Bhuleshwar - Pune

Bhuleshwar

 Bhuleshwar, When I heard about this places while searching on net and after seeing photos of the shiva temple I inclined to visit this place. The  ancient temples having  beautiful carvings, sculptures always fascinate me .  so finally we went to see the temple on Sunday 1^st Dec 13.

The temple is around 55 km from Pune towards Solapur road, near Yavat.

The temple is located on a hill and has been constructed by the Yadava rulers, in the 13^th century. It was previously a fort called ‘Mangalgadh’. It is believed that temple was ruined by Muslim invaders and reconstructed later because the entrance of the temple is hidden like Gaimukhi Buruj construction of Shivaji's time. So when you see temple from outside, the temple tower resembles a tomb like Mughal architecture. But once inside, you can see a great influence of Southern architecture.

As per the mythological story it is the place where Devi Parvati danced for Lord Shiva and after they went to Kailas and get married. This place is crowded in Shrawan,Chaitra and Mahashivratri only.

There is amazing thing about this temple is that the offering (sweets like pedha) by devotee gets disappears whenever it is kept is small groove in front of main Shivalinga. The actor-travel writer Milind Gunaji has written about his experience with this in his book Mystical, Magical Maharashtra

The temple is located on hill, so landscape around the temple is immensely beautiful and breathtaking.

for more info.
visit : http://bhuleshwar.com/index.htm

View Larger Map