Gandheshwar Temple, Sirpur,
Chattisgarh
Gandheshwar
Temple is a Hindu Temple dedicated to Lord Shiva, located in Sirpur Village in Mahasamund District in the
Indian state of Chhattisgarh. The Temple is situated on the
banks of the Mahanadi River. This is a living Temple with
regular Poojas.
History
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The Temple
The
temple is built without a platform. This is a live temple and many pilgrims
come here for worship. It is generally believed that the present temple is a
reconstruction of the much older original one, which had succumbed to the
ravages of time. There is a Buddha idol in Bhumisparsha Mudra under a tree
inside the Temple. The Temple has been renovated completely and lost its
antique nature. Idols of Chamunda, Mahishasura Mardini, Gangadhara Shiva, Nataraja,
Uma Mahesvara, Vishnu on Garuda and Vamana, Trimurti and Navagraha in the
temple premises are worth mentioning.
There are several Inscriptions found in the
temple premises. All these inscriptions talks about grant, poojas, donations,
exploits of Maha Shivagupta Balarjuna and geography of the surrounding areas.
All these inscriptions were found on the plinth, pillars, sculptures and
gateways of the Temple premises. There is a stone slab, part of the temple wall
has a Sanskrit inscription in Nagari script, starting with Om symbol and
dedicated to Shiva, has been dated to the 8th Century CE.
Sirpur is located at about
37 Kms from Mahasamund, 38 Kms from Mahasamund Railway Station, 45 Kms from Arang,
74 Kms from Raipur Airport and 82 Kms from Raipur. Sirpur Village is
situated on the banks of the river Mahanadi in Mahasamund District in the state of
Chhattisgarh. Sirpur is accessible from Raipur by a four-lane National Highway 53. Regular bus services
connect Raipur and Sirpur. The nearest railway station is Mahasamund Railway Station.
The nearest airport is the Swami Vivekananda airport at Raipur with daily flights to
major cities in India.
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