Nageshvara Jyotirlinga, Hindu temple in Devbhumi Dwarka district, India
Nageshvara Jyotirlinga is a Hindu temple in Devbhumi Dwarka district, India, housing a black stone Shivling carved with three faces. The Ling rests within a hall supported by stone pillars and decorated with serpent motifs.
The Seuna dynasty built the temple during the 13th century using the Hemadpanthi style from western India. Later rulers added sections through renovations and new constructions over the following centuries.
The name Nageshwar comes from the lingam that the devotee Supriya set up in the demon Daruk's underwater city, called Nagesha, the tenth lingam. Mahashivratri draws the year's largest fair here, and a Rathotsav is held five days later. The temple is linked to the Varkari saints Namdev, Visoba Khechara and Dnyaneshwar.
The temple stands in Aundha Nagnath, Hingoli district, Maharashtra, reached by state transport and private buses from Hingoli and Parbhani, the nearest railway stations. The closest airport is at Aurangabad, about 210 km away. Mahashivratri draws the year's largest gathering, and the Rathotsav is held five days after it.
The Dwarka identification rests on reading the written name Darukavana as Dwarakavana; the Shiva Purana places the forest on the western sea, and no forest in this part of Dwarka appears in the epics. Rival claimants include Jageshwar near Almora and Aundha Nagnath in Maharashtra.
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