Shanaleshwara Swayambhu Temple

Shanaleshwara Swayambhu Temple dedicated to the worship of Lord Shiva.[1] It is situated at 7 Kilometre away in the Nalas village of Rajpura, Punjab.[2] It is maintained by the ascetic sadhu's of Juna Akhara Foundation.

Shanaleshwara Swayambhu Temple
Shiva Temple
Shanaleshwara Sawyambhu Temple, Nalas
Religion
AffiliationHinduism
FestivalMahaShivratri; MahaRudra Yajna
Features
Location
LocationRajpura
StatePunjab
CountryIndia
Website
https://shanaleshwara.in/

Temple

Swayambhu
Inside the Temple a view of Shanaleshwara Swayambhu lingam 'decorated for evening worship'

Inside the Shanaleshwara Temple is the Swayambhu lingam of Lord Shiva.[3][4][5] Shiva in the lingam form is believed to be Swayambhu.

Importance

Maha Shivaratri is great festival here, three-days fair is held here every year on Maha Shivaratri and lakhs of people come to the fair to ask for a vow. It has been a tradition that on Maha Shivaratri and in this area (near Rajpura) most of the devotees start their journey on foot[6] from their homes to the Shanaleshwara temple and volunteers serve food to the devotees along the way.[7]

In 1592, Maharaja of Patiala built this temple.[8] Since the 15th century temple has been home to Sadhu's. The Lingam of Shanaleshwara is also known to be Pancha Bhoota. The temple of Shanaleshwara is a place of Guru–shishya tradition.

See also

References
  1. "550 Years Old Lord Shiva Temple". 1 March 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  2. Know about famous Nalas Lord Shiva Temple Rajpura, Punjab | 11th November, 2017, retrieved 8 March 2022
  3. "भोलेनाथ का ऐसा चमत्कारी मंदिर जहां मौली बांधने से हर मन्नत होती है पूरी, यहां खुद प्रकट हुआ था शिवलिंग | nalas shiv mandir rajpura in punjab". Patrika News (in Hindi). 9 August 2018. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  4. Jankaari, Acchi (10 October 2021). "मौली बांधने से महादेव के मंदिर में हर मुराद होती है पूरी, चमत्कारिक रूप से प्रकट हुआ था शिवलिंग". Acchi Jankaari- अच्छी जानकारी. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  5. "भोलेनाथ के इस मंदिर में स्वयं प्रकट हुआ था शिवलिंग, मान्यता ऐसी कि खाली नहीं जाती मुराद". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  6. "प्राचीन शिव मंदिर नलास में लाखों महिलाएं करेंगी कलश परिक्रमा". Dainik Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  7. "Mahashivratri Prepration in Nalas-Shiv-Mandir". m.jagran.com (in Hindi). Retrieved 6 March 2022.
  8. "Nalas Temple History". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 10 March 2022.

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