Shree Vyadeshwar

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Shree Dev Vyadeshwar
Religion
AffiliationHinduism
DistrictRatnagiri
Location
StateMaharashtra
CountryIndia
Geographic coordinates17°28′N 73°12′E / 17.47°N 73.2°E / 17.47; 73.2Coordinates: 17°28′N 73°12′E / 17.47°N 73.2°E / 17.47; 73.2

Shree Dev Vyadeshwar temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to the God Shiva. It is located in Guhagar town from Ratnagiri District of Maharashtra State in India .[1][2] The deity is considered as the Kuladevata (Clan God) of many Chitpavan families from the Konkan region.

Video of Shri Vyadeshwar Aarti being performed in the evening session

Legend[edit]

Sage Parashurama created the land of Konkan by shooting his arrow into the sea and commanding the Sea God to retract the waters to the point where his arrow landed. This new land came to be known as Sapta-Konkana, meaning "piece of earth", "corner of earth", or "piece of a corner", derived from Sanskrit words: koṇa (कोण, corner) + kaṇa (कण, piece).[3][4][5]

Shree Parshurama also requested 60 rishis to settle in the newly created land and protect the resident clans. He, being a devotee of the God Shiva, requested Shree Shiva to meet him daily. Sage Vyadi installed the lingam of Shiva at this temple in Guhagar. The Shiva icon and temple was thus named as Shree Vyadeshwar (the Lord of Vyadi). It is believed that Shree Shiva stays here in the invisible form.

Shree Vyadeshwar Deity was lost to time and is rediscovered in the era of King Sakuran, when the current temple structure was constructed.[6]

Style[edit]

Plan of Shri Vyadeshwar temple

The architectural style is called 'Panchayatan'. A Panchayatan temple contains four subordinate shrines in four corners and the main shrine in the center of the podium, which forms the base.[7] Here, Shiva is Shree Vyadeshwar, the central shrine, with Surya, Ganesha, Amba or Ambika (Shiva's consort) and Vishnu with his wife Lakshmi as the South-East, South-West, North-West and North-East subordinate shrines respectively. Nandi (the vahana of Shiva) sits in front of the main shrine.

The temple has three entrances to the east, west and south. Shri Garuda (the vahana of Vishnu) and Shri Hanuman are installed on either sides of the East entrance, inside the temple.

Updates[edit]

This 'Panchayatan' temple is ancient, as are its deities. Due to aging, the three shrines were found eroded. In May 2015, the shrines of Shri Parvati (Ambikamata), Shri Garud and Shri Hanuman were ceremonially replaced by new shrines. Also the shrine of Shri Suryanarayan was replaced later. All the required reinstatement rituals were systematically performed. The old entrance facing due East was small in size and was inconvenient. That entrance (Mahadwar in local Marathi language) was replaced with a completely renovated gate, during the recent renovation of the temple.[8]

Incarnations of Shri Vyadeshwar[edit]

Three small pieces were separated from the main or core part of the Pindi. One piece was located at Borya Adoor; the second piece went to Asgoli and the third piece to Anjanwel.[2] At these locations, new Shiva temples were erected. These temples are known as Talkeshwar,[9][10] Balkeshwar (Valukeshwar) [11][12] and Udaleshwar (Uddalakeshwar) [13][14] respectively. These three Shiva Pindis are considered to be incarnations of Shri Vyadeshwar. The said locations being very close to Guhagar, devotees of Shri Vyadeshwar may visit these three temples also.

Nearby holy sites[edit]

Other holy places reflect the presence of different deities : Shree Chandikai Kalkai Temple (Waghivare), Garamath, Velneshwar, Tarakeshwar, Taldeo, Kartikeya, Someshwar, Sapteshwar, Karneshwar, Karhateshwar,[15] Kutakeshwar, Hrudakeshwar, Saptakotishwar, Dalbhyeshwar, Harihareshwar, Bhairav, Rameshwar, Chyavaneshwar, Ufrata Ganesh, Karanjeshwari Pethmap Chiplun and Durga Devi temple, Guhagar.

Shri Vyadeshwar Mantra and Aarti[edit]

Shri Vyadeshwar Mantra

In Sanskrit, the holy prayer for chanting is called a Mantra while a poem that describes specialties of the deity is called an Aarti. Shri Vyadeshwar Mantra is given in adjacent picture while snap of Shri Vyadeshwar Aarti is given in gallery.

Gallery[edit]

Following are the relevant photographs:

  • Official Shri Vyadeshwar Aarti

    Official Shri Vyadeshwar Aarti

  • Shri Talkeshwar

    Shri Talkeshwar

  • Shri Balkeshwar

    Shri Balkeshwar

  • Shri Uddalakeshwar

    Shri Uddalakeshwar

  • Shri Talkeshwar Mandir

    Shri Talkeshwar Mandir

  • Shri valukeshwar mandir

    Shri valukeshwar mandir

  • Shri Uddalakeshwar Mandir

    Shri Uddalakeshwar Mandir

  • Shri Ganesh from shri vyadeshwar Panchayatan

    Shri Ganesh from shri vyadeshwar Panchayatan

  • The Sun from shri vyadeshwar Panchayatan

    The Sun from shri vyadeshwar Panchayatan

  • New Shrine of Shri Suryanarayan

    New Shrine of Shri Suryanarayan

  • Shri Vishnu from shri vyadeshwar Panchayatan

    Shri Vishnu from shri vyadeshwar Panchayatan

  • Shri Ambika Mata

    Shri Ambika Mata

  • Shri Amba from Shri Vyadeshwar Panchayatan

    Shri Amba from Shri Vyadeshwar Panchayatan

  • Shri Garud

    Shri Garud

  • New Shrine of Shri Garud from Shri Vyadeshwar Panchayatan

    New Shrine of Shri Garud from Shri Vyadeshwar Panchayatan

  • Shri Maruti

    Shri Maruti

  • New Shrine of Shri Hanuman

    New Shrine of Shri Hanuman

  • Shri Nandi

    Shri Nandi

  • Shri Vyadeshwar dahibhat limpan

    Shri Vyadeshwar dahibhat limpan

  • Decorated Pindi with dahibhat limpan

    Decorated Pindi with dahibhat limpan

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Vyadeshwar Temple, Guhagar". www.nativeplanet.com.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency - Ratnagiri and Savantvadi". ratnagiri.nic.in.
  3. ↑ Shastri Gaytonde, Gajanan (ed.). Shree Scanda Puran (Sayadri Khandha) (in Marathi). Mumbai: Shree Katyani Publication.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  4. ↑ Satoskar, B. D. Gomantak Prakruti ani Sanskruti. Part 1 (in Marathi). Shubhada Publication. p. 206.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  5. ↑ Shrikant Gowande (2007),"Guhagarche Swayambhoo Devasthan Shri Kshetra Vyadeshwar", Anmol Publication, Pune 411002.
  6. ↑ http://www.konkanyatra.com/chiplun/g8.html
  7. ↑ "Welcome the-world-heritage-sites.com - BlueHost.com". www.the-world-heritage-sites.com.
  8. ↑ http://vyadeshwar.webs.com/
  9. ↑ "Talakeshwar Shiv Temple - Google Maps". google.com.
  10. ↑ "Talakeshwar Shiv Temple - Wikimapia". wikimapia.org.
  11. ↑ "Valukeshwar Shiv Temple - Google Maps". google.com.
  12. ↑ "Valukeshwar Shiv Temple - Wikimapia". wikimapia.org.
  13. ↑ "Uddalakeshwar Shiv Temple - Google Maps". google.com.
  14. ↑ "Uddalakeshwar Shiv Temple - Wikimapia". wikimapia.org.
  15. ↑ "Karhateshwar Temple, Ratnagiri".

External links[edit]

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