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| state = [[Odisha, India|Odisha]]
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'''Bhimashankar Jyotirlinga (Dakinyam), Bhimpur''', is a Hindu temple situated in the western part of the holy [[Mahendragiri, Odisha|Mahendragiri]] mountains on the [[Mahendratanaya river]] in the Indian state of [[Odisha]]. It is debated to be the [[Dakini]] area and the [[Jyotirlingam]] found there is believed to be one among the 12 Jyotirlingams.<ref>[http://hindudatabase.blogspot.in/2011/11/moteshwar-mahadev.html "Hindu database"] Bhimsankar temple in Bhimpur</ref>

== History ==

According to [[Linga Purana]]<ref>[https://archive.org/details/puran_ling "Linga Purana"]</ref> written by [[Vyasa|Vedavyasa]] and as translated by Babaji Baishnaba Chrana Das in Odia, one of the 12 jyotirlingams is in Dakinye Bhima shankara. As described in [[Mahabharata]] and as believed by many historians, Dakini is between the western part of Mahendragiri river to [[Godavari river]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bhaveshpatel.info/twelve-jyotirlingas-of-lord-shiva-2.html |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2014-11-15 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141231085847/http://www.bhaveshpatel.info/twelve-jyotirlingas-of-lord-shiva-2.html |archivedate=2014-12-31 }} Twelve jyotirlingas</ref><ref>[http://www.sumasurya.in/content/dwadasha-jyotirlinga] Dvadasha jyotirlingam</ref><ref>[[Jyotirlinga#cite note-10|"12 Jyotirlingam"]]</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://eshwarthegod.blogspot.in/2011/08/bhimashankar-temple-in-pune.html|title=EshwartheGod: Bhimashankar Temple in Pune|work=eshwarthegod.blogspot.in}}</ref> It is believed that in the Dvadasha jyoritlinga strotram<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindudharmaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1869|title=Adi Sankaracharya's Dwadasa Jyotir Linga Stotram|work=hindudharmaforums.com}}</ref> of [[Adi Shankara|Shankaracharya]] the words "Dakinyam Bhimasankara" refers to the Dakini area.

The specialty of the Jyotirlingam is the quadrangular [[Shakti]] around the [[Linga]] decorated by a [[Upavita]] as per the [[purana]]. This place came into light after it was excavated in the year 1974. The nearby Machha Diian (Jumping fish){{lang-or|ମାଛଡିଆଁ}} waterfall in Mahendra tanaya river attract devotees as well as tourists throughout the year.

== Geography ==

Bhimashankar Jyotirlinga temple is about {{convert|30|km|mi}} from Gunupur and at a distance of {{convert|100|km|mi}} from the district headquarters and located near the sangam of Mahendratanaya river and [[Vamsadhara River|Vamsadhara]].

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [http://www.shreehindutemple.net/hinduism/12-jyotirlingas-of-lord-shiv 12 jyotirlingas of Shiva]
* https://web.archive.org/web/20150208123842/http://bhimsankarjyotirling.org/contactus.htm
* {{facebook|bhimsankar.jyotirling}}

{{Shiva temples in Orissa}}
{{Hindu temples in Odisha|rayagada}}

[[Category:Hindu temples in Rayagada district]]
[[Category:Jyotirlingas]]

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