India is a spiritual country. There are one to one holy and world famous temples in many villages and cities of this country from east to west and south India. There is also a sacred and famous temple among the beautiful litigants of Jammu and Kashmir. Such as Vaishno Devi Temple, Amarnath Cave Temple, Shankaracharya Temple and Martand Sun Temple in Jammu province.
Like other temples located in Jammu and Kashmir province, Shiva Khodi Temple is also considered an ancient and famous temple. Recently, a bus filled with people was returning to Katra after seeing this temple, which was attacked by a terrorist and about 10 people lost their lives in this attack. In this article, we are going to tell you about some interesting facts related to Shiva Khodi temple and some mysterious stories related to the cave located here.
Shiv Khori Temple
Before knowing the interesting facts related to the Shiva Khodi temple, let us tell you where this temple is located in Jammu and Kashmir. Actually, this holy temple is a cave of Hindu religious importance located in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir. It is a temple dedicated to Lord Shiva.
Shiva Khodi Temple is located 80 km from Vaishno Devi Temple, about 80 km from Katra, about 100 km from Jammu and about 300 km from the capital Srinagar. For your information, tell that Shiva Khodi Temple is considered to be the second largest religious place in Jammu after Shri Mata Vaishno Devi.
The mythological story of Shiva Khodi Temple is very interesting. According to Hindu beliefs, it is said that a demon named Bhasmasura did penance and sought a boon from Lord Shiva that whichever he would put his hand on his head will be consumed. After receiving the boon, Bhasmasura sat down with a desire to consume Lord Shiva. When Lord Shiva came to know about this, he hid in the cave of Shiva Khodi temple. According to the belief, Lord Vishnu took Mohini avatar and killed him.