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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.
In Hinduism, Shiva is the supreme being regarded to perform the functions of creation, preservation, as well as the destruction of the universe. [1] Hindu texts describe the worship of Shiva and the establishment of temples and shrines throughout the Indian subcontinent, commonly in the aniconic form of a lingam .
Walkeshwar Temple, also known as the Baan Ganga Temple, is a temple dedicated to Lord Shiva located in Walkeshwar, near Malabar Hill neighbourhood, in South Mumbai precinct of the city of Mumbai, India. It is situated at the highest point of the city, [1] and close to the temple lies the Banganga Tank.
The name Virar comes from Eka-viraa. Just as Tunga Parvat becomes "Tunga-ar", similarly "Vira" becomes "Vira-ar".There is a huge temple of Eka-vira Devi on the banks of Vaitarna River at the foot hills of Tunga Parvatwhere people used to conclude their "Shurpaaraka Yatra", as described in the Puranas and local legends.
These caves are the earliest Pashupata Caves in Mumbai. [4] The caves contain six sculptural panels depicting different episodes from Shaivism, including the marriage of Shiva and Parvati , Andhakasura Vad, Shiva accepting Ravana as his disciple, Shiva and Parvati playing dice, Nataraja and Lakulisha Shiva. [ 5 ]
Grushneshwar Jyotirlinga is a Hindu temple of Shiva in Verul village of Aurangabad district, Maharashtra, India.It is one of the 12 Jyotirlinga mandirs. [2] [3] [4] The mandir is a national protected site, one and a half kilometers away from the Ellora Caves, 30 kilometres (19 miles) north-west of the city Aurangabad, and 300 kilometres (190 miles) east-northeast far from Mumbai. [5]
Aundha Nagnath Temple (Marathi: औंढा नागनाथ मंदिर) is an ancient Shiva temple, claimed to be a Jyotirlinga in contrast to Nageshwar Temple in Dwarka. Located at Aundha Nagnath in Hingoli district of Maharashtra , India .
The Shiv Mandir of Ambarnath is a historic 11th-century Hindu temple, at Ambarnath near Mumbai, in Maharashtra, India. It is also known as the Ambreshwar Shiva Temple, and known locally as Puratana Shivalaya. It is situated on the bank of the Waldhuni river, 2 km away from Ambarnath railway station (East).