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{{Infobox Hindu temple
| name = Valinath Mahadev Temple
| image = Valinath Mahadev temple, Tarabh 23.jpg
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| religious_affiliation = [[Hinduism]]
| deity = [[Shiva|Valinath Mahadev]]
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| temple_board = Valinath Mahadev Mandir Trust
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| location = Tarabh
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| state = [[Mehsana district]], [[Gujarat]]
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| country = India
| map_type = India Gujarat
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| architecture_type = [[Hindu temple architecture]]
| architecture_style = [[Nagara Style]] ([[Maru-Gurjara architecture]])
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| groundbreaking = 2011
| year_completed = 2024
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| facade_direction = East
| length = 265 feet
| width = 165 feet
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| materials = Bansi Paharpur pink stone
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'''Valinath Mahadev Temple''' is a [[Hindu temple]], dedicated to [[Shiva]], located in Tarabh village in [[Visnagar]] Taluka of [[Mehsana district]], [[Gujarat]], India. It was opened in February 2024.

==History==
[[File:Valinath Mahadev temple, Tarabh 10.jpg|thumb|Central sanctum|left]]
The temple site has a history of about 900 years. The seat of the temple was held by Viramgiri Bapu who founded the original temple. It is currently held by the 14th successor Jayramgiri Bapu.<ref name="IEG" /> The temple is a centre of faith of [[Rabari]] caste as well as other Hindu castes.<ref name="IEG"/><ref name="db3"/><ref>{{Cite web |title=ત્રીજા ભવ્ય હિન્દુ મંદિરની પ્રાણ પ્રતિષ્ઠા કરશે પીએમ મોદી, રબારી સમાજનુ આસ્થાનું છે કેન્દ્ર |url=https://zeenews.india.com/gujarati/photo-gallery/rabari-samaj-spiritual-home-tarabh-valinath-mahadev-mandir-pran-pratistha-by-pm-modi-soon-324806 |access-date=2024-12-29 |website=Zee News Gujarati}}</ref> The foundation of the new temple was laid in 2011.<ref name="db3">{{Cite news |last=Parmar |first=Kamal |date=2024-02-11 |title=વાળીનાથ મહાદેવ પ્રાણપ્રતિષ્ઠા:મંદિરને ફૂલોનો શણગાર, ભાવિકો ઊમટ્યા, પોથીયાત્રા યોજાઈ, ગિરિબાપુની શિવ મહાપુરાણ કથાનો પ્રારંભ |url=https://www.divyabhaskar.co.in/local/gujarat/mehsana/visnagar/news/valinath-mahadev-pran-pratishtha-mohotsav-after-10-years-of-purushartha-the-temple-is-ready-15-thousand-hosts-will-sit-in-1100-kundi-havan-132591121.html |work=Divya Bhaskar |language=gu}}</ref> The construction was completed in 2024.<ref name="ANI1">{{Cite web |title=PM Modi to attend 'Pran Pratishta' ceremony at Valinath Dham temple in Gujarat's Mehsana |url=https://www.aninews.in/news/national/general-news/pm-modi-to-attend-pran-pratishta-ceremony-at-valinath-dham-temple-in-gujarats-mehsana20240220194935/ |access-date=2024-12-29 |website=ANI News |language=en}}</ref> The [[prana pratishtha]] ceremony held over a week from 16 to 22 February 2024. The event was attended Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]] and other politicians on last day.<ref name="ANI1" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Modi inaugurates Valinath Mahadev temple in Mehsana |url=https://www.ahmedabadmirror.com/modi-inaugurates-valinath-mahadev-temple-in-mehsana/81862681.html |access-date=2024-12-29 |website=Ahmedabad Mirror |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-04-17 |title=વાળીનાથધામમાં ભવ્ય પ્રાણ પ્રતિષ્ઠા મહોત્સવ ઉજવાશે: વિસનગરના તરભ ગામે વાળીનાથ મહાદેવ મંદિરની પ્રાણ પ્રતિષ્ઠા મહોત્સવનો તારીખ નક્કી કરાઇ, 22 ફેબ્રુઆરી 2024માં પ્રતિષ્ઠા યોજાશે |url=https://www.divyabhaskar.co.in/local/gujarat/mehsana/visnagar/news/tarabh-village-of-visanagar-has-fixed-the-date-of-pran-pratishtha-mohotsav-of-valinath-mahadev-temple-pratishtha-will-be-held-on-22-february-2024-131176204.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230502035824/https://www.divyabhaskar.co.in/local/gujarat/mehsana/visnagar/news/tarabh-village-of-visanagar-has-fixed-the-date-of-pran-pratishtha-mohotsav-of-valinath-mahadev-temple-pratishtha-will-be-held-on-22-february-2024-131176204.html |archive-date=2023-05-02 |access-date=2024-12-29 |work=Divya Bhaskar |language=gu |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2024-02-22 |title=વાળીનાથ મહાદેવ મંદિરની પ્રાણ પ્રતિષ્ઠાના કાર્યક્રમમાં PM મોદી આપશે હાજરી, જાણો શું છે મંદિરની ખાસિયત |url=https://tv9gujarati.com/gujarat/mehsana/pm-modi-attend-event-valinath-mahadev-temple-know-what-is-special-about-the-temple-973296.html |access-date=2024-12-29 |website=TV9 Gujarati |language=gu}}</ref> Around 5 lakh people attended the ceremony.<ref name=":0" /> It is the second largest Shiva temple in Gujarat, next to the [[Somnath temple]].<ref name="ANI1"/>

==Architecture==
The temple is built in [[Nagara Style]] of Hindu temple architecture. It has three [[shikhara]]s. The central sanctum houses a [[shivalinga]] of Valinath Mahadev while two secondary sanctums house [[Dattatreya]] and [[Hinglaj]] respectively. The central sanctum has the carvings of 12 [[jyotirlinga]]s. The temple is 101 feet high, 265 feet long and 165 feet wide. It has 68 pillars. The construction used over 1.45 lakh cubic feet of stone. It is built primarily using Bansi Paharpur stone.<ref name="ANI1"/><ref name="IEG">{{Cite web |date=2024-02-21 |title=તરભ, વાળીનાથ મહાદેવ મંદિર ઈતિહાસ? ગામ નું નામ તરભ કેવી રીતે પડ્યું? જાણો આ શિવધામની રસપ્રદ વાતો |url=https://gujarati.indianexpress.com/gujarat/tarabh-valinath-mahadev-temple-history-and-specialty-interesting-km/257364/ |access-date=2024-12-29 |website=Indian Express - Gujarati |language=gu}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=TARABH VALINATH TEMPLE : જાણો વાળીનાથ મહાદેવ મંદિરની શું છે વિશેષતાઓ |url=https://www.gujaratfirst.com/gujarat-all/tarabh-valinath-temple-know-what-are-the-features-of-valinath-mahadev-temple/123829/ |access-date=2024-12-29 |website=Gujarat First |language=gu}}</ref><ref name=":0" />

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Valinath Mahadev temple, Tarabh 14.jpg|Pillars
File:Valinath Mahadev temple, Tarabh.jpg|From front
File:Valinath Mahadev temple, Tarabh 38.jpg|Memorial cenotaphs of Gurus
File:Valinath Mahadev temple, Tarabh 37.jpg|Old shrines
</gallery>

==References==
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== External links ==
* {{official website}}

{{Hindu temples in Gujarat}}

[[Category:Hindu temples in Gujarat]]
[[Category:Mehsana district]]
[[Category:Māru-Gurjara architecture]]
[[Category:Religious buildings and structures completed in 2024]]
[[Category:21st-century Hindu temples]]
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Mehsana district]]

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