| Timings: |
| Morning
Time: |
5.00
AM |
Evening
Time:
|
8.30
PM |
| Custom
& Traditions of Temple: |
|
The worship of
the temple is a privilege of the Naga Sadhus of Nath cult. The
mahant of the temple is selected by the sect. The holy paths in
the kundas are believed to be efficacious as they are said to
have been full of medicinal properties.
|
| Details
of Temple: |
| Sanctrum:(Sanctorum) |
1
Sanctum Sanctorum in which the red stone shivalinga is
established. |
| Rasoi: |
1
in Right |
| Others: |
A
Shrine in which a four armed statue of white stone, Bagheswar
Mahadev, stands. |
| Vandana
(If any particular) in text: |
|
Traditional
prayers and hymns to Lord Shankar are sung at the time of
Aaratis. The Mangal Aarati is performed at 5.00 AM whereas
Sandhya Aarati is held at 7.30 PM
|
| Issues
requiring global attention for conservation, protection and
improvement of the temple: |
|
The approach to the temple is very inconvenient, therefore,
construction of road upto the temple is very essential. Around
the temple, plantation can be done and the spot maybe turned
into a picnic spot. This is also suggested that the temple
should be brought in the knowledge of foreign tourists for which
information regarding temple should be made available with
District Tourist Centers, State Tourism Atlas and information
highway.
|
Cause
of Establishment:
The Shivalingam is of red stone. Daily worship and ritual Pooja
is performed by the Nihang Naga Sadhus of the Nath cult. Naga
Sadhus in fact are the warrior sadhus who lived and moved
collectively and they were quite deft in handling of weapons.
The primary aim of the Sadhus was to protect this seat they
belong to from the attacks of the invaders.
The temple of Shri Kamleshwar Mahadev has been built on a
platform 40 ft. high from the ground. To reach the temple, there
is a stair – case built with the platform. On this platform,
the platform has been built with stones of shapes, put one on
the other in a way that the entire edifice was built. Inside the
temple and under the shikhar there are eight shikhar bracket-like projections which also have statues encarved on them. The
shikhar of the temple is almost as high as the lower part of the
temple. The pyramid like shape of the shikhar becomes roundish
upward and atop is a pinnacle. Outside the temple there are many
Gongs hanging.
The resonant sound of them fills the whole atmosphere. The Shiva lingam
of red stone is not so big as the Yoni on which it stands and facing the
Shiva lingam is a
Nandi. A snake of copper is also placed around the Shivalinga
and above this hands a copper urn from which water drips on the
linga incessantly. Towards the west there is one more shrine of
the deity, four armed. The interior walls of the temple have
been beautified with ceramic tiles.
This is a very ancient temple. The temple itself looks like a
big shivalinga. By the temple, there are three water kundas and
people believe that their diseases are cured if they take a dip
in the scared water of this step well like kunda. Around are
built other cenotaphs which must have been built in the memory
of the old priests.