Pila Shivala Mandir Prayagraj

Yellow Shiva Temple, Shiva Temple
Yellow Shivalaya is situated in the old Katra locality of Prayag. There is a proven idol of Lord Bholnath here. It is believed that by regular worship one definitely receives the blessings of Shiva. This temple, which becomes the center of presence of devotees especially in the month of Adhimas and Shravan, is a place for the devotees coming to take Kumbh bath to visit the temple. Help of local citizens can be taken to reach the temple.

Yellow Shivalaya is situated in the old Katra locality of Prayag. There is a proven idol of Lord Bholnath here. It is believed that by regular worship one definitely receives the blessings of Shiva. This temple, which becomes the center of presence of devotees especially in the month of Adhimas and Shravan, is a place for the devotees coming to take Kumbh bath to visit the temple. Help of local citizens can be taken to reach the temple.

On the first turn of the old potato market, the old temple of Katra is situated on the main road, which is known as Yellow Shivala. To reach here, tempos and rickshaws are available all the time from Allahabad Railway Station and Civil Line Bus Station to Katra locality. Reach the designated intersection through these means. By asking anyone the temple can be reached on foot.

Apart from Shivalinga, idols of Shri Parvati ji, Shri Ganesh ji, Nandi Baba are installed in one room of the temple and beautiful idols of Shri Radhakrishna are installed in the other room. It is said about this temple established decades ago that if the rituals of Shiva are performed as per the rituals after bathing in Ganga, the desired results are achieved. The former priest of this temple Late. Shri Shivshankar Tiwari was a resident of village Barau, district Pratapgarh. The present priest of the temple is Mr. Sushil Tripathi, son of Mr. Lal Ji Tripathi, resident of Govindpur, Allahabad, who regularly worships the temple. There is a fair like atmosphere here on every Shiva date.