Budheshwar Mahadev Mandir Raipur, Chhattisgarh

The history of this Shiva temple of Raipur is 600 years old, Budheshwar Mahadev is named after Budhadev
Historical temples have special importance to visit the Budheshwar Mahadev Temple located in front of the historical Budhatalab.

In Raipur, the capital of Chhattisgarh, there are many famous Shiva temples of Lord Bholenath in all four directions, but historical temples have special importance to visit the Budheshwar Mahadev Temple located in front of the historical Budhatalab. These temples are crowded with thousands of devotees to visit Mahashivaratri and Sawan. There is a devotion-rich shadow in the temple for 24 hours during Mahashivaratri.

Once upon a time, the old man dug at the last end of the city has become the heart of the city at present. This pond was named Budhatalab after Budhadev, the god of tribals. It is believed that there was a Shivling on the banks of the pond. Nagas were inhabited around him and Nag were always wrapped in Shivling. Being on the banks of Budhatalab, the name of Shivling became Budheshwar Mahadev. Shivalinga was presented by building a small temple on the banks of the pond. The Navnirman of the hundreds of years old temple was done by the Brahmin Samaj about 70 years ago.

200 year old Vatavriksha in front of the temple
Budheshwar Temple has a 200 -year -old Vatavriksha. The center of faith of the devotees reaches hundreds of women to worship Vat Savitri fast under this tree. Under this tree, a grand staging of Narsingh Leela is performed on Narsingh Jayanti, which is famous all over the state.
Bhasma Aarti on Mahashivaratri
Bhasma Aarti is performed on Shivling in the morning on Mahashivaratri. Jyotoring like Banaras, Ujjain and Rameshwar is asked by the same ash and the same ash is done. From morning to afternoon, Jalabhishek and evening are adorned with cannabis, dhatura, silver, malapana bark.

Bhairav ​​Baba under the open sky
The statue of Bhairav ​​Baba, the incarnation of Lord Shiva, is installed in the temple premises. Its specialty is that the dome has not been built above the temple. Worshiping is also done continuously during the rainy season. Especially on Bhairav ​​Ashtami, thousands of people come to visit the temple.