Shiva's Presence

 Shiva’s Presence


A week ago my family and I visited Jabalpur which is in MP. We saw many different attractions like Dhuadaar waterfall, Bedaghat boat ride, 64 Yogini temple, Jain mandir, balancing rock, but one thing that I liked the most was the Shiva statue. 


It is the tallest Shiva statue in the world which was built in the year 2004 and was made available for the public, tourists, and devotees in 2006. The Shiva statue is blue in color, it has a moon on his head, his snake, Vasuki around his neck, and his trident besides him. Kachnar was a newly formed city and it was chosen as the place where the statue of Lord Shiva, almost 76 feet in height, would be commissioned. The statue has 12 Shiva lingams from all the major Shiva temples in the country. We felt fortunate to get a chance to see it.


In Jabalpur, we also went to Bedaghat where we did a boat ride and we saw white marble rocks all around. It is a stretch of 8km north and south where marble rocks exist. Beyond this stretch, normal black rocks are seen. In the serene environment of the marble city, we saw numerous Shiva Lingams and Nandi statues on the banks of Narmada. As per the epics, these were built by Rani Durgavati, the ruler of the city and earlier generations to worship Lord Shiva. Rani Durgavati herself was a worshipper of Mata Parvati and she defeated Baz Bahadur of Mandu. However, she was killed in a battle to protect her homeland against Akbar's troops.


Earlier this year we visited Mahakaleshwar and Omkareshwar -the 2 other Jyotirlingas in MP. I was so pleased to see Shiva's presence in each and every part of MP, from Maheshwar to Jabalpur.

Comments

  1. Naina KulkarniNovember 18, 2021 at 1:28 AM

    Sanaa, at this age you are fortunate to get a Darshan of a fewJotirlingas in our country.What I appreciate is your outstanding intrest in knowing and studying these mytholigical topics and boldly writing and sharing your study.Keep going .Its our treasure!

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  2. UnknownNovember 18, 2021 at 1:45 AM

    Sana ...Wow nice information and you penned your thoughts beautifully. Loved it..Keep it up

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  3. UnknownNovember 18, 2021 at 1:59 AM

    To be into spirituality at such young age is blessing of Shree Shiva himself. Narmada Mayi is daughter of Shiva himself. And you witnessed her. She is there in physical as well as divine form. It is said stones in Narmada are as holy as shaligram. Lakhs of saints and yogis are sitting kamamdalu to kamamdalu on banks of Narmada Mayi in Astral form for thousands of years.

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  4. Meena KamatNovember 18, 2021 at 2:00 AM

    Sanaa,I can't imagine how you see things from different angles & that too at the tender age of nine.You are a wonder child & your parents have spotted your interests perfectly.Keep it up?

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  5. Amar JoshiNovember 18, 2021 at 2:20 AM

    Dear Sanaa
    I quite appreciate your interest in Indian Mythology. You possess one of those rare qualities of going through the tourist attractions in detail and share these with others.
    Looking for more such blogs from you. God Bless

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  6. UnknownNovember 18, 2021 at 3:00 AM

    Very well described and penned Sana👌

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  7. Rohit PatilNovember 18, 2021 at 4:40 AM

    Very nicely written and quite informative as well. Its quite fascinating to see your passion and interest in Indian Mythology :) Keep it up !!!

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  8. TanujaNovember 18, 2021 at 5:19 AM

    Beautifully written Sanaa! I look forward to reading more of your blogs.

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  9. shwetaNovember 18, 2021 at 6:25 AM

    So nicely written Sanaa ..! I truly enjoy reading your blogs. Keep it up girl. Our best wishes to you.

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  10. Rumit KNovember 18, 2021 at 9:31 AM

    Sanaa, please keep writing. Great job, make sure to cultivate a habit of writing regularly and it will serve you really well once you take on adult life. Hope to read more of your writing soon.

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