Jageshwari Temple, Chanderi, Madhya Pradesh

Jageshwari Temple, Chanderi, Madhya Pradesh

Jageshwari Temple is a Hindu Temple dedicated to Goddess Sakthi located at Chanderi Town in Chanderi Tehsil in Ashok Nagar District in Madhya Pradesh, India. This Temple is considered as the most revered temple of the town.

Legends

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https://hindutemples-india.blogspot.com/2022/02/jageshwari-temple-chanderi-legends.html

History

The temple might have been originally built in 6^th century CE and later rebuilt in 11^th century CE by Pratiharas. Chanderi was known as Chedi in the Mahabharata.

The Temple

The temple is situated on a hillside and can be accessed by climbing 90 steps from the foot of the hill. The presiding deity Jageshwari is enshrined inside a cave around which a modern temple building is constructed. The idol is Swayambhu (self-manifested). The idol has only head and is placed on a pedestal, heavily draped with cloth. The shrine is guarded by two idols of lion. There are several shrines in the temple complex housing various shivalingas.

There are three distinct shivalingas, two have 1100 shivalingas carved on their surface while one has four faces on it. The temple tank, Sagar Kund, is situated at the bottom of hill. The water from natural springs in the hills flow down and get collected in this tank. This tank was commissioned by Madho Rao Scindia in 1894 as per an inscriptional slab kept near the gateway. There is a ghat on one side and chataris on its four corners.

Connectivity

The Temple is located at about 1.5 Kms from Chanderi Bus Stand, 38 Kms from Lalitpur, 38 Kms from Lalitpur Airport, 39 Kms from Lalitpur Junction Railway Station, 44 Kms from Isagarh, 55 Kms from Ashok Nagar, 129 Kms from Shivpuri, 106 Kms from Jhansi and 215 Kms from Bhopal. Chanderi is situated on Bhopal to Jhansi route.

Location