Unbelievable facts about 17 kala Bhairava Temple

Introduction

The whole devotees in the world worship Lord Shiva believing he is the creator. Our Puranas say that Bhairava is one of his forms. This Bhairava Swamy will be with four hands, three eyes and a fierce manifestation of Shiva. Our myths say that Lord Bhairava is called as the supreme ruler of Pujas and the protector. Such Bhairava Swamy has 17 most powerful shrines. Each of these 17 shrines holds a distinct significance. And are attaining the glory blessing the devotees. Our Puranas say that all the deities have worshipped these shrines since years along with the human.

List of Shrines with significance

• Kalbhairav Temple in Varanasi:

Kalbhairav Temple is located beside the temple of Lord Shiva in Varanasi. Our Puranas say that there is a great history to this Kalbhairav Temple. Kalbhairav is been worshipped as the protector of Kasi Kshetra. The devotees who come to Kasi and after visiting Lord Kasi Vishweshwar. Our Puranas say that if they do not visit Kala Bhairava there then they cannot acquire the virtue even after visiting Kasi. This Kasi Kshetra is famous shrine which made Kala Bhairava get rid of the sin Brahma Hatya Patakam. So as per the order from Lord Shiva, he became the protector of Varanasi it seems. Besides this, Lord Shiva passed another order that the devotees who come here should visit this god.

• Bhairava temple at Ujjain:

There is a temple of Bhairava in Ujjain Mahakaleshwar Temple which is one of the 12 Jyotirlingas. The idol of Bhairava in this temple will be seen smeared with sindur all over. Bhairava at this temple has a significance. The devotees who come to visit Bhairava will offer alcohol to him it seems. The devotees believe that offering alcohol to the god will bring them good luck. The priests at the temple say that this tradition is been following since ages. But how could the idol of god drink that alcohol? Where does that alcohol go? Such things remained mysteries still.

• Dantewada Jagdalpur Bhairava Temple:

Goddess Danteshwari Temple is at Jagdalpur in Chhattisgarh. This goddess temple is said to be a very famous temple. In this temple, Bhairava Swamy is been manifested in four avatars. As Vana Bhairava, Jatha Bhairava, Gadha Bhairava, Thandava Bhairava, they have been worshipped with a great devotion in this temple. As the ancient temple of these Bhairavas was destroyed. These gods were worshipped for centuries in a small corral. Later, they are worshipping these Bhairava Swamy by building a small thatched house.

• Tezpur Mahabhairav Temple:

There is a Mahabhairav Temple at Tezpur in Assam. God in this temple is been worshipped as Mahabhairava. In this temple, Mahabhairav god will be in the form of Linga. The place history says that the main idol in this temple was enshrined 5500 years ago by the devotee of Lord Shiva Banasura. Another wonder in this temple is here the idol of Mahabhairava will be increasing by a few mm every year it seems.

• Ramagiri Kala Bhairava Temple:

This temple is located in Chittoor district of our Andhra Pradesh. The place history says that the temple was built by Pallava rulers around 9th-11th century. According to the Puranas, at the time of Ramayana, after the war.Due to the strategy applied by Kala Bhairava. It was there that Hanuman has built this temple. Kala Bhairav of this temple is also called as Santana Prapti Bhairava. If a married couple without children worships Santana Prapti Bhairava at this temple. The devotees strongly believe that they will definitely give birth to the children. Another speciality in this temple is the temples of both Lord Kalabhairava and Sri Vaaleeswarar Swamy will be in the same fortification and beside each other. In this temple, the idol of Lord Kalabhairava looks majestical with the height 5 feet.

• Isannapalli Kalabhairava Temple:

This temple is at Kamareddy district in our Telangana. The historical evidence says that this temple was built in the 11th century. Lord Bhairava at this temple is been worshipped as the deity who wards off the evils. Here the idol of Lord Bhairava is been manifested himself standing with 7 feet height.

• Bhairava Sela:

Even this temple is located in the Bhairava cave in the forest near Srisailam in our Andhra Pradesh. This temple is in the valley between 7 waterfalls and is been surrounded by beautiful nature. Lord Bhairava at this shrine is a fierce manifestation inside the cave. In this cave, there is a lot of space that around 20-30 people can sit and adore the lord all at once it seems. Mostly the local tribal of this place worship this god. To visit the god, one has to travel in the thick forest, crossing the waterfalls and walk along on the hills and valleys.

• Adavivaram:

This Adavivaram is in the forest 16 kms away from Visakhapatnam of Andhra Pradesh. There Lord Bhairava will be seen in a temple on the hill at that village. Mostly the local tribal of this place worship him. Lord Bhairava who is surrounded by the beauty of nature is been worshipped by the devotees as a god who makes their wishes come true.

• Lord Bhairava at Kathmandu:

This temple is located in Kathmandu which is the capital of Nepal. In the tradition of Nepal, Lord Kala Bhairava is been worshipped with a great devotion. So there the idol of Kala Bhairava will be enshrined at every temple. They will adore him decorating him in a strange manner. Lord Bhairava at Kathmandu is been worshipped as Akash Bhairav since centuries.

• Bhairavakonda:

The place history says that this temple was built centuries ago. While the goddess in this temple is manifested as three-faced Durga. Lord Kala Bhairava is the protector of the temple. In this temple, the goddess is having just the head only. Near this temple, an awesome waterfall cascading from 200 metres attracts the visitors. In the temple, every year on Kartika Pournami, an amazing visual will be manifested. On that day at 7 o'clock at night. In the Bhairavakona which is in front of that temple. The moonlight falls on the water and reflects on the Durga Devi deity. To see this miraculous visual, thousands of devotees will come every year. The idol of Lord Kala Bhairava will be there inside the cave in front of the temple of that goddess. There the priests say everyone must visit Lord Bhairava before visiting the goddess.

• Sivayoginatha Temple:

In the Sivayoginatha Temple, we can see all the four gods like Yoga Bhairava, Ghnana Bhairava, Swarna Akarshana Bhairava and Unnata Bhairava at once. The history says that even Adi Shankaracharya has worshiped the idols of Lord Bhairava in this temple. So here the devotees adore the god with a great devotion and loyalty. In addition, by worshipping Swarna Akarshana Bhairava.The devotees strongly believe that they could get rid of all the financial problems and can acquire a good sum of money.

• Bhairava Temple at New Delhi:

The ancient Bhairava temple is located near Purana Qila, New Delhi. The history says that this temple is been worshipped by the devotees since thousands of years. The place history says that Bhairava Swamy in this temple was worshipped by the Pandavas at the time of Mahabharata.

• Dhunnas Bhairava Temple:

This temple is located in Uttar Pradesh. The devotees strongly believe that the one who worships Lord Kala Bhairava will never have any problems. The temple of Kali Matha is located near this temple. Even this temple became very famous.

• Munnangi Kala Bhairava Temple:

The Kala Bhairava temple is been glorified as the boon for the devotees at Munnangi in Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh. The place history says that here, Lord Kala Bhairava has manifested himself. So here the devotees have been adoring the Lord Bhairava especially. The devotees worship the god with special rituals mainly during the Kartika Masam and on Shivaratri.

• Bhairava Padu:

This temple is located at Bhairava Padu in Guntur district. The place history says that even in this temple, Lord Kala Bhairava has manifested himself.

• Kachchadri Bhairava Temple:

This temple is located on the hills near Kollur in Karnataka. The place history says that in this temple, while Goddess Durga is been manifested as goddess Umadevi and Lord Bhairava is the protector of the temple.

• Adhiyaman Kottai Bhairava Temple:

This temple is also located in Dharmapuri district of Karnataka. In the 9th century, this temple was built by the king Athiyamaan it seems. Since then, Lord Bhairava is been worshipped especially by the devotees.

All these 17 temples attained fame as the temples with a great significance in our India. By visiting all these 17 temples during Kartika Masam. The one will get rid of the sins of all the births and not only attain the good progress in life. They will also be blessed with all the prosperity in life, says the Shiva Purana.

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