Travel News Desk!!! Many huge statues and temples of God have been built. Everyone likes to travel far and wide to see these amazing temples. In such a situation, the festival of Mahashivratri will be celebrated on 8 March. It is believed that on this day, Bhole Baba had taken the form of Shivling for the first time. Therefore, on Mahashivratri, people go to temples and offer water to Shivling and have darshan of Bhole Baba. Till date you must have heard about the huge statues of Lord Shiva. But do you know that there is a place in India where the biggest Shivalinga of Bhole Baba is there. Today we will tell you in detail about this temple in this article.
This huge Shivalinga is in Gariaband district of Chhattisgarh. This Shivalinga is at a distance of 3 km from Gariaband. He is known as Bhuteshwarnath Mahadev. Every year lakhs of devotees come here to have darshan of Baba. It is said to be the largest Shivling in the world. People here believe that this Shivalinga is growing every year. That is why people also know him by the name of Bhakura. In the language of Chhattisgarh, Bhakura means making noise.
The height of Shivling is increasing every year
The height of Shivalinga from the ground is 70 to 75 feet. The people living here believe that earlier its height was less. But as time progresses, its height also increases. However, some cracks can also be seen in the Shivalinga.
reached Baba’s darshan
If you are going to places like Delhi or Rajasthan to visit Bhole Baba, then you can plan your journey by train. You will get a train from Delhi to Raipur. Gariaband is 2 hours away from here. You can go for Baba’s darshan by bus or cab.
