Mundatiya Temple
Mundkatiya temple history: This time the Ganesh Chaturthi festival starts from August 27, which devotees wait throughout the year. During the Ganesh festival, people go to visit Bappa in different temples. There are many such famous temples of Ganesha in the country, about which some interesting stories are heard. You must have heard about many such temples, which you have contained mysteries. But in this article, we are going to tell you about a temple where Ganesha without head is worshiped.
Unique temple of Ganesha
The name of this temple is Mundatiya Temple, which is located in Uttarakhand. This temple is one of the most unique temples in the world where the idol of Lord Ganesha is without head. There is a Mundkatiya temple in Rudraprayag district of Uttarakhand, in which people from far and wide arrive to see Ganesh ji without head. This temple is very close to Triyugi Narayan Temple.
How was its name Mundatiya Temple’s name?
Mundatiya Temple is near Gauri Kund, three kilometers from Sonprayag in Kedar Valley of Uttarakhand. The words ‘Mundatiya’ are made up of ‘Mund’ (head) and ‘Katia’ (chopped), which shows a deep connection with an ancient story of this temple. According to the beliefs of the local people, this is the place where Lord Shiva had beheaded Ganesha, because Ganesha stopped him from entering the private room of Goddess Parvati. At the same time, it is also said that Lord Shiva was put on the head of elephant by Lord Shiva at this place.
History of Mundatiya Temple
According to mythology, once Mata Parvati was going to take a bath, she made a child with the boil on her body and put his life in it. Then Mata Parvati put Lord Ganesha at the door and instructed anyone not to come in. When Lord Shiva reached there and tried to go inside, Ganesh ji stopped him. Angry with this, Shiva beheaded Ganesha, so this temple is installed with a headless statue.
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