Koteshwar Temple

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Koteshwar Shiva temple located at the western tip of India in Lakhpat taluka, Kutch District of Gujarat, is about 165 kms away from Bhuj and 2 kms from Narayan Sarovar. Edit

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Koteshwar Mahadev Temple is placed amongst the desert of kutch. The temple is made from white bricks and has the height of around eighty feet and is spread in around two sq. kilometers area.The Lord Shiva lingam, placed at the temple is color is black and elliptical form, height of lingam is around 2 feet. the continuous abhishek of water from the close to by river Sarswati is done on this Lord Shiva lingam. The pilgrims like to visit temple at morning and evening. there’s an attractive garden all around this holy and ancient temple. All the tourists like to sit and relax in this lovely garden and might have their family picnic lunch at the temple. Koteshwar Temple, at an area where the largeness of land meets the incomprehensible vastness of the ocean. the only point that breaks the skyline from the flat brown horizon to the east and also the wide blue horizon to the west is that the point of the Koteshwar Temple is the last outpost of human construction at the westmost limit of India. Not overrun by tourists just like the temple at Dwarka, Koteshwar is tributary to considering emptiness, reflective the place of humanity on earth.

Koteshwar Temple

HistoryEdit

Koteshwar Temple was Built before around 1200 years. Hue an Sang, the famous Chinese traveler was also mentioned about the existence of this temple in his Notebook, written around the year 910. Belived that, Ravana who won it as a boon from Lord Shiva for an outstanding display of piety, this Shiva lingam of great spiritual power. But which Ravana, in his arrogant haste, accidentally dropped and it fell to earth at Koteshwar. To punish Ravana for his carelessness, the lingam turned into a thousand identical ones, some versions of the story say ten thousand, some a million. Unable to distinguish the original, Ravana grabbed one and departed, leaving the original one here, around which Koteshwar Temple was built. The temple is also known as Kotilingeshwar Temple.

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October to March.

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Morning, Afternoon, Evening.

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Minimum 30 minutes.

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How to ReachEdit

Taxi : Private taxies are available here from railway station and airport of Bhuj.

Bus : Gujarat State transport and private buses available form Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Rajkot, Bhavnagar, Jamnagar and Jodhpur.

Train : Kutch does not have a train station, and the nearest station is Bhuj, at a distance of 70 kms from Kutch. Kutch Express (Daily) and Sayaji Nagri Express (Daily) from Mumbai via Surat, Ahmedabad and Gandhidham to Bhuj. Ala Hazrat Express(Daily) from Delhi via Jaipur, Ajmer and Palanpur to Bhuj.

Air : The Nearest airport is at Bhuj, which is around 70 km from Kutch has the nearest airport and is connected directly connected with cities like Ahmedabad and Mumbai. From here tourists need to either take a bus or taxi to reach town of Kutch district.

Others : Auto rickshaws can also be available from the airport to the city.