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The only #Pashupatinath Temple in India
HUGE #SHIV LINGAM WITH 8 FACES

Uniqueness:
1. The second Pashupatinath temple of lord Shiva in the world after Nepal
2. The only #ashtamukhi (8 faced) shiv lingam in the world (Nepal has 4 faced shiv lingam)

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3. Every monsoon the water level in the Shivna river rises to touch the feet of holy shiv lingam & offer "Jalaabhishek"

This 5th century #Gupta period temple is sitauted in a small town, #Mandsaur in #MadhyaPradesh adjacent to Shivna river on tapeshwar ghat

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The temple has unique/huge 8 faced Shiv lingam, 15 ft. height with faces sculpted in two levels, four each in lower and upper level

The faces in 4 directions represent 4 key stages of life: east face childhood, south face adolescence, west face puberty & north face old age

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The eight faces of the Shivling are named according to the eight elements of Lord Shiva. 1- Sherva, 2 - Bhava, 3 - Rudra, 4 - Furious, 5 - Bhima, 6 - Pashupati, 7 - Ishaan and 8 - Mahadev.

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The astmukhi shivling was recovered from Shivna river in 1940. The temple has 4 entrance doors from 4 different directions. The number of devotees increases in the month of Shravan. The temple is about 200 kms from Indore.

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