Shri Neelkanth Mahadev Mandir - श्री नीलकंठ महादेव मंदिर

Shri Neelkanth Mahadev Mandir () - Dist. Pauri Garhwal, Uttarakhand Rishikesh Uttarakhand

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Key Highlights
◉ 60000 Years Tap Bhumi of Lord Shiv After Samudra Manthan.
◉ Three Mountains Visible Known as Brahma Vishnu Mahesh.

Shri Neelkanth Mahadev Mandir (श्री नीलकंठ महादेव मंदिर) dedicated to Shri Neelkanth Mahadev, one of the name of Lord Shiv near Rishikesh. As per Puranas, the place where the Neelkanth Mahadev Temple currently stands is the sacred location where Lord Shiva consumed the poison (Hala-Hal) during samudra manthan, made his throat blue in color therfore called Neelkanth(Blue Throated).

It stands adjacent to the mountain ranges of Nar-Narayan, the confluence of the Madhumati and Pankaja rivers, amidst three valleys- Vishnukoot, Brahmakoot & Manikoot. The temple complex also has a natural spring where devotees usually take a holy bath, a gigantic and aged pipal tree is present at the exit of sanctum, Devotees tie up sacred thread on the tree for the want of their wishes, they revist the temple to open the tie whenever their wishes are full filled. Golden Kalash are plashed on the top of the Temple. Read About Kanvad Yatra

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Shivaratri | Read Also: एकादशी

श्री नीलकंठ महादेव मंदिर हिन्दी में पढ़ें

श्री नीलकंठ महादेव मंदिर ऋषिकेश के पास भगवान शिव के नामों में से एक श्री नीलकंठ महादेव को समर्पित मंदिर है। पुराणों के अनुसार, जिस स्थान पर नीलकंठ महादेव मंदिर वर्तमान में खड़ा है वह पवित्र स्थान है जहां भगवान शिव ने समुद्र मंथन के दौरान विष (हला-हल) का सेवन किया था, जिससे उनका गला नीला हो गया था, जिसे नीलकंठ (नीला गला) कहा जाता है।