Tungareshwar Temple
Hindu temple in Maharashtra, India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Tungareshwar Temple is located in Vasai (2177 feet above the ground on the highest Mountain plateau of Tungareshwar[1]), Palghar District, Maharashtra, India. The temple is dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva, about 3 to 4 kilometres from the "Tungareshwar Entrance Gate", opens at morning 05:00 AM to 06:00 PM. This is one of the Lord Shiva Temple and also have Ram Kund on backside area (Kunds are human-made small water bodies).[2] Alongside the Tungareshwar Temple, a small temple of Goddess "Khodiyaar Mataji" (with her vehicle crocodile). Being said about God and Goddess, Tungareshwar attracts devotees who visit both these temples at special occasions and festival seasons like "Khodiyar Jayanti" which comes in around February and "Maha Shivratri" in Shravana Months as Hindu calendar, falling between July and August every year. Bhandara (a religious publicly organized feast) takes place every year at the "Mahashivratri Festival" and every Monday at the Shravan month.[1]
Tungareshwar Temple | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Hinduism |
District | Palghar |
Deity | Shiva |
Festival | Maha Shivratri & Shraavana |
Location | |
Location | Vasai |
State | Maharashtra |
Country | India |
Geographic coordinates | 19°24′59.4″N 72°54′05.4″E |
Architecture | |
Type | Hindu Temple |