Garhmukteshwar Shiva Temple

Garhmukteshwar Shiva Temple

Garh Mukteshwar Shiva temple is
situated on the banks of the holy Ganga in Hapur district – Uttar Pradesh which is a sacred tirthasthala of immense importance since the ancient times. This place known earlier as Shiva Vallabhapura and Khandava Vana has been mentioned in the Hindu scriptures as the place that liberates one from all sins and the cycle of birth and death.

The place is called Garhmukteshwar because Lord Shiva’s ganas were liberated from the demon form.
The temple is said to have been built by King Shivi. There is a huge Shiva Linga installed inside this temple which is said have been installed by Sage Parashurama.

Garhmukteshwar is also famous for pindadaan for ancestors. Ganga Snan festival is the largest religious fair of North India on the occasion of Kartik Purnima on Garhmukteshwar.The Pandavas performed the pindadan of their ancestors killed in the Mahabharata war at Garhmukteshwar.

History

According to the Puranas, Durvasa Maharshi was engaged in tapas (penance and austerities) on the Mandarachal Parvat. The Shiva ganas were passing by and in a momentary