Shambhunath Temple

Shambhunath Temple

The Shivalinga of Shambhunath
Shambhunath Temple
Shambhunath Temple in Nepal
Name
Proper name Shambhunath
Devanagari शम्भुनाथ मन्दिर
Geography
Coordinates 26°38′N 86°40′E / 26.63°N 86.67°E / 26.63; 86.67Coordinates: 26°38′N 86°40′E / 26.63°N 86.67°E / 26.63; 86.67
Country Nepal
State/province Sagarmatha
District Saptari
Location Shambhunath
Elevation 78 m (256 ft)
Culture
Primary deity Shiva
Important festivals Baishakh Purnima and Bada Dashain
Architecture
Number of temples 1
History and governance
Date built 1996

Shambhunath Temple (Nepali language:शम्भुनाथ मन्दिर) is a famous Hindu temple in Eastern Nepal. The primary deity is Shiva. It is situated in the East West Highway section of Shambhunath, Saptari. This Temple is a main attraction for Nepal and Indian Pilgrims. People are likely to come here in the first month of the Nepali Calendar, Baishakh. During the month of the Baishakh people observed a month long Mela.[1]

History

The temple holds great historical, cultural and religious significance in locale and neighbors area. The Shivalinga was founded in Chandrabhoga Gadhi and have been kept in same place.[2] [3] The present structure of the temple was reconstructed in 1996. The six feet long Shivalinga is believed to be growing in earlier but in current time it stops growing. In the western side of the temple complex ruins are placed which indicates that the settlement of Shivalinga is very old.[2]

Pilgrimage

Every year, thousands of pilgrims from Nepal, India and other countries visit Shambhunath Temple to worship the Shivalinga. During the festivals of Baishakh Purnima and Dashain, there is presence of even more worshipers.[4]

References

  1. "अन्नत चतुदर्शीमा महादेव मन्दिरमा जल चढाउँन श्रद्धालुहरुको घुईचो". Madhesh Special.
  2. 1 2 Dāsa, Harikāntalāla (2003). Saptarī Jillākā pramukha sāṃskr̥tika sthalaharu : eka adhyayana : laghuanusandhānakārya (1. saṃskaraṇa. ed.). Kāṭhamāḍauṃ: Nepāla Rājakīya Prajñā-Pratishṭhāna. p. 120. ISBN 9789993350569.
  3. Sūcanā Vibhāga, Nepal (2003). Mecīdekhi mahākālī, Volume 1 (1. saṃskaraṇa. ed.). Kāṭhamāḍauṃ: Śrī 5 ko Sarakāra Sañcāra Mantrālaya, Sūcanā Vibhāga, 1975.
  4. "Former king gyanendra arrives in Saptari". Sambad Media. Retrieved 10 June 2015.

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