Parshuram Mahadev Temple, Rajsamand, Rajasthan

Parshuram Mahadev Temple, Rajsamand, Rajasthan

Parshuram Mahadev Temple is a Hindu Cave Temple dedicated to Lord Shiva located at border of Pali and Rajsamand district of Rajasthan state in India. This Temple is situated at 3,995 feet above sea-level in the foothills of the Aravalis mountain range. The Temple is also known as Amarnath temple of Rajasthan and second Amarnath temple of India.

Legends

It is said that Parshuram, the sixth avatar of Lord Vishnu, made the cave with his axe and used to worship the lord Shiva at this serene place in the foothills of the Aravalis mountain range.

The Temple

The cave is situated at 3,995 feet above sea-level. There are 500 steps to be climbed to reach this ancient cave. This natural cavern houses a natural self-formed Shiva Linga. The surprising thing is that the entire cave remains in the same rock. Inside this cave temple, there is a location where Parshuram, the sixth incarnation of Vishnu, had performed rigorous penance for many years of Lord Shiva. The Cave has naturally made figures of Lord Ganesha and Lord Shiva and also has nine Kunds which never go dry.

Festivals

Fairs are organised here twice a year. On the Shravan Shukla Sastami and Saptami (6th and 7th) usually falling in August/September a large fair held. Some social organisations, notably Amar Ganga Charitable Trust, have been arranging food and lodging facilities for the past many years. The trust also organises 'Sangeet Sandhya' (musical nights) during fairs where local artists sing devotional songs. According to an estimate, around 900,000 people visit the holy place every year.

Connectivity

The Temple is located at about 8 Kms from Kumbhalgarh, 8 Kms from Kumbhalgarh Fort, 37 Kms from Sadri, 53 Kms from Rajsamand, 65 Kms from Falna Railway Station, 67 Rani Railway Station, 113 Kms from Pali, 100 Kms from Udaipur and 103 Kms from Udaipur Airport. The Temple is situated on the border of Rajsamand and Pali district of Rajasthan. The main cave temple comes in Rajsamand district whereas Kund Dham comes in Pali district.

One can easily reach at Sadari by bus from all over Rajasthan. At Sadari, local taxi and jeeps are available to reach the Kund.  From Kund, devotees has to walk 2 Kms through hilly narrow path to reach at top, and then from top there is around 400 narrow steps to reach at natural cavern. 

The Temple is well connected through nearest Falna and Rani Railway station to major cities railway stations like Delhi, Agra, Mumbai, Chennai, Bikaner, Jodhpur, Jaipur, Ahmedabad. The Temple can be reached through nearest Udaipur Airport which is well connected with regular domestic flights to Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Jodhpur and Jaipur.

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