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Shiva is a Hindu deity.As one of the Trimurti (supreme trinity) in the Hindu pantheon among Brahma and Vishnu, there are a number of temples dedicated to his worship in India and abroad.
Pashupatinath Temple is the oldest Hindu temple in Kathmandu. The temple is considered to be pre-Vedic in its origin [11] and according to Nepal Mahatmaya and Himvatkhanda of Skanda Purana, the deity here gained great fame as Pashupati. [12] Pashupatinath Temple's existence is recorded as early as 400 CE. [13] The ornamented pagoda houses the ...
It mentions Krishnaraja as the patron of Kailasanatha, and also mentions a Shiva temple at Elapura (Ellora). It states that the king constructed a temple so wondrous that even the gods and the architect were astonished. [8] Most scholars believe that this is a reference to the Kailasanatha Shiva temple at Ellora. [9]
These hundred and eight Shiva temples are mentioned in the Shivayala Stotram and a song is written in the Malayalam language. [7] Of the 108 Shiva temples, 105 temples are situated in Kerala state, two temples in Karnataka and one in Kanyakumari District of Tamil Nadu .
The Mahakaleshwar temple jyotirlinga is one of twelve total jyotirlinga, worshipped at twelve temples across India. According to the Shiva Purana, Shiva once appeared as a fiery column of light, or jyotirlinga, to establish his supremacy over Brahma and Vishnu. [5] The jyotirlinga is the
Maha Mrityunjay Temple is a Hindu Temple dedicated to Hindu God Shiva, situated in Nagaon, Assam, India. [1] This Temple is special in its architectural sense as it is built in a form a Shivling. It is the World's largest Shivalinga, at the height of 126 foot. [2] [3] [4] This feature is made it unique and very attractive for the devotees. [5]
Babulnath Temple is an ancient Hindu temple, dedicated to lord Shiva, in Mumbai, India. Situated on a small hillock near Girgaum Chowpatty , it is one of oldest mandirs in the city, [ 1 ] Shiva in the form of the Lord of the Babul tree is the main deity in this temple.
This is in the garbhagriha of the Parasurameswara Temple, Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva. [3] This is perhaps the second earliest linga associated with Shiva discovered so far, [4] and it has been dated to the 2nd/1st century BC, [5] or the 3rd century BC, [3] or much later, to the 2nd century AD, [6] 3-4th century AD, [6] [7] [8]