Alopi Shankar Temple Badagaon, Kailaras Muraina Madhya Pradesh

Alopishankar, the oldest Shiva temple in the city, had appeared from the place of Siddha Baba Buddha Giri after his disappearance a thousand years ago.

Morena. Alopishankar, the oldest Shiva temple in the city, had appeared from the place of Siddha Baba Buddh Giri after his disappearance a thousand years ago. Here there are two Pindis in the same Jalhari, which is special in itself, because usually only one Pindi is present in a Jalhari. The fame of Alopishankar is far reaching, in the month of Sawan where people from all over the district come to see Alopishankar. Thousands of people from other provinces also come to perform the Abhishek. There is a temple of Alopishankar Mahadev on a 700 feet high hill in Kailaras. For this, people climb 560 steps to have darshan.

Although there is a rush of devotees at the temple every day, but in the month of Sawan, thousands of people from other states also reach here. Along with this, hundreds of Kanwars are offered. There is a legend that this temple was built by Lakha Banjare. It is believed that Lakha Banjara was going to the market with sacks of sugar. At the same time, when Siddha Baba asked him about the sacks, Lakha mockingly said that there was salt in the sacks, but when Lakha reached the market, he found sugar in the sacks. Instead, only salt came out. When he reached the hill running, Buddhist Giri Baba had disappeared from there. Two Shivalingas emerged from his sitting place. Whom people know as Alopishankar Mahadev. Bhandaras are organized daily at Alopi Shankar Temple. For the last ten years, Akhand Ramayana is being performed and Akhand Deepak is being lit.

A Lakha Banjara was going to the market with sacks of sugar when Siddha Baba asked him about the sacks, then Lakha said that there was salt in the sacks, but when Lakha reached the market, instead of sugar, only salt came out of the sacks. When he reached the hill running, Buddhist Giri Baba had disappeared from there.