Tungareshwar Temple is located in
Vasai (2177 feet above the ground on the highest
Mountain
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plateau
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of Tungareshwar
),
Palghar District
Palghar District (Marathi pronunciation: aːlɡʱəɾ is a district in the state of Maharashtra in Konkan Division.
On 1 Aug 2014, the State government of Maharashtra announced the formation of the 36th district of Maharashtra Palghar, it was ...
, Maharashtra, India. The temple is dedicated to the Hindu god
Shiva
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, about 3 to 4 kilometres from the "Tungareshwar Entrance Gate", opens at morning 05:00 AM to 06:00 PM. This is one of the Lord Shiva Temple and also have Ram Kund on backside area (
Kunds are human-made small water bodies).
Alongside the Tungareshwar Temple, a small temple of Goddess "
Khodiyaar Mataji" (with her vehicle crocodile). Being said about God and Goddess, Tungareshwar attracts devotees who visit both these temples at special occasions and festival seasons like "Khodiyar Jayanti" which comes in around February and "
Maha Shivratri" in
Shravana
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Months as
Hindu calendar
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, falling between July and August every year. Bhandara (a religious publicly organized feast) takes place every year at the "
Mahashivratri Festival" and every Monday at the Shravan month.
History and Legend
Tungareshwar, a collection of five mountains houses some very holy temples like those of Shiva,
Kal Bhairav
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(the avatar of Shiva), Jagmata Temple (the avatar of
Parvati
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, wife of Lord Shiva), the Balyogi Sadanandh Maharaj Matth.
According to the legends,
Lord
Parashurama
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killed a
Demon
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named 'Tunga' at this place. The temple was built in the honour of Lord Parashurama. Lord Parashurama meditated here in this place. It is believed that
Adi Shankaracharya had meditated at a place nearby Shuparak now called Sopara or
Nalasopara
Nala Sopara or Nallasopara (Pronunciation: aːla sopaɾa formerly known as Sopara or Supara, is a town within the Mumbai Metropolitan Region. The town lies in the Palghar district of Maharashtra, India and is governed by Vasai-Virar Municipal ...
.
Architecture
This temple is naturally situated in a strangely beautiful garden. In the dome, a trident (trident) stands impressively against the horizon.
The temple room was small but beautifully decorated in Minimalistic works of colourful glass. On one corner of the room Diya was lighting and there was a small temple of Devi. In the centre, there is the Main
Ling
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* Ling ...
– Lord Shiva, with a Hug serpent in brass coiled around it. A brass post hangs above & water trickling down from it drop by drop over the ling. The temple also has some symbols of sacred geometry and the temple is designed as per
Vaastu Shastra
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.
Gallery
File:View of Tungareshwar Entrance Gate.jpg, View of Tungareshwar Entrance Gate, Vasai.
File:Close View of Tungareshwar Temple.jpg, Close View of Tungareshwar Temple at Vasai.
File:View of Tungareshwar Temple Shiv Ling.jpg, View of Tungareshwar Temple Shiv Ling.
File:Ram Kund at Tungareshwar Temple.jpg, View of Ram Kund at Tungareshwar Temple.
File:Goddess Khodiyaar Mataji at Tungareshwar Temple.jpg, View of A small temple of Goddess Khodiyaar Mataji (with her vehicle crocodile)
File:Ma Durga idols at Tungareshwar Temple.jpg, View of Mother Durga idols at Tungareshwar Temple
File:Hanuman Temple at Tungareshwar.jpg, View of small Hanuman Temple at Tungareshwar Temple.
File:Information Board of Tungareshwar Temple.jpg, View of Information Board of Tungareshwar Temple.
See also
*
Jivdani Mata Temple
*
Mumba Devi Temple
Mumba Devi Mandir is an old temple in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India dedicated to the goddess ', the local incarnation of the Devi (Mother Goddess). The Marathi ' derives from Sanskrit. Mumba Devi is the goddess of the city of Mumbai. The name Mumba ...
*
Siddhivinayak Temple, Mumbai
The Shree Siddhivinayak Ganapati Mandir is a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shri Ganesh. It is located in Prabhadevi, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. It was originally built by Laxman Vithu and Deubai Patil on 19 November 1801. It is one of the ri ...
*
Mahalakshmi Temple, Mumbai
The Mahalaxmi Temple is one of the most famous temples of the city of Mumbai, India. It is dedicated to Mahalakshmi the central deity of Devi Mahatmyam. The temple was built in 1831 by Dhakji Dadaji (1760–1846), a Hindu merchant.
History
Bui ...
*
Babulnath Temple
Babulnath Mandir is an ancient Shiva mandir in Mumbai, India. Situated on a small hillock near Girgaum Chowpatty, it is one of oldest mandirs in the city, Shiva in the form of the Lord of the Babul tree is the main deity in this temple. The fait ...
*
Walkeshwar Temple
Walkeshwar Temple, also known as the ''Baan Ganga Temple'', is a temple dedicated to the Hindu god, Shiva located in Walkeshwar, near Malabar Hill neighbourhood, in South Mumbai precinct of the city of Mumbai, India. It is situated at the hi ...
*
Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Mumbai
Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Mumbai () is a Hindu temple (Mandir) and a part of the Swaminarayan Sampraday. This Swaminarayan Temple is located in the Bhuleshwar area of Mumbai and is the oldest Swaminarayan Mandir in Mumbai, being over a hundr ...
References
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