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Ghrishneshwar temple (mandir)

Ghrishneshwar temple (mandir) is a very revered temple (mandir), situated within the state of Maharashtra. It lies very close to to the Buddhist caves of Ellora, only half a kilometer away, and serves because the abode of one of many 12 Jyotirlingas in India devoted to Lord Shiva. Even the Ajanta Caves and Dulatabad city of Maharashtra are located nearby. The temple, with exquisitely sculpted walls, was constructed underneath the patronage of Queen Ahilyabai Holkar, one of the rulers of the erstwhile state of Indore.

Ghrishneshwar temple (mandir), also referred to as Ghusmeshwar, has a very interesting legend attached to it. It is mentioned that there was as soon as a very spiritual lady, often called Kusuma, who used to worship Lord Shiva on a daily basis. She used to immerse His Shivalinga in a tank, as a part of her everyday prayer. Her husband had a second wife, who got jealous of the devotion of Kusuma and her resultant respect within the society. In a fit of rage and resentment, she murdered Kusuma's son.

Kusuma turned extraordinarily depressed when she got here to know that her son had been killed. However, she continued worshipping the Lord. It is mentioned that when she immersed the lingam into the tank, after her the demise of her son, he miraculously came again to life again. The legend further goes that at the moment, Lord Shiva appeared before Kusuma in addition to the villagers. It's stated that on Kusuma's request, Lord Shiva manifested Himself on the very web site, within the form of the Jyotirlinga Ghusmeshwar. From then onwards, the temple is highly revered by folks and attracts devotees from far and wide.