Here the dead come alive for a while

A place called Lakhamandal, about 125 kilometers away from Dehradun, is famous due to its historical and mythological importance. There are many interesting and surprising beliefs prevalent about the Shivalinga located here. Every year thousands of devotees of these beliefs come here to worship Shiva. Considering the historical importance of this place, it has been declared a protected place.

It is said that the main Shivalinga has been present here since the time of creation and by performing Jalabhishek on it, Lord Shiva destroys all the sins of his devotees. At the time of Jalabhishek, the face of the devotee is clearly visible in the Shivalinga. How deep is the faith towards this Shivalinga can be gauged from the belief that If a priest places a dead body in front of the gatekeepers established here and sprinkles the sacred water of that temple, it comes alive for some time. When alive he takes the name of God. He is given Ganga water and after consuming Ganga water the person leaves this world.

This is the first Shivalinga!

It is said that once there was a dispute between Lord Brahma and Vishnu regarding superiority. A debate broke out between the two as to who was the best. An incident occurred during their dispute. A body of fire comes and gets situated in between them. Both of them start searching for its beginning and end but they are unable to succeed. The sound of Om was coming from it. Brahma ji and Vishnu ji understood that this was Shakti and they themselves started worshiping Om. Shiva was pleased with his worship and granted him a boon and disappeared. According to Linga Mahapuran, this was the first Shivalinga of Lord Shiva. After the establishment of this Linga, Lord Vishnu and Brahma Ji themselves worshiped Shivalinga. This is the same Shivalinga which is worshiped today in Lakhamandal.

This is how this Shivalinga appeared in Kaliyuga

Regarding the appearance of this unique Shivalinga, it is said that a person from Lakhamandal saw a saint in his dream telling him that he was stuck in a swamp and should get him out. When the person reached the place seen in the dream and dug with the help of other people, this Shivalinga was seen there. Later in the post-Gupta period, in the seventh century, Ishwara, daughter of the Yadu dynasty ruler of Singhpur, Shribhaskar Varman, had built a Shiva temple in Lakha Mandal in memory of her husband Srichandra Gupta (ruler of Jalandhar). Two stone inscriptions have been found from the premises of the historical temple. Similarly, the mystery of a language written on the rocks kept in two caves here remains till today.

There is another Shivalinga here
There are many other small and big Shivalingas here. All this has been found in the excavation here. There is one more belief here. According to this, during the Mahabharata period, the Kauravas had built Lakshagriha here to incinerate the Pandavas in live fire. Yudhishthir himself had installed Shivalinga at this place during his exile. This Shivalinga is known as Mahamandeshwar. A very beautiful temple was built where Yudhishthir had installed Shivalinga. Just in front of the Shivalinga, two gatekeepers are seen standing facing west.
There is also a belief about Mahamandaleshwar Shivalinga that any woman, for the purpose of having a son, sits at the main gate of the temple on the night of Mahashivratri and chants the Shiv Mantra while gazing at the lamp of the Shivalaya, she will be blessed with a son within a year. it occurs. The eternal flame burns here.

Darshan timings in the temple:

The temple remains open from 5:30 in the morning to 8:00 in the night. A place called Lakhamandal, about 125 kilometers away from Dehradun, is famous due to its historical and mythological importance. There are many interesting and surprising beliefs prevalent about the Shivalinga located here. Every year thousands of devotees of these beliefs come here to worship Shiva. Considering the historical importance of this place, it has been declared a protected place.

It is said that the main Shivalinga has been present here since the time of creation and by performing Jalabhishek on it, Lord Shiva destroys all the sins of his devotees. At the time of Jalabhishek, the face of the devotee is clearly visible in the Shivalinga. How deep is the faith towards this Shivalinga can be gauged from the belief that if a priest places a dead body in front of the gatekeepers established here and sprinkles the sacred water of that temple, it comes alive for some time.When alive he takes the name of God. He is given Ganga water and after consuming Ganga water the person leaves this world.