Sukhanand Dham or Sukhanand ji is located at a distance of about from the city of Jawad, which is more of an ancient rock-cave that is located on the border of the Rajasthan State. This ashram is said to be built by the son of

Vedavyasa Krishna Dvaipayana ( sa, कृष्णद्वैपायन, Kṛṣṇadvaipāyana), better known as Vyasa (; sa, व्यासः, Vyāsaḥ, compiler) or Vedavyasa (वेदव्यासः, ''Veda-vyāsaḥ'', "the one who cl ...

, known by the name of Suka, Sukadev, Sri Suka and Brahmarata. This

ashram An ashram ( sa, आश्रम, ) is a spiritual hermitage or a monastery A monastery is a building or complex of buildings comprising the domestic quarters and workplaces of monastics, monks or nuns, whether living in communities or a ...

also consists of a temple dedicated to

Lord Shiva Shiva (; sa, शिव, lit=The Auspicious One, Śiva ), also known as Mahadeva (; ɐɦaːd̪eːʋɐ, or Hara, is one of the principal deities of Hinduism. He is the Supreme Being in Shaivism, one of the major traditions within Hindu ...

and it is wholly surrounded by the mountains and a

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and Sukhanand Sagar Dam nearby.

History

"Shree Sukhanand" the name is on the name of an old

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. Sree Sukhanand ji was an

in old time who was living in the place where now a temple of God Shiva is situated with shivaling near by that one small temple of shree Sukhanand is situated in Jawad tehsil of Neemuch district

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Major occasion

Sukhanand is considered to be a holy place. It also becomes a major point of attraction for tourist in Neemuch area and its subsidiary local villages. It is considered as mostly crowded on Hariyali Amavasya comes in

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where the thing like

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is organised by the local authorities.

References

External links

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