12 Jyotir Linga Kshetram !! Bhim Shankar Temple !!


Jai Sriman Narayana !!
 
Jaya Jaya Shankara Hara Hara Shankara !!
 
 
 
 
 
 

Bhim Shankar Temple is one of the Dwadasha Jyothir Linga situated in the village Bhorgiri which is 50km North West of Khed, on the Ghat regions of Sahyadri Hills, Pune, Maharashtra. This is one of the ancient temples built in Nagara style located 3500 ft  above the sea level on the banks of River (Chandrabhaga) Bhima, existing dates back to mid of 18th century.   The sacred river Bhima flows on the south east of this temple and converge with Krishna River at Raichur.  In this temple Lord Shiva worshipped in the form of a self manifested Linga.

 
 
 

Presiding deity – Lord Bhim Shankar with his consort Goddess Sri Kamalaja/Goddess Sri Parvati

 

 

Worshipped by – Lord Brahma, Sage Vyagrapadha, Sage Kaushik

Lord Brahma worshipped Goddess Sri Kamalaja with Lotus flowers.

 

 

Theerthas – Mokshakund Theertha, Sarva Theertha, Kusharanya Theertha, Vyagrapadha Theertha, Kamalaja Theerth, Hanuman Theerth, Guptha Bhumeshwar, Papanasini, Arkhya Theerth, Gnana Kund, Chandrabhaga/Bhima

 
 
 

 Other shrines - Dattathreya Mandir, Kamalaja Mata Mandir, Ram Mandir

 
 
 
Festivals - Maha Shivaratri, Pradosha, Somavathi Amavasya, Rudrabhisheka, Laghurudra,
 
 
 

The legend has that, there was a demon Tripurasura harassed the three worlds after attaining several boons.    The deities approached Lord Shiva for killing Tripurasura.  Lord Shiva took the form of Lord Bhim Shankar and Goddess Sakthi transformed herself into Goddess Kamalaja and with the Shiva Ganas Shakini and Dakini beheaded the demon Tripurasura. 

 
 

 
Worship of Lord Bhim Shankar with Goddess Sri Kamalaja and visit to this shrine is perfectly suitable during the months of February  and September as it was located 3500 ft from the ground level  undergoes extreme climatic conditions.   
 
 
 
This temple remains open from 4.30 AM to 12.30 in the morning and 3.00 PM to 9.30 PM in the evenings.
 
 

Jaya Jaya Shankara Hara Hara Hara Shankara !!
 
Jai Sriman Narayana !!

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