Trikkur Mahadeva Temple

Trikkur Mahadeva Temple- Kerala

the temple is located on the top of a hillock. 30ft long and 12ft broad cave in the rocky top is natural. the huge sivalinga is in sothern end of the cave.above this on the top rock there is a waterhole which never dries up even in the hottest summer. the temple is constructed without harming any of the natural setup. one of the achans of paliam constructed the outer wall and other protective structures and a gopuram fully protecting the environment. The blessing of the diety is considered a sure cure for asthma.Its outstanding features are its detachable lingam on a monolithic square pitha, the orientation of the waterchuts of the pitha to the north of the entrance direction of the cave, thus making the linga itself face east, the carving of the dwarapala in three quarter relief on the side walls of the cellar chamber and not on the outer walls flanking the door, the cellar being entered not by a single door but by a pillared facade with three bays whose pillars have a taranga or wavy corbel of the vaulted type. Ganesa sculpture in the northwest cellar wall shows familiarity of the artist with the Pandyan usages, and thus making the cave shrine ascribably to the early eighth century.

Trikkur Mahadeva Temple

Trikkur Mahadeva Temple- Kerala
The temple is located on the top of a hillock. 30ft long and 12ft broad cave in the rocky top is natural. The huge sivalinga is in southern end of the cave.Above this on the top rock there is a waterhole which never dries up even in the hottest summer. The temple is constructed without harming any of the natural setup. One of the achans of paliam constructed the outer wall and other protective structures and a gopuram fully protecting the environment. The blessing of the diety is considered a sure cure for asthma.Its outstanding features are its detachable lingam on a monolithic square pitha, the orientation of the waterchuts of the pitha to the north of the entrance direction of the cave, thus making the linga itself face east, the carving of the dwarapala in three quarter relief on the side walls of the cellar chamber and not on the outer walls flanking the door, the cellar being entered not by a single door but by a pillared facade with three bays whose pillars have a taranga or wavy corbel of the vaulted type. Ganesa sculpture in the northwest cellar wall shows familiarity of the artist with the Pandyan usages, and thus making the cave shrine ascribably to the early eighth century.

जटाशंकर महादेव CAVES

Jata Shankar is a natural cave at a distance of 2 km from Pachmarhi in Hoshangabad District. It is one of the pilgrim spots in the Pachmarhi hill resort. Jata Shankar cave resembles the tangled curls of Lord Shiva एंड हेंस गोत थे नामे. थे रोच्क्स अल्सो हवे थे शपे ऑफ़ थे हुड ऑफ़ अ गिंत सनके. आईटी इस बेलिएवेद ठाट लोर्ड शिवा हद ओंस विसितेद थिस प्लेस तो सेव हिम्सेल्फ़ फ्रॉम थे डेमों किंग भस्मासुर. मानी रोच्क्स कैन बे सीन हँगिंग बेत्वीन थे वाल्स ऑफ़ थे केव्स, व्हिच टेक ग्रीन तो गोल्डन येल्लो कोलोर्स ड्यू तो थे वरिअशन ऑफ़ सुन्लिघ्त. थे वल्ली इस सीलेंट एक्स्सप्त फॉर थे एचो ऑफ़ तेम्प्ले बेल्स एंड बिर्ड्स ओं ठिर वे तो रूस्त इन त्रीस हियर फॉर थे निघत. जाता शंकर केव हस अ नैचुरल शिवा लिंगम. ओवेर्हेअद सीम तो बे स्नाकेस एत्चेद इन स्तोने बी थे द्रिप्पिंग वाटर फ्रॉम थे केव रूफ. वहत अप्पार्स लिखे स्नाकेस इस फमेद अस शिवा'स मत्तेद हेयर. थे वाटर द्रिप्पिंग ओवर जटाशंकर शिवा लिंगम इस थे स्टार्टिंग पॉइंट फॉर जम्बू द्वीप सतरें. वेयर तेरे इस शिवा कैन रिवर गंगा बे फार बेहिंद? थे सतरें जम्बू द्वीप इस अ बीत ऑफ़ गंगा राईट हियर इन पच्मर्ही. थे फमोउस सिंगर ऑफ़ ओम नमः शिवाय
थिस वूमन इस अ फमिलिअर सिघत हियर, राउंड थे इयर! शे सीट्स ओं अ रॉक एंड सिंग्स ओम नमः शिवाय अत थे टॉप ऑफ़ हेर वौइस्. हेर चंट तौचेस थे वैरी सोल एंड सेंड्स त्रेमोर्स डाउन थे बॉडी. तेरे इस सोमेथिंग इनेक्स्प्लिकाब्ली बेऔतिफुल अबाउट थे वे शे सिंग्स:-)
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GUPTESWOR MAHADEV

Gupteshwor Mahadev cave is one of the longest caves in Nepal located in Chhorepatan -17 Pokhara at Siddartha Highway. This cave has two parts, the first is of 40 meter distance from the entrance gate and there you'll find a temple of lord Shiva. On the way there are shining stones seen every where and in the temple there is big stone looks like snake's head and tortoise which is consider as the image of the lord Shiva thus the cave is named as Gupteshwor Mahadev Gufa. The first part ends here. Second part starts after the temple and is 140 meter long. There is another gate to enter the second part. Second part is very beautiful and bit narrow then first one. You can reach below the patale chhago (Davi's fall) and see shining stones and different types of rocks like bee hives. Tourists are allowed to go up to this part only and they can take photograph of this part as well. This part is closed in monsoon and rainy season for four/five months. In this place you can see three ways on north, south and east.