The Bhimashankar Jyotirlinga Temple Gopuram
(Photo - Bharat Bhushan)
The two nandis in front of the temple,
at a single location in front of a shivling
(Photo: Bharat Bhushan)
It seems that the Nandi at the right was to be repaired due to some problem or was to be replaced. The new Nandi was commissioned and brought to the temple premises. One and all, nobody could agree on the procedure to replace the earlier Nandi idol with the new one, and since then (probably for more than a 100 years), both the Nandis have remained.
The Deepmal (Pillar-of-oil wick lamps) at the Bhimashankar Jyotirlinga Temple
(Photo: Bharat Bhushan)
Beautiful in its serenity, glistening in the early morning mist and dew that has settled on it.
The Deepmal (Pillar-of-oil wick lamps) at the Bhimashankar Jyotirlinga Temple
showing the temple gopuram profile to its right, sharpened by the early morning mist and dew
(Photo: Bharat Bhushan)
The Deepmal (Pillar-of-oil wick lamps) at the Bhimashankar Jyotirlinga Temple
showing the temple-settlement at Bhimashankara, with the forests behind and above
(Photo: Bharat Bhushan)
The shivling in front of the Bhimashankar Jyotirlinga Temple near the two Nandis
(Photo: Bharat Bhushan)
Amazing perspective and splendid detail on the yoni of the shivling
Check out the detail of the snake curling out towards the linga
The Nandi (of the two nandis) with the Shivling in front of the temple
(Photo: Bharat Bhushan)
The two Nandis with the Shivling in front of the temple
(Photo: Bharat Bhushan)
The Deepmal, The Bhimashankar Jyotirlinga Temple and the Bhimashankar Wildlife Sanctuary
(Photo: Bharat Bhushan)
The deepmal, temple-town settlement, the temple and the wildlife sanctuary
(Photo: Bharat Bhushan)
