Makar Sankranti: Crowd Gathered In Shivdham Kundeshwar, Devotees Took A Dip Of Faith In Jamdar River

Tikamgarh Kundeshwar Dham – Photo: Detail In Shivdham Kundeshwar located in Tikamgarh district of Madhya Pradesh, devotees took a dip of faith in Jamdar river. After this, after seeing the Swayambhu Shivling, worshiped. Today on Sunday, on the occasion of Makar Sankranti festival in Kundeshwar, there is an influx of devotees since morning. The process of reaching the devotees started from four o’clock in the morning itself. The administration has made elaborate security arrangements at the river ghats. Traffic on Tikamgarh-Lalitpur road has been diverted. Shivdham Kundeshwar is the center of faith, four km away from the district headquarters. Not only Madhya Pradesh, devotees from Uttar Pradesh and other states come to visit here. Temple priest Pandit Jamuna Tiwari told that the intervening night of Saturday-Sunday 3.11 Makar Sankranti festival started from o’clock and morning 11. It was an auspicious time to take bath till o’clock. On the occasion of Makar Sankranti, the process of arrival of thousands of devotees started from morning itself. Devotees took a holy dip in Jamdar river. After this, worshiped Lord Bholenath by offering water and khichdi. For the convenience of the devotees, separate queues were arranged for male and female devotees in the temple premises. Police deployed women and men jawans in the temple premises including the fair ground. To maintain order, CCTV cameras were also installed in the temple premises and the fair ground. A huge fair is organized in the temple premises. Kundeshwar Dham will also be recorded in the government records
Point to be noted is that Shivpuri village is also known as Kundeshwar Dham, but the name of the village is recorded as Shivpuri in the government records. Now this village will also be known as Kundeshwar Dham in the official documents. The Madhya Pradesh government has issued a gazette for the name change. Before 243 May, had received permission from the Government of India to change the name. Thereafter 11 May, was released for clearance. Finally, on January 4,
the state government issued a gazette to change the name of the village. Banasur’s daughter used to worship inside the kund

public recognition According to legend, in the Dwapar era, Usha, the daughter of the demon king Banasura, used to worship Lord Shiva inside the kund built here by coming from the forest path. Pleased with his penance, Lord Shiva appeared to him in the form of Kalbhairav ​​and it was only on his prayer that the Lord appeared here over time. The priests of the temple tell that Samvat 2022 A woman named Dhantibai used to live here on the hill. She was threshing paddy in the mortar made on the hill. At the same time, when blood started coming out of the mortar, she got scared. Covering the mortar with her brass plate, she came down and narrated the incident to the people. People informed about this to the then Maharaja Raja Madan Verman. When the king came and inspected this place with his soldiers, Shivling appeared here. After this, King Varman established the entire Shiva family here. After which this Siddhakshetra was called Kundeshwar Dham. ,