to attend the Yagnya along with Nandi. Her father' Daksha Parajapati ' insulted her & used bad words for Lord Shiva. Humiliated 'Sati ' jumped in the Yagnya fire and ended her life.
Lord Shiva got very angry when he heard this news & he created Virbhadra the Rudra from his hairs & asked him to destroy Prajapati's yagnya.
Lord Shiva was very angry at the death of his beloved wife ' Sati ', so the name derived is 'Kopeshwar Mahadev'.
Lord Shiva was very angry at the death of his beloved wife ' Sati ', so the name derived is 'Kopeshwar Mahadev'.
Due to his anger the whole world started shaking & was at the verge of destruction. To pacify Lord Shiva from anger Lord Vishnu came there & stopped Lord Shiva from destroying the world, so the name ' Dhopeshwar ' was given to the idol of Lord Vishnu.
Since Nandi had gone with ' Sati ' , we do not see a Nandi idol in the Kopeshwar mandir.
Since Nandi had gone with ' Sati ' , we do not see a Nandi idol in the Kopeshwar mandir.
When we enter the Svarga Mandapa, it is open to the sky with a circular opening.
Looking at the sky one gets mesmerised and gets a feeling of looking at the heavens, justifies the name Svarga Mandapa. ☁️🌥️
Looking at the sky one gets mesmerised and gets a feeling of looking at the heavens, justifies the name Svarga Mandapa. ☁️🌥️
At the periphery of the Svarga Mandapa we can see beautifully carved idols of Lord Ganesh, Karthikeya swami, Lord Kubera, Lord Yamraj, Lord Indra, etc. along with their carrier animals like peacock, mouse, elephant etc.
If we stand at the center of Svarga Mandapa we can see idol of Lord Brahma on the left hand side of the entrance of sabha mandap.
In center we can see Lord Shiva Kopeshwar shivling situated in the Girbh Gruha & right hand side we can see beautifully carved idol of Lord Vishnu.
In center we can see Lord Shiva Kopeshwar shivling situated in the Girbh Gruha & right hand side we can see beautifully carved idol of Lord Vishnu.
So at one glance we can see the Tridev ' Brahma Mahesh Vishnu '.
A stone pedestal mounted east of the temple's southern door has a carved inscription in Sanskrit, written in Devnagari script .
It mentions that the temple was renovated in 1136 by Raj Singhadev of yadav dynasty.
A stone pedestal mounted east of the temple's southern door has a carved inscription in Sanskrit, written in Devnagari script .
It mentions that the temple was renovated in 1136 by Raj Singhadev of yadav dynasty.
