THREAD - Getting known to our Temples Heritage - 02
-->The Stambheshwar Mahadev Temple - Kavi Kamboi, Gujarat

Stambheshwar Mahadev Mandir is located in the town of Kavi Kamboi, of Gujarat. This temple dedicated to lord Shiva is situated amid Arabian Sea & Bay of Cambay.

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The amusing part of the temple lies in fact that it gets totally submerged into the Sea during the high tide hours &by the time these tides start getting low, it again starts emerging out of the sea. Inch by inch, devotees can witness the unveiling of 4 ft high Shivalinga

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Legend says that this Shiva lingam was installed by Lord Kartikeya himself, who was the son of Lord Shiva. The demon Tarakasura pleased Shiva with harsh penance and asked him a boon that only Shiva’s son would be able to kill him and that too at the age of just six days.

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After which he started creating a havoc, all gods, sage and monks were extremely troubled by Tarakasura. Upon killing the demon, Lord Kartikeya felt guilty of killing his father devotee but Lord Vishnu consoled him by saying that there’s nothing wrong in killing the demon

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However, this consolation was not enough for Lord Kartikeya who wanted to absolve this sin. Seeing Kartikeya sincere emotions, Lord Vishnu advised him to install a Shiva Lingam and pray for forgiveness. This is how the Stambheshwar Mandir came into existence.

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This Disappearing Shiva Temple submerged in the sea two times in a day. Once in the Morning then in Night. The Mother Nature offers Jal Abhishek to the Shivlinga. Sabarmati river is also submerged with the Arabian sea at this place.

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It is connected to some major cities like Vadodara, Bhavnagar, Bharuch and Surat. It is also known as the Disappearing Temple of Gujarat.

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