Bhuleshwar Shiva temple

Bhuleshwar Shiva temple

Bhuleshwar is a Hindu temple of Shiva, situated around 55 kilometres from Pune. The temple is situated on a hill and was built in the 13th century.

Mythological history of Bhuleshwar temple:

As per the mythological story, Lord Shiva and Devi Parvati had a fight and angry Shiva came here to meditate. Then Devi Parvati, dressed as a tribal woman danced to fascinate Shiva and he got attracted to her beauty. Finally, they went to Kailash parbat and got re-united. The place got its name from this story. "To sedate'' means “bhul'' in Marathi. As Shiva got attracted towards Paravati, hence Shiva got another name - Bhuleshwar. Hence the name of the temple.

Archeological history of Bhuleshwar temple:

Bhuleshwar is a Hindu temple of Shiva, situated around 55 kilometres from Pune. The temple is situated on a hill and was built in the 13th century.

Bhuleshwar temple was built in 13th century (1230 AD) and is dedicated to Lord Shiva. It was previously a fort called “Mangalgadh''. Later the temple was invaded by Aurangzeb, a Muslim ruler and was reconstructed again. The entrance of temple is called “Gaimukhi'' which dates back to Shivaji Maharaj’s era.

Location and construction :

Bhuleshwar is a Hindu temple of Shiva, situated around 55 kilometres from Pune. The temple is situated on a hill and was built in the 13th century.

Bhuleshwar is about 55 km from Pune on NH-9/SH-151 (Sholapur road). The way to Bhuleshwar is pretty straightforward. Drive on Sholapur highway for about 34 km and after crossing two toll plazas, one can see the sign-board for directions to Bhuleshwar and few other places. It points to continue on the same road (sholapur) but that is not the case. One has to take a right turn here and drive for another 8 kms.

Bhuleshwar is a Hindu temple of Shiva, situated around 55 kilometres from Pune. The temple is situated on a hill and was built in the 13th century.

The whole temple is loaded with beautiful carvings - at the entrance, on the inner walls, outer walls, pillars etc. - with such a complexity & precision that one wonders if the temple is really built by humans! One famous thing about this temple is that all the sweets offered by the devotees to the God disappear almost immediately, no matters what amount is offered! We inquired from the priest and he confirmed the same.

Bhuleshwar is a Hindu temple of Shiva, situated around 55 kilometres from Pune. The temple is situated on a hill and was built in the 13th century.

Apart from other thousands of small statues carved on the walls, the temple has a huge Nandi carved completely out of stone.

Bhuleshwar is a Hindu temple of Shiva, situated around 55 kilometres from Pune. The temple is situated on a hill and was built in the 13th century.

There was also a carving of Ganeshji in woman form.

Bhuleshwar is a Hindu temple of Shiva, situated around 55 kilometres from Pune. The temple is situated on a hill and was built in the 13th century.

There is a shivling dipped in water where devotees immerse coins. It is said that if the coin lands on top of shivling then it is a good sign.

Timings :

Bhuleshwar is a Hindu temple of Shiva, situated around 55 kilometres from Pune. The temple is situated on a hill and was built in the 13th century.