The Ghusmeswara Jyotir Lingam Temple,

Ellora, Maharastra

 



 

The Ghusmeswara Temple is situated in Visalakam at Devagiri ˝km from the Ellora caves, Maharastra. This Shiva Lingam is known by several names - Grishneswara, Ghushmeswara, Grushmeswara, Kusumeswarar.

* The four Jyotir lingams of Maharastra is:  Mahakaleswar, Triyambakeswar, Bhimashankar and Ghusmeswara.
 

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The Ghusmeswara Jyotir Lingam



 

The Yoni of this Jyotir Lingam is very similar to the Triyambakeswara Yoni, both the same shape and imbedded in the floor. The lingam is apr. 25cm high and formed as an oval Shiva Lingam.

The Ghusmeawara Lingam is considered to exist in two places, one at Devagiri near Ellora and the other at the Kailasa temple at the Ellora caves. The Kailasha Temple is carved in the rock and is the worlds largest rock temple.

Legend

Once there lived a pious brahmin and his wife. The brahmin was a great devotee of Shiva, but was not blessed with a son. In order to give him a son the family persuaded him to matty Kusuma. She was an even greater devotee of Lord Siva. Everyday she would make a Shiva Lingam, worship it and then immerse it in the temple tank. Soon she was blessed with a baby boy. The first wife was ill with jealousy and treated Kusuma very badly. Putting all her faith in the Lord, Kusuma humbly bore all the sufferings.

As the boy grew older, they soon started planning his wedding. The first wife, who was very jealous, killed the boy with an axe. Kusuma was deeply grieved, yet she continued her daily worship of Lord Shiva. She made the Lingam, worshipped it and immersed it in the temple tank. To everybody's surprise, her son came back to life and rose out of the water. Lord Shiva appeared before them and blessed them. He declared that he would give darshan to devotees in his Jyotir Linga Swarupam (in the form of a Jyotir Linga) at the same spot where Kusuma immersed the Lingams.

 

 

Arriving at the Ghusmeswara Temple


 



 



Gate in the street
 



Shop area outside the temple compound
 



Sign telling that the Ghusmeswara Lingam is the 12th Jyotir Lingam
 

 

Inside and around at the temple compound



Very narrow and low entrance to keep past times invaders
from entering on horseback
 



Inside the temple yard with temple in the background
 



Main entrance
 



Around the backside of the temple
 



View towards south in the direction of the narrow entrance
 

 

The temple



 



 



 

Stucco



 

 



 

 

Beggars at work - their only livelihood



 



 



Resting place for families
 

 





Temple tower in the waxing moon light

 

OM Namah Shivaya
 

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