Gavi Gangadhareshwara Temple History:
The ancient Gavi Gangadhareshwara Temple was cut out of a monolithic rock most likely in the 9th century. It’s dedicated to Lord Shiva. The god in the main shrine is Shivalingam, in the front of the temple there’s additionally Nandi sculpture. The Gavi Gangadhareshwara Temple contains additionally a rare idol of Agni, the God of fire. There are different idols inside together with the idol of Agnimurthi that has 2 heads, seven hands and 3 legs. Those worshiping this god believe it’ll cure one of all eye defects.
This is one of few temples in Bangalore dedicated to Shiva and is visited by many devotees during Shivaratri Thousands of devotees come in middle Jan each year on Makar sankranti Day to the present cave temple. This is a special occasion when the sunrays fall on the Sivalinga for one hour because it passes between the horns of the Nandi. Such was the information of design and physical science that the traditional sculptors may craft the horns of the stone bull outside the temple so that the sun’s rays would pass through its horns and light up the god Shiva Linga inside the cave. Comparison of latest structures and earlier drawings by Thomas Daniell and William Daniell show that earlier the Gavi Gangadhareshwara Temple has less structure and also the Sun lighted the shrine in summer and winter solstice. Additionally nowadays the Sun illuminates Shivalinga two times per annum – from 13 to 16 Jan in late afternoons and from 26 Nov to 2 December. The Gavi Gangadhareshwara Temple shrine is a protected monument below the Karnataka Ancient and Historical evidence and archeological department places and Remains Act 1961.
Gavi Gangadhareshwara Temple Architecture:
Every year in the evening of Jan fourteenth, the day of the festival of Makara Sankranti, many more devotees come from around the place Gavi Gangadhareshwara cave-temple in Bangalore, stifling the already void of the cave. They gather there waiting for hours to witness a celestial event which for them is ample testimony of the greatness of Lord Shiva, the resident god of the Gavi Gangadhareshwara Temple. in the yard outside, past the mysterious stone structures 2 massive vertical discs on pillars, an oversized spear of Shiva and His damaru (a tiny two-headed drum) thousands of individuals flock ahead of a large screen, waiting with bated breath to have their (bhakthi) devotion to Shiva repay by this fantastic event. Although photography inside the cave is prohibited, an exception is created on this present day to TV news channels that transmit the prevalence live to many thousands of others straight to their homes. And as the sun sets in the west at one place a beam of sunshine shoots below an arch on the temple’s western wall, through 2 windows and lights-up a patch of the corridor, triggering thrilling in the occupier of the dark cave.
because the sun sinks additional, the beam moves slowly towards the sanctum of Shiva, 1st on the rear of the sculpture of Nandi (the bull mount of Shiva) that’s ahead of the god, in between its horns, to the feet of the linga (the phallic image of Shiva that’s the god here) and at last on the body of the shiva lingam. And the cave then reeration with ringing bells, affected devotees vocalizing the name of Shiva and mantras of monks, one of whom is running milk repeatedly on the linga. It appears as if the sun itself is paying homage to the Lord on this auspicious day. For all the people that gather there, inside the cave and also the thousands outside witnessing the happening on the big screen, their wait is suitably rewarded. This is the only time of the year, some precious minutes, once the insides of the otherwise dark cave are lit by a beam of daylight and by chance, miracle or design, the god itself is bathed by it.
A team of astronomers in Bangalore comprising Jayanth Vyasanakere, K. Sudeesh, and Dr. SB Shylaja of the Jawaharlal Nehru Planetarium, recently complete that this rare event also happens on Nov 30th every year, exposure the gung-ho over what happens on the day of Sankranti. The team additionally shed light (pun unintended) on the probable purpose of the mysterious stone discs outside the cave. It went on more to propose that the illumination of the linga was initially supposed to occur in the evening of winter solstice, December 21st, And not on Jan 14th that is an insignificant date in physical science.
“They build a big issue of the Jan fourteenth incident. And then, lot of individuals go, lakhs of people go there and it’s a mad crowd” said Dr Shylaja. She continued, “There is a major factor that’s related to the Gavi Gangadhareshwara Temple but we people have ignored that and connected significance to some silly factor.”
Gavi Gangadhareshwara Temple Timings:
Morning 6 am to 8 pm in between this time conduction very different pujas and sevas.
No comments:
Post a Comment