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Achi news desk-
Thousands of Shivalayas can be found around the world, including the temple of 12 Jyotirlingas (12 Jyotirlingas in India). All Hindus worship the Trinetra Shiva. Linga Swarupi, Ardhanareshwar shrines are always worshipped. Each Shivalaya (Shiva Temple) has its own stories. From Somanatheshwar temple to Murudeshwar temples, there are mythological stories and these stories form the basis of Hindu belief.
Worship the thumb of Bholenath
The legendary Shiva temple in Rajasthan is very special. In Sirohi district there is a rare temple where thumb of Bholenath is worshiped instead of Shivalinga. This Achaleshwar Mahadev temple at Achalgarg in Mount Abu is mentioned in Shivapurana and Skandapurana. Here Shiva’s thumb is worshiped instead of Shivalinga.
A 5000 year old temple
Mount Abu is a place where sage Vasistha did penance and Achaleshwar Mahadev Temple is located here since 5000 years ago. There are two elephant statues in front of the temple. Along with the main temple, there are many smaller shrines around. Nandi will be seen in front of the main temple. This Nandi weighs 4 tons and is specially seen to have been made in Panchdatu. It is also said that there is an important inscription in this temple.
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Shiva’s thumb is a daily worship
There are 108 small Shiv Lingams inside the temple along with many old idols. There is a deep moat in the center of the statue of Arbud Naga in the sanctum sanctorum. Shiva’s thumb is in this moat and is worshiped daily. It is said that no matter how much water is poured into this ditch, it will not fill up and it will not overflow. There is also an idol of Kalabhairava enshrined in the sanctum sanctorum by Maharaja Kumbha.
A special story
According to Pannalal Rawal, the temple priest, the temple is more than 1000 years old. According to the history of the temple, Lord Indra Brahma made Kandaka here. As the cow named Nandini in Rishi Vasishtha’s ashram fell into the ditch, then Sage Vasishtha called Goddess Saraswati and made Nandini’s cow, which had fallen into the ditch, come up. A stream of water is said to flow from the mouth of the cow in Vasishtha Ashram even today.
The reason for the name Achaleshwar
As the sage asked the gods to cover the deep moat outside the ashram, Arbudanchal Parvata and Arbud Nag were raised in Brahma Khai, just as the gods went to the sage when the earthquake later started in the day. Then, while the sage was sitting in penance inside the tomb, he realized that due to Shiva’s absence, the serpent Arbud was moving and an earthquake was occurring. Immediately, Mahadev’s thumb was placed in this place, hence the name Achaleshwar is said to be given to the temple.
Lord Shiva’s thumb can still be seen in the Achaleshwar temple in Sirohi district of Rajasthan. Also, God’s ditch can be seen there. An idol with a snake coiling around the moat can also be seen. Among the many special Shivalayams in the world, Achaleshwar Shivalayam is also a prominent one.
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