Location of Neelkanth Mahadev Temple Jalore, History of Neelkanth Mahadev Temple Jalore, Architecture of Neelkanth Mahadev Temple Jalore.
Location of Neelkanth Mahadev Temple Jalore:
This Temple is situated on the verges of Jalore, Pali and Barmer Districts in Village Neelkanth of Sub-Tehsil Bhadrajun, District Jalore, Rajasthan.
History of Neelkanth Mahadev Temple Jalore:
This Temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva. It is said that one widow lady saw a Shiva lingam here and she regularly started praying it. Her family members tried hard to bury it but it appeared again and again out of earth along with sand and in this way the huge mound was formed. Thinking the idol to be miraculous, the Temple was built here.
It is said that the army of Sultan Ala-ud-din Khilji attacked Jalore and tried to destroy Shiva Lingam. But they were attacked instead by black bees and the soldiers ran away. Then the Sultan prayed mercy from Lord Shiva and promised to build a grand Temple at the place. His prayer was listened and he kept his promise by constructing the Temple.
Architecture of Neelkanth Mahadev Temple Jalore:
This is a Western faced Mosque-structured Temple built on a high mound. The half idol of Shiva lingam is black-colored and the other half is yellow colored showing that it was tried to be broken into pieces. The Temple has many broken idols of Gods and Goddesses and pillars and stone inscriptions indicating that it was repaired many times. One stone inscription dating back to 1796 A.D. mentions about Jodha Ratan Singh.
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