Sunday, February 5, 2023

 As the history of historical district Medinipur is rich, so also the mythological history here is very famous. Kanashol village is located in Anandpur of Keshpur in West Medinipur. In this village of Kanashol, there is a storm. The temple is more than 350 years old. This three and a half century old Shivreshwar Shiva temple.



Adjacent to the temple is a huge 14 acre pond. Devotees pour water on Shiva's head after taking a dip in this lake. The dam was dug by King Alal Nath Dev. That's why this Dighi is also known as Alal Dighi.

Where this temple stands today, there were forests and banyan trees. There was the Shiv Linga under the ground. Legend has it that a cow used to pour milk on that Shivalinga every day. A shepherd boy saw that scene. That very night, the owner of the cow, Alal Nath Dev, the king of Brahmanbhum, and Shitalananda Mishra, the priest of Ariadha, had a dream.

Shiva linga was dug up in the place where the black cow used to give milk. This Shivalinga was established in 1629 on the Krishna Chaturdashi tithi of Bhadra month. The name was given to Shireshwar Shiva. Devotees believe that if you observe the vow of Shiva in this temple, you will get relief from serious diseases. A child comes to the arms of a childless mother. A large number of devotees come to pour water on the head of Lord Shiva.

The height of the temple is 67 feet. This temple was renovated four times. 1834 Reformed for the first time. Then in 1930, 1960 and 1999 several temples were renovated. Legend has it that in 1834, the king of Nadzhol made a vow to Ramnarayan Jana, the Dewan of Ayodhyaram Khani. Soon after he recovered from a serious illness, soon after that the fame of the temple spread far and wide.

Today I will talk about some Shiva temples. There are many Jora Shivas in Bengal, there are Jora Shiv Mandirs in the Masjidbari area of ​​North Kolkata. Two temples on either side, a small lane in the middle. According to conventional history, around 1140 BC, a person established two Satkari Seth temples. Even today puja is regularly held here. The temple is built in two Atchala style of architecture.

There is a twin temple in Khidirpur area. Here there is a Shivalinga of rough stone with a height of about 18 feet. Shiva is known here, as Krishna Chandrasvara and Rakta Kamlesvara. It is said that the saint Ramprasad came to see this temple and was impressed and said that Shiva himself had come down from Kailash.

Again, Shiva is known as mother somewhere. There is a huge Shiva temple in Mohammed Ramzan Lane on the way to Ganga or Nimtala crematorium through Biddon Street in North Calcutta. Shiva is known here as Durgeshwar Shiva Mandir or Mota Mahadev.

This temple was built in 1794 by Rasiklal Dutta and Jaharlal Dutta. Bhavataran is in Nadia. In 1825, Nadia-Raj Girishchandra Ray, a descendant of Maharaja Krishnachandra Ray, installed idols of Bhavataran and Bhavatarini and established two gem temples side by side at Pora Ma Thana. Bhavataran which is a huge Shiva Linga.

Rudra Raya, king of Nadia, established a huge Shiva temple on the banks of the Ganges at Nabadwip, where Raghaveswara is located. The Shivalinga is buried at a place on the banks of the Ganges to protect it from erosion. King Girishchandra established this Shivlinga with the name Bhavataran in the Ratna-mandir next to the Pora-ma floor.



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