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== Theology == | == Theology == | ||
According to [[Hinduism]], Lord [[Hanuman]] carried this hill on his shoulders from [[Himalayas]] to save the life of [[Lakshman]]. In the Treta Yug, Sushena (the expert physician | According to [[Hinduism]], Lord [[Hanuman]] carried this hill on his shoulders from [[Himalayas]] to save the life of [[Lakshman]]. In the Treta Yug, Sushena (the expert physician from Lanka who was chief of medicines, Shri Hanumana requested him and carried him with his entire palace to the place where Shri Laxmana was lying injured) had suggested Vir Hanuman to bring Bisalyakarani ere dawn, so that Laxman would rise back to life. It was in the middle of the war between Lord Ram and Ravan. Hanuman failed to identify the particular herb and carried on his shoulders a huge Himalayan mass. While flying above and proceeding toward Lanka (the kingdom of Ravan), a portion dropped down. Gandhamardan is synonymous to that portion only. At the northern slope of this hill the [[Nrusinghanath Temple]] is located; whereas on the southern slope of this hill is the famous [[Harishankar Temple]]. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
Sage [[Drona]] residing on this mountain belonging to the Mahabharat period used to deliver art of weaponry to the selected few pupils and he was famous for it across the country. The pupils educated and trained in the art of warfare were feared by many warriors of that time. | Sage [[Drona]] residing on this mountain belonging to the Mahabharat period used to deliver art of weaponry to the selected few pupils and he was famous for it across the country. The pupils educated and trained in the art of warfare were feared by many warriors of that time. | ||
Many scholars believe that this mountain (and not [[Nagarjunakonda]]) was the site of the monastery of [[Nagarjuna]], which [[Hiuen-Tsiang]] referred to as ''Po-lo-mo-lo-ki-li'' (restored to "Paramalagiri" by [[Stanislas Julien|Julien]]). Parimalagiri is identified with Gandhagiri (Gandhamardan hill) because the hill resembles a great extent to the description left by Hiuen-Tsiang, and also presents traces of a huge monastic establishment of the past.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Donaldson|first=Thomas E.|url=https://books.google.com | Many scholars believe that this mountain (and not [[Nagarjunakonda]]) was the site of the monastery of [[Nagarjuna]], which [[Hiuen-Tsiang]] referred to as ''Po-lo-mo-lo-ki-li'' (restored to "Paramalagiri" by [[Stanislas Julien|Julien]]). Parimalagiri is identified with Gandhagiri (Gandhamardan hill) because the hill resembles a great extent to the description left by Hiuen-Tsiang, and also presents traces of a huge monastic establishment of the past.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Donaldson|first=Thomas E.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DbxE8zOuRbUC&dq=po+lo+mo+lo+ki+li&pg=PA86|title=Iconography of the Buddhist Sculpture of Orissa: Text|date=2001|publisher=Abhinav Publications|isbn=978-81-7017-406-6|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lcZ_uep334sC&q=parimalagiri|title=The Orissa Historical Research Journal|date=2006|publisher=Superintendent of Research and Museum|language=en}}</ref> | ||
==Bio-diversity== | ==Bio-diversity== | ||