Dodital Ganesh Temple

Dodital Ganesh Temple

Dodital is a freshwater lake in Uttarkashi district, Uttarakhand.

Dodital is also known as “Dhundital” meaning ‘Ganesha Ka Tal’ or ‘Lake of Ganesha’. As per Hindu mythology, it is believed that Dodital is the birth place of Lord Ganesha, the son of Lord Shiva and Parvati. It is said that Lord Ganesha chose this lake as his abode. There is a beautiful temple located on the corner of the lake which is dedicated to Lord Ganesha.

Dodital cocooned amidst the benedictory pines is a fresh water lake of Uttarakhand.
For, it is in freshwater Dodital that the lord’s mother, Parvati, took bath routinely, according to the locals, which is around 4,400 feet above sea level.

Mythology

One fine morning at Dodital when Parvati was taking bath, she asked the dedicated bull of Lord Shiva to remain on the entryway of the shower region with the goal that nobody can enter the zone till she says. Nandi took the guidance steadfastly yet the master Shiva drew close to the entryway when Nandi obstructed his direction revealing to him that it was Goddess Parvati’s guidance to hinder the way and don’t allow anybody to come inside until the point that she says. Shiva get irate, he asserted that he is the spouse of Goddess Parvati and he has the privilege to go in. He additionally directed Nandi that it was Nandi’s obligation to tune in to his guidelines. Furthermore, Nandi got defenseless and couldn’t prevent him from going in. Goddess Parvati was annoyed with the episode and she chose to think of somebody who will hear her out directions and will be faithful to her and no more. She took turmeric, shoe wood and clay of Dodital for showering and favored it with life and molded a little child out of it and named him Ganesha. Next time Parvati made Ganesha remain on the way to deny the passage. At the point when ruler Shiva attempted to come in, Ganesha ceased him. Lord Shiva got furious seeing a little kid obstructing his direction and asked his armed force (Gana) to battle the child. Be that as it may, everybody who attempted fizzled. This made master Shiva conviction that the child was not a typical youngster but rather wad favored with some exceptional power. He attempted to battle with the little one and in outrage he decapitated the young kid.
At the point when Goddess Parvati saw this trembling scene she got extremely irate and revealed that Ganesha was her creation and now on the off chance that she doesn’t gets him back. She will demolish the whole creation around. Hearing this Lord Brahma got frightened as he is the maker of the world, he asked for goddess Parvati to quiet down and stop that deed. Goddess Parvati expressed that she will just stop on the off chance that she recovers her child and she must be guaranteed that now after at whatever point there is any love or great work it will begin with the name of lord Ganesha .

Indeed, even all gods demand Shiva to make Ganesha alive in light of a legitimate concern for the universe, it is anyway difficult to restore ruler Ganesha in a similar shape, yet Shiva educates that another head can be joined to Ganesha’s body He further says that before nightfall if any creature will surrender its head, that head ought to be brought and settled. ‘Gajasura’ is an elephant that Shiva-doots go over, since that time ruler Ganesha is otherwise called elephant headed God.