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Stambheshwar Mahadev, the disappearing temple of Gujarat

Kartik Shuklapaksha Dwitiya, Kaliyug Varsha 5116

New Delhi : Stambheshwar Mahadev Temple is situated about 40 miles from Vadodara in the small town of Kavi Kamboi of Gujarat.

This Lord Shiva temple was found around 150 years ago. The specialty of this ancient temple is its location in the middle of the Arabian Sea in bay of Cambay.

This sacred Siva Linga at the Stambheshwar temple which was established by Bhagwan Kartik after killing Tarkasur (as mentioned in Kumarika khand as mentioned in Skand Purana).

This Lingam of Lord Shiva can only be viewed during the low tide hours and gets disappeared inside the sea during high tide hours.

This means that you will have to plan your visit in such a way that you can view the full Lord Shiva Lingam during low tide and then, subsequently watch it disappearing in the sea as the tide slowly increases, depending upon the time of high and low tide.

People flock this temple in large numbers to witness the event of submerging or reemerging of the temple from the sea.

Source : India TV

Tags : Hinduism

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