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{{short description|Avatar of Hindu god Vishnu}}
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{{Infobox deity
| type = Hindu
| image = Parashurama with axe.jpg
| member_of = [[Dashavatar]] and [[Chiranjivi]]
| alt =
| caption = Parashurama by [[Raja Ravi Varma]]
| other_names = {{plainlist|
*Bhargava rama
*Jamadagnya rama
*Rambhadra}}
| Devanagari = भगवान परशुराम
| Sanskrit_transliteration = Paraśurāma Mahar
| father = [[Jamadagni]]
| mother = [[Renuka]] Devi
| affiliation = Sixth Incarnation of [[Vishnu]], [[Vaishnavism]]
| weapon = [[Axe]] named
Vidyudabhi (''{{IAST|Parashu}}'')
| spouse = Dharani
| siblings = Vasu, Viswa Vasu, Brihudyanu and Brutwakanwa
| birth_place = [[Janapav|Janapav Kuti]]
| birth_date = Third Day of Vaishaka Shukla Paksha or Parshuram Jayanti (mostly in May & June)
}}

'''Parashurama''' ({{Lang-sa|परशुराम|lit= Rama with an axe|Paraśurāma}}), also referred to as '''Rama Jamadagnya''', '''Rama Bhargava''' and '''Veerarama''',<ref name="Leslie2014p66"/> is the sixth incarnation among the [[Dashavatara]] of the god [[Vishnu]] in [[Hinduism]]. He is believed to be one of the ''[[Chiranjivi|Chiranjeevis]]'' (Long-Lived Ones or Immortal Ones), who will appear at the end of the ''[[Kali Yuga]]'' to be the guru of Vishnu's tenth and last incarnation, [[Kalki]]. He carried a number of traits, which included not only aggression, warfare and valor, but also serenity, prudence and patience.

Born to [[Jamadagni]] and [[Renuka]], Parashurama was foretold to appear at a time when overwhelming evil prevailed on the earth. The [[Kshatriya]] class, with weapons and power, had begun to abuse their power, take what belonged to others by force and tyrannise people. He corrected the cosmic equilibrium by destroying the Kshatriya warriors twenty-one times. He is married to Dharani, an incarnation of [[Lakshmi]], the wife of Vishnu.<ref>{{Cite book|last1=Coulter|first1=Charles Russell|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sEIngqiKOugC&q=Dharani&pg=PA285|title=Encyclopedia of Ancient Deities|last2=Turner|first2=Patricia|date=2013-07-04|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-135-96390-3|language=en}}</ref> He is present in the Ramayana due to the conflict with [[Rama]] (the protagonist of the Ramayana) over Lord Shiva's broken bow. He is in the Mahabharata as the Guru of [[Bhisma]], [[Drona]], [[Rukmi]] and [[Karna]].<ref name="JonesRyan2006p324">{{cite book|author1=Constance Jones|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OgMmceadQ3gC|title=Encyclopedia of Hinduism|author2=James D. Ryan|publisher=Infobase Publishing|year=2006|isbn=978-0-8160-7564-5|page=324}}</ref><ref name="Lochtefeld2002p500">{{cite book|author=James G. Lochtefeld|url=https://archive.org/details/illustratedencyc0000loch|title=The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Hinduism: N-Z|publisher=The Rosen Publishing Group|year=2002|isbn=978-0-8239-3180-4|pages=[https://archive.org/details/illustratedencyc0000loch/page/500 500]–501|url-access=registration}}</ref>

==Legends==
[[File:Parashurama meet his pitaras after killings.jpg|thumb|left|Parashurama meet his [[Pitrs|Pitaras]] (Ancestors) after his mass killings.]]
[[File:Jamadagni telling Parasuram about kartyaveerarjun.jpg|thumb|Parashurama returning with the sacred calf with [[Jamadagni]] cautioning him to not be [[Mindfulness|controlled by anger]]]]
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According to Hindu legends, Parashurama was born to Sage [[Jamadagni]] and his Kshatriya wife, [[Renuka]], living in a hut which is believed present day at [[Janapav]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/Parashurama|title = Parashurama | Hindu mythology}}</ref> On top of the hills is a [[Shiva]] temple where Parshurama is believed to have worshipped [[Lord Shiva]], the Ashram (Abbey) is known as Jamadagni Ashram, named after his father. The place also has a Kund (Pond) that is being developed by the state government.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oneindia.com/2008/05/08/janapav-to-be-developed-into-international-pligrim-centre-1210264311.html|title=Janapav to be developed into international pligrim centre|work=One India|date=8 May 2008|access-date=Nov 17, 2019}}</ref> They had a celestial cow called [[Surabhi]], which gives all they desire (Surabhi was the daughter of cow ''[[Kamadhenu]]'').<ref name="Lochtefeld2002p500"/><ref>{{cite book|author= Khazan Ecosystems of Goa: Building on Indigenous Solutions to Cope with Global Environmental Change (Advances in Asian Human-Environmental Research)|title = Khazan Ecosystems of Goa: Building on Indigenous Solutions to Cope with Global Environmental Change|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-r_EBAAAQBAJ&q=parashurama+was+saraswath+brahmin&pg=PA29|year=1995|publisher=Abhinav Publications|isbn=978-9400772014|pages=29}}</ref> A king named [[Kartavirya Arjuna|Kartavirya Arjun]] (not to be confused with [[Arjuna|Arjun]] the Pandava)<ref name="Leslie2014p64"/>{{refn|group=note|The ''Mahabharata'' includes legends about both Arjuna, one is dharmic (moral) and other adharmic (immoral); in some versions, Arjuna Kartavirya has mixed moral-immoral characteristics consistent with the Hindu belief that there is varying degrees of good and evil in every person.<ref name="Leslie2014p64"/>}} – learns about it and wants it. He asks Jamadagni to give it to him, but the sage refuses. While Parashurama is away from the hut, the king takes it by force.<ref name="Lochtefeld2002p500"/> Parashurama learns about this crime, and is upset. With his axe in his hand, he challenges the king to battle. They fight, and Parushama defeats and kills the king, according to the Hindu scriptures.<ref name="Leslie2014p66"/> The warrior class challenges him, and he kills all his challengers. The legend likely has roots in the ancient conflict between the Brahmin [[Varna (Hinduism)|varna]], with knowledge duties, and the Kshatriya varna, with warrior and enforcement roles.<ref name="JonesRyan2006p324"/><ref name="Lochtefeld2002p500"/><ref name=donaldson159>{{cite book|author= Thomas E Donaldson|editor= Umakant Premanand Shah|title=Studies in Jaina Art and Iconography and Allied Subjects in Honour of Dr. U.P. Shah|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fETebHcHKogC |year=1995|publisher=Abhinav Publications|isbn=978-81-7017-316-8|pages=159–160}}</ref>

In some versions of the legend, after his martial exploits, Parashurama returns to his sage father with the Surabhi cow and tells him about the battles he had to fight. The sage does not congratulate Parashurama but reprimands him stating that a Brahmin should never kill a king. He asks him to expiate his sin by going on pilgrimage. After Parashurama returns from a pilgrimage, he is told that while he was away, his father was killed by Kartavirya Arjun's Sons seeking revenge. Parashurama again picks up his axe and killed them and also kills many warriors in retaliation. In the end, he relinquishes his weapons and takes up [[Yoga]].

In [[Kannada]] folklore, especially in devotional songs sung by the [[Devdasi]]s he is often referred to as a son of [[Yellamma]]. Parasurama legends are notable for their discussion of violence, the cycles of retaliations, the impulse of K''rodha'' (Anger), the inappropriateness of k''rodha'', and repentance.<ref>{{cite book|author=Thomas E Donaldson|editor=Umakant Premanand Shah|title=Studies in Jaina Art and Iconography and Allied Subjects in Honour of Dr. U.P. Shah|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fETebHcHKogC |year=1995|publisher=Abhinav Publications|isbn=978-81-7017-316-8|pages=161–70}}</ref>{{refn|group=note|According to Madeleine Biardeau, Parasurama is a fusion of contradictions, possibly to emphasize the ease with which those with military power tend to abuse it, and the moral issues in circumstances and one's actions, particularly violent ones.<ref>Madeleine BIARDEAU (1976), [https://www.jstor.org/stable/43731697 Études de Mythologie Hindoue (IV): Bhakti et avatāra], Bulletin de l'École française d'Extrême-Orient, École française d’Extrême-Orient, Vol. 63 (1976), pp. 182–191, context: 111–263</ref><ref>{{cite book|author=Freda Matchett|title=Krishna, Lord Or Avatara? |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6znEVPmI8UsC&pg=PA206 |year=2001| publisher= Routledge| isbn= 978-0-7007-1281-6|pages=206 with note 53}}</ref>}}

=== Parasurama and origin of western coast (Konkan and Malabar) ===
[[File:Parshuramsaraswats.jpg|thumb|left|Parasurama,surrounded by settlers, commanding Lord [[Varuna]], God of the waters to recede to make land known as '''Parasurama Kshetra''<nowiki/>' from Gokarna to Kanyakumari for the Brahmins.]]
There are legends dealing with the origins of the western coast geographically and culturally. One such legend is the retrieval of the West Coast from the sea, by Parasurama, a warrior sage. It proclaims that [[Parasurama]], an [[Dashavatara|Incarnation]] of [[Mahavishnu|MahaVishnu]], threw His battle axe into the sea. As a result, the land of the Western coast arose, and thus was reclaimed from the waters. The place from which he threw his axe (or shot an arrow) is on Salher fort (the second highest peak and the highest fort in Maharashtra) in the Baglan taluka of Nashik district of Maharashtra. There is a temple on the summit of this fort dedicated to Parshuram and there are footprints in the rock 4 times the size of normal humans. This fort on a lower plateau has a temple of goddess Renuka, Parshuram's mother and also a Yagya Kunda with pits for poles to erect a shamiyana on the banks of a big water tank.

According to the Sangam classic ''[[Purananuru]]'', the [[Chera dynasty|Chera]] king [[Senguttuvan|Senkuttuvan]] conquered the lands between [[Kanyakumari|KanyaKumari]] and the [[Himalayas]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |title=Kerala History and its Makers |last=Menon |first=A. Sreedhara |publisher=D C Books |year=1987 |isbn=978-8126421992 |page=24}}</ref> Lacking worthy enemies, he besieged the sea by throwing his spear into it.<ref name=":0" /><ref>''Ancient Indian History'' By Madhavan Arjunan Pillai, p. 204 {{ISBN?}}</ref> According to the 17th-century [[Malayalam]] work ''[[Keralolpathi]]'', the lands of [[Kerala]] were recovered from the sea by the axe-wielding warrior sage [[Parasurama]], the sixth [[Dashavatara|Incarnation]] of [[Vishnu]] (hence, Kerala is also called ''Parasurama Kshetram'' 'The Land of Parasurama'<ref>S.C. Bhatt, Gopal K. Bhargava (2006) "Land and People of Indian States and Union Territories: Volume 14.", p. 18</ref>). Parasurama threw his axe across the sea, and the water receded as far as it reached. According to legend, this new area of land extended from [[Gokarna, India|Gokarna]] to [[Kanyakumari|KanyaKumari]].<ref>{{cite book |author=Aiya VN |title=The Travancore State Manual |publisher=Travancore Government Press |pages=210–12 |year=1906 |access-date=12 November 2007 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RdzaPW-kEvQC}}</ref> The land which rose from sea was filled with salt and unsuitable for habitation; so Parasurama invoked the Snake King [[Vasuki (snake)|Vasuki]], who spat holy poison and converted the soil into fertile lush green land. Out of respect, Vasuki and all snakes were appointed as protectors and guardians of the land. [[P. T. Srinivasa Iyengar]] theorised, that [[Senguttuvan]] may have been inspired by the [[Parasurama]] legend, which was brought by early Aryan settlers.<ref>{{Cite book |title=History of the Tamils: From the Earliest Times to 600 A.D. |last=Srinivisa Iyengar |first=P. T. |publisher=Asian Educational Services |year=1929 |isbn=978-8120601451 |location=Madras |page=515}}</ref>

In present-day Goa (or Gomantak), which is a part of the Konkan, there is a temple in Canacona in South Goa district dedicated to Lord Parshuram.<ref name="skanda">'' Shree Scanda Puran (Sayadri Khandha)'' -Ed. Dr. Jarson D. Kunha, Marathi version Ed. By Gajanan Shastri Gaytonde, published by Shree Katyani Publication, Mumbai</ref><ref>''Gomantak Prakruti ani Sanskruti'' Part-1, p. 206, B. D. Satoskar, Shubhada Publication</ref><ref>{{cite book |author=Aiya VN |title=The Travancore State Manual |publisher=Travancore Government Press |pages=210–212 |year=1906 |access-date=2007-11-12 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RdzaPW-kEvQC }}</ref>

===Texts===
He is generally presented as the fifth son of Renuka and [[Rishi]] [[Jamadagni]].<ref name=donaldson159/> The legends of Parashurama appear in many Hindu texts, in different versions:<ref name="Dimmitt2012p82">{{cite book|author=Cornelia Dimmitt|title=Classical Hindu Mythology: A Reader in the Sanskrit Puranas|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=re7CR2jKn3QC |year=2012|publisher=Temple University Press|isbn=978-1-4399-0464-0|pages=82–85}}</ref>
*In Chapter 6 of the ''[[Devi Bhagavata Purana|Devi Bhagavata Puran]]'', he is born from the thigh with intense light surrounding him that blinds all warriors, who then repent their evil ways and promise to lead a moral life if their eyesight is restored. The boy grants them the boon.<ref name=donaldson159/>
*In Chapter 4 of the ''[[Vishnu Purana|Vishnu Puran]]'', Rcika prepares a meal for two women, one simple, and another with ingredients that if eaten would cause the woman to conceive a son with martial powers. The latter is accidentally eaten by Renuka, and she then gives birth to Parashurama.<ref name=donaldson159/>
*In Chapter 2 of the ''[[Vayu Purana|Vayu Puran]]'', he is born after his mother Renuka eats a sacrificial offering made to both [[Rudra]] (Shiva) and [[Vishnu]], which gives him dual characteristics of Kshatriya and Brahmin.<ref>{{cite book|author=Thomas E Donaldson|editor=Umakant Premanand Shah|title=Studies in Jaina Art and Iconography and Allied Subjects in Honour of Dr. U.P. Shah|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fETebHcHKogC |year=1995|publisher=Abhinav Publications|isbn=978-81-7017-316-8|pages=160–161}}</ref>

Parashurama is described in some versions of the ''[[Mahabharata|Mahabharat]]'' as the angry Brahmin who with his axe, killed a huge number of Kshatriya warriors because they were abusing their power.<ref name="Conquest of Parasurama">{{cite web|url=http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/m07/m07067.htm|title=Drona Parva Section LXX|date=1883|publisher=Sacred Texts|work=The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa|access-date=15 June 2016|author=Ganguly KM}}</ref> In some versions, he even kills his own mother because his father asks him to and because to take his test obeisance towards his parents.<ref name=" Leslie2014p64"/><ref name=daniel30/> After Parasurama obeys his father's order to kill his mother, his father grants him a boon. Parasurama asks for the reward that his mother be brought back to life, and she is restored to life.<ref name=daniel30>{{cite book|author=Daniel E Bassuk|title=Incarnation in Hinduism and Christianity: The Myth of the God-Man|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=k3iwCwAAQBAJ |year=1987|publisher=Palgrave Macmillan |isbn=978-1-349-08642-9|page=30}}</ref> Parasurama remains filled with sorrow after the violence, repents and expiates his sin.<ref name="Leslie2014p64">{{cite book|author=Lynn Thomas|editor=Julia Leslie|title=Myth and Mythmaking: Continuous Evolution in Indian Tradition|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QrLKAgAAQBAJ |year=2014|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-136-77881-0|pages=64–66 with footnotes}}</ref> After his Mother comes back to life, he tries to clean the blood-stained axe but he finds a drop of blood which he was unable to clean and tries cleaning the blood drop in different rivers. This is when he moves towards the south of India in search of any holy river where he could clean his axe, finally, he reaches [[Thirthahalli|Tirthahalli]] village in [[Shimoga district|Shimoga]], Karnataka and tries to clean the axe and to his surprise, the axe gets cleaned in the Holy river of [[Tungabhadra Dam|Tunga]]. With respect towards the holy river, he constructs a Shiva linga and performs pooja and the temple is named as Rameshwara temple. The place where Lord Parashurama cleaned his axe is called Ramakunda.

He plays important roles in the ''[[Mahabharata|Mahabharat]]'' serving as mentor to [[Bhishma]] (chapter 5.178), [[Drona]] (chapter 1.121) and [[Karna]] (chapter 3.286), teaching weapon arts and helping key warriors in both sides of the war.<ref name="Karna the conqueror of the entire world">{{cite web|url=http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/m03/m03252.htm|title=Mahabaratha, Digvijaya yatra of Karna|date=1896|publisher=Sacred Texts|work=The Mahabharata|access-date=11 June 2015|author=Kisari Mohan Ganguli}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|author=Lynn Thomas|editor=Julia Leslie|title=Myth and Mythmaking: Continuous Evolution in Indian Tradition|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QrLKAgAAQBAJ |year=2014|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-136-77881-0|pages=66–69 with footnotes}}</ref>{{refn|group=note|The Sanskrit epic uses multiple names for Parashurama in its verses: Parashurama, Jamadagnya, Rama (his name shortened, but not to be confused with [[Rama]] of Ramayana), etc.<ref>{{cite book|author=Lynn Thomas|editor=Julia Leslie|title=Myth and Mythmaking: Continuous Evolution in Indian Tradition|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QrLKAgAAQBAJ |year=2014|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-136-77881-0|pages=69–71 with footnotes}}</ref>}}

In the regional literature of [[Kerala]], he is the founder of the land, the one who brought it out of the sea and settled a Hindu community there.<ref name="JonesRyan2006p324"/> He is also known as Rama Jamadagnya and Rama Bhargava in some Hindu texts.<ref name="Leslie2014p66">{{cite book|author=Julia Leslie|title=Myth and Mythmaking: Continuous Evolution in Indian Tradition |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=Z7LKAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA63|year=2014|publisher=Taylor & Francis|isbn=978-1-136-77888-9|pages=63–66 with footnotes}}</ref> Parashurama retired in the [[Mahendra Mountains]], according to chapter 2.3.47 of the ''[[Bhagavata Purana|Bhagavata Puran]]''.<ref>{{cite book|author=Thomas E Donaldson|editor=Umakant Premanand Shah|title=Studies in Jaina Art and Iconography and Allied Subjects in Honour of Dr. U.P. Shah|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=fETebHcHKogC |year= 1995|publisher= Abhinav Publications|isbn=978-81-7017-316-8|pages=174–175}}</ref> He is the only incarnation of Vishnu who never dies, never returns to abstract Vishnu and lives in meditative retirement.<ref name="Leslie2014p64"/> Further, he is the only incarnation of Vishnu that co-exists with other Vishnu incarnations Ram and Krishna in some versions of the ''Ramayana'' and ''Mahabharat'', respectively.<ref name="Leslie2014p64"/>{{refn|group=note|These texts also state that Parasurama lost the essence of Vishnu while he was alive, and Vishnu then appeared as a complete avatar in Rama; later, in Krishna.<ref name="Leslie2014p64"/>}}

=== Samanta Panchaka ===
According to the [[Adi Parva#Structure & Chapters|Sangraha Parva]], after killing 21 generations of Kshatriyas, he filled their blood in five pools collectively known as the ''Samantha Panchaka'' (Sanskrit: समंत पञ्चक). He later atoned for his sin by severe penance. The five pools are considered to be holy.

The [[Adi Parva#Structure & Chapters|Anukramanika Parva]] says that the Samantha Panchaka is located somewhere around Kurukshetra. It also mentions that the Pandavas performed a few religious rites near the Samantha Panchaka before the Mahabharat War at Kurukshetra.

==Parashurama Kshetra==
There is much interpretation of 'Parashurama Kshetra' (Land of Parasurama) mentioned in the [[Puranas]].

The region on the western coast of India from [[Gokarna, Karnataka|Gokarna]] to [[Kanyakumari]] was known as Parashurama Kshetra.<ref>{{Cite book|last=L Eck|first=Diana|title=India : A Sacred Geography|publisher=Harmony/Rodale|year=27 March 2012|pages=37|language=English}}</ref>

The region of [[Konkan]] was also considered as Parashurama Kshetra.<ref>Stanley Wolpert (2006), Encyclopedia of India, Thomson Gale, {{ISBN|0-684-31350-2}}, page 80</ref>

The ancient [[Coastal South West India|Saptakonkana]] is a slightly larger region described in the Sahyadrikhanda which refers to it as Parashuramakshetra (Sanskrit for "The Land Of Parashurama"), [[Vapi]] to [[Tapi district|Tapi]] is an area of South [[Gujarat]], India. This area is called "Parshuram Ni Bhoomi".<ref name="encyc">{{cite book|last = Chandra|first=Suresh |title=Encyclopedia of Hindu Gods & Goddesses |publisher= Sarup & Sons|year= 1998|page= 376|url= https://books.google.com/books?id=mfTE6kpz6XEC|isbn=9788176250399 }}</ref>

== death ==
Parashuram is of very angry nature. Once there was a war between Brahmins and Kshatriyas, in which Brahmins lose. For taking its revenge, Parashurama killed lakhs of Kshatriyas. Once upon a time, King Chakravart of Hanivar Dweep, who was the maternal grandfather of Hanuman ji, was attacked by Parashuram ji. King Chakravart fought Parashurama and killed him.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-05-03 |title=Parshuram Jayanti 2022 [Hindi] {{!}} परशुराम जयंती पर जानिए परशुराम को गहराई से |url=https://news.jagatgururampalji.org/parshuram-jayanti-in-hindi/ |access-date=2022-05-03 |website=SA News Channel |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=जोशी 'शतायु' |first=अनिरुद्ध |title=परशुराम का सच, नहीं किया क्षत्रियों का समूल विनाश |url=https://hindi.webdunia.com/indian-religion-sant-mahatma/lord-parshuram-114050200001_1.html |access-date=2022-05-03 |website=hindi.webdunia.com |language=hi}}</ref>

==Iconography==
[[File:2 iconographic representations of Parasurama.jpg|thumb|right|Parashurama with his axe (two representations)]]
The Hindu literature on iconography such as the ''Vishnudharmottara Purana'' and ''Rupamandana'' describes him as a man with matted locks, with two hands, one carrying an axe. However, the ''[[Agni Purana]]'' portrays his iconography with four hands, carrying his axe, bow, arrow and sword. The ''[[Bhagavata Purana]]'' describes his icon as one with four hands, carrying his axe, bow, arrows and a shield like a warrior.<ref name="donaldson178">{{cite book|author=Thomas E Donaldson|editor=Umakant Premanand Shah|title=Studies in Jaina Art and Iconography and Allied Subjects in Honour of Dr. U.P. Shah|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fETebHcHKogC |year=1995|publisher=Abhinav Publications|isbn=978-81-7017-316-8|pages=178–180}}</ref> Though a warrior, his representation inside Hindu temples with him in war scenes is rare (the Basohli temple is one such exception). Typically, he is shown with two hands, with an axe in his right hand either seated or standing.<ref name="donaldson178" />

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:A Parasurama temple in Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum) Kerala India.jpg|A Parasurama temple in [[Kerala]]
File:Peechi Dam Garden Statue of Parasurama.JPG|Parasurama in a garden
</gallery>

==Temples==
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Temples for Parashurama are found at Chiplun in [[Ratnagiri District]], [[Maharashtra]] and at [[Udupi]], [[Karnataka]]. In [[Karnataka]], there are a group of 7 temples in the stretch of [[Tulunadu]] (coastal Karnataka), known as Parashurama Kshetras, namely, [[Kollur, Udupi district|Kollur]], [[Koteshwara]], [[Kukke Subrahmanya]], [[Udupi]], [[Gokarna, Karnataka|Gokarna]], [[Anegudde]] (Kumbhasi) and [[Shankaranarayana]].

There is a temple for Lord Parasurama in Thiruvallam near [[Thiruvananthapuram]] Kerala.

The temple called Athyarala in [[Rajampet|Rajempet]], [[Andhra Pradesh]], is dedicated to Parashuram. There is a [[Parshuram Kund]], a Hindu pilgrimage centre in [[Lohit district|Lohit District]] of [[Arunachal Pradesh]] which is dedicated to the sage Parashurama. Thousands of pilgrims visit the place in winter every year, especially on the [[Makar Sankranti]] day for a holy dip in the sacred kund which is believed to wash away one's sins.<ref>{{cite web|date=13 January 2017|title=Thousands gather at Parshuram Kund for holy dip on Makar Sankranti|url=http://thenewsmill.com/thousands-gather-parshuram-kund-holy-dip-makar-sankranti/|access-date=2017-01-13|publisher=The News Mill}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|date=Jan 18, 2013|title=70,000 devotees take holy dip in Parshuram Kund|newspaper=Indian Express|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/70000-devotees-take-holy-dip-in-parshuram-kund/1061283/|access-date=2014-06-29}}</ref> Mahurgad is one of the Shaktipeeth in [[Maharashtra|Maharashtra's]] [[Nanded district|Nanded District]], where a famous temple of Goddess [[Renuka]] exists. This temple at Mahurgad is always full of pilgrims. People also come to visit Parashuram temple on the same Mahurgad. The [[108 Shiva Temples]] in Kerala which are believed to be consecrated by Parasurama.

==See also==
*''[[Bhagwan Parshuram]]''
*[[Bhagavad Gita]]
*[[Chiranjivi]]
*[[Heheya Kingdom]]
*[[Kalachuri|Kalachuri Kingdom]]
*[[Parasuram Express]]
*[[Vijaya (bow)]]

== Notes ==
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== References ==
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* {{cite book |last= Mackenzie|first=Donald A|title=Indian Myth and Legend|url=http://sacred-texts.com/hin/iml/index.htm |year=1913|publisher=Sacred Texts }}

==External links==
*[https://www.hindugodimage.com/2021/09/is-parshuram-still-alive.html Is Parshuram Still Alive?] Lord Parshuram story by hindugodimage
*[https://jaibhole.co.in/home/parshuram-stuti Parshuram Stuti] The Stuti of Purshuram by Jai Bhole
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* [http://www.shaivam.org/siddhanta/spke_108.htm 108 Parashurama Kshetras] published by Shaivam and [[Google Maps]]
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