Swayambhu Unmatteswara Shiva Temple of Mahasadhaka Kailaspati

 

A Shiva temple in Mallarpur has been discussed in the previous episode. Today I will tell the story of another Shiva temple in Birbhum. He is crazy. Like Tarakeshwar's father Tarakanath, the Malleswar and Unmatteshwar Shivlingas are Swayambhu, Akhand and Anadilinga. Birbhum is the meeting place of Shaiva-Shakta-Vaishnava.

If you want to know about Unmatteshwar, you have to know about Mahasadhaka Kailasapati. This Kailasapati was a Tantrasadhaka. It is said that Mahasadhaka Kailaspati is the tantra guru of Bamakshyapa. It is said that Kailasapati taught Tantra by placing Bamakshyapa in the seat of Panchamundi. Kailasapati, however, was the son of this Bengal before his ascetic life. Although he was a son of Bengal, his Tantra education was not done in Bengal. Saint Kailaspati's field of practice was North India, but he returned to Bengal. He came to Bengal and established a temple to follow the orders of the Guru. The Maharaja of Kashmir donated one lakh rupees for the establishment of the temple. He also allocated a monthly stipend of 50 rupees to the Maharaja of Kashmir for the daily puja expenses of the temple. Unmettashwar is present in this temple.

Dabuk village is a few kilometers away from the temple of Goddess Tara at Tarapeeth. In that Dabuk village there is the Unmetteshwar Shiva temple founded by Kailaspati. The worshiping deity of the temple is Dabukeshwar Unmatteswar Devadidev Mahadev. The Shiva Swayambhu of the temple means the destroyer. Even after digging 40 holes under the ground, the bottom of this Shiva Linga was not found. Saint Bamakshyapa also used to visit this temple. He renovated the Shivalinga here. Later many saintly monks like Madan Gonsai, Purnananda Swami, Kuldananda Brahmachari used to come here. used to practice Almost all of them took initiation from Kailasapati. He also achieves by doing sadhana.

Annabhoga is served daily to Lord Shiva in the temple. The temple also has an idol of Goddess Tara. Here the Goddess Tara is also offered food. It is said that Unmatteshwar is actually Bhairava of Goddess Tara. Special pujas and festivals are celebrated in this temple on the occasion of Shivratri. Also in the months of Shravan and Chaitra the pooja is performed with grandeur. A large number of devotees gathered. Devotees believe that Shiva here is very awake. Devotees come from far and wide to pour water on the head of Shivalinga. Many saints and monks visit this temple daily. Many sadhakas have attained siddhi by doing Shaiva Sadhana in this temple. This temple in Dabuk is a Shaivite pilgrimage, devotees flock to this temple from far and wide throughout the year to fulfill their wishes.

Again not far from Mallarpur is Ganapur, a once prosperous village. There are forty five Shiva temples in this village. Such an ornate and beautifully crafted Shiva temple is not seen very often in any rural area. At the very center of Ganapur village there are 14 Charchala Shiva temples in Kalitala, 7 on the east side, 4 on the west side, 3 on the north side and a lofty dolmancha, a semi-circular temple on the south side. Only four temples have foundation inscriptions. There are 5 more terracotta temples to the south of Kalitala. On the front of the 14 Charchala Shiva temple, Rama-Ravana battle, Draupadi disrobing, Yudhishthira-Shakuni playing dice, Kathacherai, Mahishamardini Durga etc. are carved. Some of the temples are more than 200-250 years old. Brihatnarayan Temple with Atchala is located here. The Bardhishnu family Choudhuris of this village were Shaivites. It is said that once the village was destroyed due to famine. To save the villagers from dying of starvation, the Chowdhury family took the initiative to build the temple. The event dates back to the 18th century. The temples took about 12 years to build. The temples were built between 1767 and 1779. Here is Shiv Pahari. The memory of Kalapahar is here. Shiva's name is Sri Sri Baba Siddhinath. It is said that Shiva was named Siddhinath as Jayadratha achieved Siddhi here.