Kukdeswar Mahadev Temple (file photo).
Sawan, the month of worship of Lord Shiva has started from today. The biggest thing is that this time the month is starting from Monday itself, which turns out to be a very auspicious coincidence. There is great enthusiasm among Shiva devotees regarding the first Monday of Shravan. A huge crowd of devotees is seen in Shiva temples for worship. Also, the atmosphere of devotion with the slogan of Har Har Mahadev is being seen in the temples.
There are many temples of Lord Bholenath in Mewar, Rajasthan, which are always crowded with devotees. Such faith towards Bholenath is found in every temple in Mewar. Mewar has many ancient Shiva temples, which have a long history. There are many temples whose history everyone wants to know. One such temple is located in a lush green forest near Lakhavali village, 12 km from Udaipur city. This temple is a confluence of devotion and tourism. The Shivling of this temple belongs to the era of the Eklingaji temple of Kailashpuri.
Maharana Pratap spent time in Lakhavali forest
However, this temple came into existence about 575 years ago during the reign of Maharana Pratap. There are many folk beliefs related to it, which show the uniqueness of this temple. Temple priest Mohan Giri says that Maharana Pratap also spent some time in this forest of Lakhavali during the conflict with the Mughals. During his stay here, Maharana Pratap was resting for the night in a kacha temple, when suddenly one after another Mughal soldiers started advancing towards him.
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How did the temple get its name?
Maharana Pratap was unaware of this. It is said that by chance the cock crowed in the middle of the night, due to which Maharana Pratap woke up. He secured himself, since then the temple came to be known as Kukadeswara Mahadev. Sarpanch Mohan Patel said that a canal flows next to the temple. Its specialty is that no matter how hot it is, the water of this canal never dries up.
Devotees associate it with the daily abhishek of Bhole. There is also a pond near this temple. It also never dries up. In the month of Sawan, devotees perform Jalabhisheka of Kukdeswara Mahadev with this holy water. According to Sarpanch Mohan Patel, most of the people of the city reach Kukdeshwar Dham in large numbers even on Sundays, while every Monday there is a fair-like atmosphere in this Shiv Dham.
