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| district = [[Bhaktapur District|Bhaktapur]] |
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| locale = [[Suryabinayak Municipality|Suryabinayak]] |
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| deity = [[Shiva]] |
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'''Doleshwor Mahadeva''' ({{langx|ne|डोलेश्वर महादेव}}) is a [[Hindu]] Temple of Lord [[Shiva]] located in [[Suryabinayak Municipality|Suryabinayak]], south eastern part of [[Bhaktapur District]], [[Nepal]], and is believed to be the head part of [[Kedarnath Temple|Kedarnath temple]] located in [[Uttarakhand]], [[India]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.doleshwor.org.np/|title=Doleshwor Mahadev|website=www.doleshwor.org.np|access-date=2014-01-07|archive-date=2021-05-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210513161100/http://doleshwor.org.np/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>http://in.news.yahoo.com/20/20090812/365/twl-mahabharata-era-relic-links-kedarnat.html{{dead link|date=December 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref name="theindiapost">{{cite news|first= Dirgha Raj|last=Prasai |title=Hindu shrine: Pashupatinath (Lord Shiva) and Shivaratri in Nepal|url= http://www.theindiapost.com/articles/hindu-shrine-pashupatinath-lord-shiva-and-shivaratri-in-nepal/ |work= The Indian Post | accessdate=7 July 2012}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | For 4000 years people have been searching for the head of the Panch Kedar temples, a bull who was [[Shiva]] in reality, who assumed the shape of a bull to avoid the five [[Pandava]] brothers, the heroes of the [[Mahabharat]]. The legend goes back to the historical battle of [[Kurukshetra]] fought between the five Pandava brothers and their cousins, the 100 [[Kaurava]] brothers, which is the pivot of the [[Mahabharata]]. |
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Many folk legends related to the Garhwal region, Lord [[Shiva]] and the creation of the Panch Kedar temples are narrated. |
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A folk legend about Panch Kedar relates to the [[Pandavas]], the heroes of the Hindu epic [[Mahabharata]]. The Pandavas defeated and slayed their cousins — the [[Kauravas]] in the epic [[Kurukshetra war]]. They wished to atone for the sins of committing [[fratricide]] (''[[gotra]] [[hatya]]'') and [[Brāhmanahatya]] (killing of [[Brahmin]]s — the priest class) during the war. Thus, they handed over the reins of their kingdom to their kin and left in search of lord [[Shiva]] and to seek his blessings. First, they went to the holy city of [[Varanasi]] (Kashi), believed to be Shiva's favourite city and known for its [[Kashi Vishwanath Temple]]. But, Shiva wanted to avoid them as he was deeply incensed by the death and dishonesty at the Kurukshetra war and was, therefore, insensitive to Pandavas' prayers. Therefore, he assumed the form of a bull ([[Nandi (bull)|Nandi]]) and hid in the Garhwal region. |
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[[File:Doleshwar_Mahadev.jpg|thumb|right|Doleshwar Mahadev Temple]] |
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Not finding Shiva in Varanasi, the Pandavas went to [[Garhwal Division|Garhwal]] [[Himalayas]]. [[Bhima]], the second of the five Pandava brothers, then standing astride two mountains started to look for Shiva. He saw a bull grazing near [[Guptakashi]] (“hidden Kashi” — the name derived from the hiding act of Shiva). Bhima immediately recognized the bull to be Shiva. Bhima caught hold of the bull by its tail and hind legs. But the bull-formed Shiva disappeared into the ground to later reappear in parts, with the hump raising in [[Kedarnath Temple|Kedarnath]], the arms appearing in [[Tungnath]], the face showing up at [[Rudranath]], the nabhi (navel) and stomach surfacing in [[Madhyamaheshwar]] and the hair appearing in [[Kalpeshwar]]. The Pandavas pleased with this reappearance in five different forms, built temples at the five places for venerating and worshipping Shiva. The Pandavas were thus freed from their sins. It is also believed that the fore portions of Shiva appeared at Doleshwor Mahadeva Temple, [[Bhaktapur district]], [[Nepal]].<ref name=travel>{{Cite web |url=http://traveluttarakhand.com/panchkedar.html#madhyamaheshwar#madhyamaheshwar |title=Panch Kedar Yatra |access-date=2009-07-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110524085601/http://traveluttarakhand.com/panchkedar.html#madhyamaheshwar |archive-date=24 May 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name=ecology>{{Cite book |author= Kapoor. A. K. |author2=Satwanti Kapoor |title= Ecology and man in the Himalayas |year=1994 |pages=250 |publisher= M.D. Publications Pvt. Ltd. |isbn=9788185880167}}</ref> |
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'''Doleshwar Mahadev''' is a temple of Lord [[Shiva]] and is located at Jangam math in Sipatol, [[Bhaktapur]], [[Nepal]]. It is also considered as a head part of Shri [[Kedarnath Temple]] <ref name="theindiapost">{{cite news|first= Dirgha Raj|last=Prasai |title=Hindu shrine: Pashupatinath (Lord Shiva) and Shivaratri in Nepal|url= http://www.theindiapost.com/articles/hindu-shrine-pashupatinath-lord-shiva-and-shivaratri-in-nepal/ |work= The Indian Post | accessdate=7 July 2012}}</ref> |
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<ref name="Wikipedia">{{cite web |title= Shiva in wikipedia|url= http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shiva#Etymology_and_other_names |work= Wikipedia | accessdate= 19 Sept 2012}}</ref> |
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A variant of the tale credits Bhima of not only catching the bull, but also stopping it from disappearing. Consequently, the bull was torn asunder into five parts and appeared at five locations in the [[Kedar Khand]] of Garhwal region of the Himalayas.<ref name=travel/> After building the Panch Kedar Temples, the Pandavas meditated at Kedarnath for salvation, performed [[yagna]] (fire sacrifice) and then through the heavenly path called the Mahapanth (also called Swargarohini), attained heaven or salvation.{{citation needed|date=September 2012}} The Panch Kedar Temples are constructed in the North-Indian Himalayan Temple architecture with the Kedarnath, Tungnath and Madhyamaheshwar temples looking similar. |
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For 4000 years people have been searching for the head of (Hindu deity) Kedarnath who assumed the shape of a bull to avoid the five Pandava brothers,the heroes of the Mahabharat. |
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The Pandavas won, but sorrowed by the loss of lives, they renounced the kingdom they had wrested back and headed for the heavenly abode of the gods, believed to be atop the mighty Himalayan Mountains. The Pandavas reached the Kedarnath region to seek forgiveness from Lord Shiva for the loss of lives during the 18-day Mahabharata war. But Lord Shiva was not ready to forgive them and he took the form of a bull to avoid them. The Pandavas soon realized that the bull was Lord Shiva and tried to stop it by pulling it's tail. Suddenly the head got separated from the body of the bull and the Pandavas could not locate it. The hump-backed structure at Uttarakhand’s [[Kedarnath Temple|Kedarnath temple]] is worshipped as the torso of the holy bull. |
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<ref name="Doleswore">{{cite web|first=IANS|title=4,000-year-old Mahabharata relic found in Nepal? (With Images)|url=http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/world-news/4000-year-old-mahabharata-relic-found-in-nepal-with-images_100231131.html |date= august 12 2009| accessdate=25 July 2012}}</ref> |
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After completing the pilgrimage of Lord Shiva's [[Darśana|darshan]] at the Panch Kedar Temples, it is an unwritten religious rite to visit [[Lord Vishnu]] at the [[Badrinath Temple]], as a final affirmatory proof by the devotee that he has sought blessings of Lord Shiva.<ref name=jyoti>{{Cite web |url=http://www.jyotirlinga.com/panchakedar.htm |title=Panch Kedar |access-date=2009-07-15 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090831110615/http://www.jyotirlinga.com/panchakedar.htm |archive-date=31 August 2009 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | The Hindu activist [[Bharat Jangam]] had been researching and claiming that Doleshwar |
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| ⚫ | The Hindu activist [[Bharat Jangam]] had been researching and claiming that Doleshwar Mahadev is the head part of Kedarnath based on the surprising links between Kedarnath and Doleshwor. The Sculptures of Shive found in both shrines are 4,000 years old. Even a stone scripture found in Doleshwor was written in Sanskrit and Old Nepalese. The priests in both shrines are selected from India's southern states of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala and Tamil Nadu. Both priests affix the word ‘ling’ after their names to convey their proximity to the god as his worshipper and both temples have a cluster of five Shiva shrines. The main deity of both priests is Birbhadra, a companion of Shiva, according to Hindu scriptures. |
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| ⚫ | <ref name="Doleshwar Mahadev part2 news Newspaper">{{cite news|author = Annapurna Post |location=Bhaktaput| title= ''Doleshwar Mahadev Kedarnath ko Sheer bhayeko khosana''|date=29 August 2009}}</ref><ref name="Doleshwar Mahadev part 3 news Newspaper">{{cite news|author = Nepali Samachar patra |location=Thimi| title= ''Aba Doleshwar Hindu ko pramukh dham ''|date= 22 August 2009}}</ref> |
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== Recognition == |
== Recognition == |
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On August 22, 2009 the head priest of Kedarnath peeth Shree 1008 Jagat Guru Bheemashankarling Shivacharya unveiled the plaque claiming that Doleswore Mahadev, located in Jangam math Bhaktapur, is the head part of Shri Kedarnath. He performed Rudra Abhishek, a special worshipping at the Doleshwor temple situated in Sipadol village of Bhaktapur district. This is also mentioned in the inscription (Sheela Lekh) at Doleshwar Mahadev.<ref name="Doleshwar Mahadev news Newspaper">{{cite news|first=Bharat Bandu|last = Thapa| work = Rajdhani |location=Bhaktapur| title= ''Mandir Anabaran ''}}</ref><ref name="youtube">{{cite web |url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kzlAvsdNFA |title = Doleshwor Mahadev, Sipadol, Bhaktapur, Nepal | date = Mar 31, 2012 | work = Mrrajunepal |accessdate = 29 July 2012 }}</ref><ref name="youtube_a">{{cite web |url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tD2bnedRMVk | title = Kedharnaat Seer Doleshore Mahadev| date = May 5, 2012 |work = Bikram Khatri | accessdate = 29 July 2012}}</ref> Thousands of devotees have been thronging in the Doleswor Mahadev Temple.<ref name="Himalayan Times">{{cite web |url= http://www.thehimalayantimes.com/fullNews.php?headline=Thousands+throng+Doleswor+Temple&NewsID=386274 |title= Thousands throng Doleswor Temple |date= 2013-08-05<!-- 4:33 PM--> |work= The Himalayan |accessdate= 9 Sep 2013 |archive-date= 2013-09-15 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130915131103/http://thehimalayantimes.com/fullNews.php?headline=Thousands+throng+Doleswor+Temple&NewsID=386274 |url-status= dead }}</ref> |
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<ref name="Doleshwar Mahadev news Newspaper">{{cite news|first=Bharat Bandu|last = Thapa| name = Rajdhani | city=Bhaktaput| title= ''Mandir Anabaran ''|date= 6 Bhadra}}</ref> |
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<ref name="youtube">{{cite web |url = http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kzlAvsdNFA |title = Doleshwor Mahadev, Sipadol, Bhaktapur, Nepal | date = Mar 31, 2012 | work = Mrrajunepal |accessdate = 29 july 2012 }}</ref> |
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<ref name="youtube_a">{{cite web |url= http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=endscreen&NR=1&v=tD2bnedRMVk | title = Kedharnaat Seer Doleshore Mahadev| date = May 5, 2012 |work = Bikram Khatri | accessdate = 29 july 2012}} </ref> |
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== References == |
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== External |
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http://doleswormahadev.wordpress.com/2009/10/23/hello-world/ |
* http://doleswormahadev.wordpress.com/2009/10/23/hello-world/ |
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Latest revision as of 09:48, 23 October 2024
| Doleshwar Mahadev Temple | |
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 A view of Doleshwar Mahadev Temple | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Hinduism |
| District | Bhaktapur |
| Deity | Shiva |
| Festivals | Shivaratri, Teej, Balachaturdasi |
| Location | |
| Location | Suryabinayak |
| Country | Nepal |
  Location in Nepal | |
| Geographic coordinates | 27°38′20″N 85°26′17″E / 27.63889°N 85.43806°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Pagoda |
| Part of a series on |
| Hinduism |
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Doleshwor Mahadeva (Nepali: डोलेश्वर महादेव) is a Hindu Temple of Lord Shiva located in Suryabinayak, south eastern part of Bhaktapur District, Nepal, and is believed to be the head part of Kedarnath temple located in Uttarakhand, India.[1][2][3]
History
[edit]For 4000 years people have been searching for the head of the Panch Kedar temples, a bull who was Shiva in reality, who assumed the shape of a bull to avoid the five Pandava brothers, the heroes of the Mahabharat. The legend goes back to the historical battle of Kurukshetra fought between the five Pandava brothers and their cousins, the 100 Kaurava brothers, which is the pivot of the Mahabharata. Many folk legends related to the Garhwal region, Lord Shiva and the creation of the Panch Kedar temples are narrated.
A folk legend about Panch Kedar relates to the Pandavas, the heroes of the Hindu epic Mahabharata. The Pandavas defeated and slayed their cousins — the Kauravas in the epic Kurukshetra war. They wished to atone for the sins of committing fratricide (gotra hatya) and Brāhmanahatya (killing of Brahmins — the priest class) during the war. Thus, they handed over the reins of their kingdom to their kin and left in search of lord Shiva and to seek his blessings. First, they went to the holy city of Varanasi (Kashi), believed to be Shiva's favourite city and known for its Kashi Vishwanath Temple. But, Shiva wanted to avoid them as he was deeply incensed by the death and dishonesty at the Kurukshetra war and was, therefore, insensitive to Pandavas' prayers. Therefore, he assumed the form of a bull (Nandi) and hid in the Garhwal region.
Not finding Shiva in Varanasi, the Pandavas went to Garhwal Himalayas. Bhima, the second of the five Pandava brothers, then standing astride two mountains started to look for Shiva. He saw a bull grazing near Guptakashi (“hidden Kashi” — the name derived from the hiding act of Shiva). Bhima immediately recognized the bull to be Shiva. Bhima caught hold of the bull by its tail and hind legs. But the bull-formed Shiva disappeared into the ground to later reappear in parts, with the hump raising in Kedarnath, the arms appearing in Tungnath, the face showing up at Rudranath, the nabhi (navel) and stomach surfacing in Madhyamaheshwar and the hair appearing in Kalpeshwar. The Pandavas pleased with this reappearance in five different forms, built temples at the five places for venerating and worshipping Shiva. The Pandavas were thus freed from their sins. It is also believed that the fore portions of Shiva appeared at Doleshwor Mahadeva Temple, Bhaktapur district, Nepal.[4][5]
A variant of the tale credits Bhima of not only catching the bull, but also stopping it from disappearing. Consequently, the bull was torn asunder into five parts and appeared at five locations in the Kedar Khand of Garhwal region of the Himalayas.[4] After building the Panch Kedar Temples, the Pandavas meditated at Kedarnath for salvation, performed yagna (fire sacrifice) and then through the heavenly path called the Mahapanth (also called Swargarohini), attained heaven or salvation.[citation needed] The Panch Kedar Temples are constructed in the North-Indian Himalayan Temple architecture with the Kedarnath, Tungnath and Madhyamaheshwar temples looking similar.
After completing the pilgrimage of Lord Shiva's darshan at the Panch Kedar Temples, it is an unwritten religious rite to visit Lord Vishnu at the Badrinath Temple, as a final affirmatory proof by the devotee that he has sought blessings of Lord Shiva.[6]
Research and findings
[edit]The Hindu activist Bharat Jangam had been researching and claiming that Doleshwar Mahadev is the head part of Kedarnath based on the surprising links between Kedarnath and Doleshwor. The Sculptures of Shive found in both shrines are 4,000 years old. Even a stone scripture found in Doleshwor was written in Sanskrit and Old Nepalese. The priests in both shrines are selected from India's southern states of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala and Tamil Nadu. Both priests affix the word ‘ling’ after their names to convey their proximity to the god as his worshipper and both temples have a cluster of five Shiva shrines. The main deity of both priests is Birbhadra, a companion of Shiva, according to Hindu scriptures. [7][8]
Recognition
[edit]On August 22, 2009 the head priest of Kedarnath peeth Shree 1008 Jagat Guru Bheemashankarling Shivacharya unveiled the plaque claiming that Doleswore Mahadev, located in Jangam math Bhaktapur, is the head part of Shri Kedarnath. He performed Rudra Abhishek, a special worshipping at the Doleshwor temple situated in Sipadol village of Bhaktapur district. This is also mentioned in the inscription (Sheela Lekh) at Doleshwar Mahadev.[9][10][11] Thousands of devotees have been thronging in the Doleswor Mahadev Temple.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ "Doleshwor Mahadev". www.doleshwor.org.np. Archived from the original on 2021-05-13. Retrieved 2014-01-07.
- ^ http://in.news.yahoo.com/20/20090812/365/twl-mahabharata-era-relic-links-kedarnat.html[permanent dead link]
- ^ Prasai, Dirgha Raj. "Hindu shrine: Pashupatinath (Lord Shiva) and Shivaratri in Nepal". The Indian Post. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
- ^ a b "Panch Kedar Yatra". Archived from the original on 24 May 2011. Retrieved 2009-07-05.
- ^ Kapoor. A. K.; Satwanti Kapoor (1994). Ecology and man in the Himalayas. M.D. Publications Pvt. Ltd. p. 250. ISBN 9788185880167.
- ^ "Panch Kedar". Archived from the original on 31 August 2009. Retrieved 15 July 2009.
- ^ Annapurna Post (29 August 2009). "Doleshwar Mahadev Kedarnath ko Sheer bhayeko khosana". Bhaktaput.
- ^ Nepali Samachar patra (22 August 2009). "Aba Doleshwar Hindu ko pramukh dham ". Thimi.
- ^ Thapa, Bharat Bandu. "Mandir Anabaran ". Rajdhani. Bhaktapur.
- ^ "Doleshwor Mahadev, Sipadol, Bhaktapur, Nepal". Mrrajunepal. Mar 31, 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
- ^ "Kedharnaat Seer Doleshore Mahadev". Bikram Khatri. May 5, 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
- ^ "Thousands throng Doleswor Temple". The Himalayan. 2013-08-05. Archived from the original on 2013-09-15. Retrieved 9 Sep 2013.