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Bhoodsidhhnatha is another name for the Hindu deity Siddhanath, who is believed to be incarnation of
File:Deva in Chaitra Astami.JPG, ''Deva'' in Chaitra Astami
File:Bullock cart race.jpg, Bullock cart race in Bhood
Sidhhanath Temple (disambiguation) Sidhhanath Temple may also refer to;
* Bhoodsidhhanath regarding Siddhanath Temple located in Bhood
* Sidhhanath Temple, Kharsundi regarding Siddhanath Temple located in Kharsundi, also known as ''Kharsundisiddhanath''
* Siddhanath Temple, Mha ...
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Bhoodsidhhnatha is another name for the Hindu deity Siddhanath, who is believed to be incarnation of Shiva
Shiva (; , ), also known as Mahadeva (; , , Help:IPA/Sanskrit, ɐɦaːd̪eːʋɐh and Hara, is one of the Hindu deities, principal deities of Hinduism. He is the God in Hinduism, Supreme Being in Shaivism, one of the major traditions w ...
. Siddhanath is patron god of adjacent regions and one of among several regional protective (Kshetrapal) gods of Maharashtra. There is a temple dedicated to Bhoodsidhhnatha at the village of Bhood in Maharashtra
Maharashtra () is a state in the western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. It is bordered by the Arabian Sea to the west, the Indian states of Karnataka and Goa to the south, Telangana to th ...
., India.
Chaitra-Astami
An annual festival celebrating Bhoodsidhhanatha is held onChaitra
Chaitra () is a month of the Hindu calendar.
In the standard Hindu calendar and India's national civil calendar, Chaitra is the first month of the year. It is the last month in the Bengali calendar, where it is called Choitro. Chaitra or Cha ...
Krishna Ashtami, a three-day celebration of the deity's wedding ceremony. On the first day, a bullock cart race is organised near the temple. Second day is the most important day and on this day ''Sasankathi''(Holy long wooden or metallic bar) and ''Diva''(Holy lamp) are the main attractions. On the third day ''Kusumba''(Type of Bhang
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) is served as Prasadam
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to Bhoodsidhhnatha.
See also
* Sidhhanath Temple, Kharsundi * Revansiddha Temple, RenaviGallery
References
{{Hinduism Hindu temples in Maharashtra Forms of Shiva