Grishneshwar Temple

Grishneshwar Temple

Grishneshwar Temple is located in Maharashtra’s Aurangabad district. It is one of Lord Shiva’s 12 Jyotirlinga temples, which are revered worldwide. The Linga faces east and the temple is over 3000 years old. Lord Grishneshwar and his spouse Grishneshwari are included in the sanctum sanctorum.
The Grishneshwar Temple, fashioned out of red stone, is a must-see for anybody interested in ancient architecture.
The Shikara also features beautiful Dasavathar carvings that stand out against the red volcanic rock. Devotees are likewise enthralled by the Nandikeshwara monument that adorns the courthouse.
The bridal scene of the Lord and his consort can be seen in the temple murals and carvings. There is also sacred water well in the Grishneshwar temple.
The mythology of Grishneshwara temple, according to the Shivpurana, is that a Brahmin named Brahmvetta Sudharm lived on the mountain Devagiri with his wife Sudha. They didn’t have a child together. Sudha arranged for her husband to marry Ghushma, her sister. Brahmvetta and Ghushma have a child. Sudha was envious of the boy as a result of this. She murdered their son and dismembered his body before throwing it into a lake where Gushma liked to worship Lord Shiva. Ghushma learned of it, yet she continued to worship Shiva on the lake’s shores and repeat the mantra ‘Om Namah Shivaya every day. This delighted the Lord, and he appeared before her one day as she was worshipping with her son.
He informed Ghushma that her sister was the one who had murdered her son. Ghushma then prayed to the Lord for forgiveness for her sister’s sin. This pleased the lord even more, and he requested a favour from Ghusma. She asked him to stay there indefinitely. As a result, the lord changed himself into a Jyotirlinga near the lake, and Shivalya became the name of the lake.