Friday, December 28, 2012

Nasik Mukthidham Birla Mandhir Sai

Om Sai Ram

The Saibaba shrine in Birla Mandhir - Mukthidham, Nasik, Maharashtra was my 51st visit in September 2010.






Muktidham is a marble temple complex honouring various Hindu gods. It is a popular tourist attraction situated in the Nashik Road suburb of the city of Nashik in the western state of Maharashtra in India. It is privately operated through a trust and was built through a generous donation by the late Mr. J.D. Chauhan-Bytco, a local industrialist.

It has replicas of 12 Jyotirlingas, which have been built as per dimension of original deities and have been sanctified by sending them to their respective pilgrimage centers. The temple is made with marble from Makrana in Rajastan, and by Rajastani sculptors. Unique to this temple are eighteen chapters of Geeta written on the walls. Apart from the replicas of all the twelve Jyotirlingas, there are also idols of all major Hindu Gods and Goddesses. Devotees prefer to visit Muktidham Temple during the period of a famous fair “Kumbh Mela”.

The above Saibaba photos were snapped only during my visit in December 2012.

Jay Sai Kaapaaleeshwara

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