| Temples & Legends of Bengal |
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| Temples & Legends Of India |
EKTESVARA |
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| A unique Siva
temple is located at the small village of Ektesvara, two miles from Bankura. Bankura is a
fairly large town and is the headquarters of a district bearing the same name. Bankura is
easily accessible by train as well as by road. There are Dak Bungalows and hotels of
moderate standard at Bankura. Taxis, hackney carriages and rickshaws are available. The manifestations of Lord Siva are, indeed, many. Some of them are Virupaksha, Revata, Tryambak, Hara, Sureshwar, Jayanta, and Aparajita etc. A peculiar manifestation of his Rudra Murti is Ekapada. This Ekapada image of Lord Siva is extremely rare in India.The deity has one foot but two hands. It has been mentioned: - "Ekapada
keeps in his left hand the khatvanga, bana, chakra, damaru, mudgara, varada, akshamala,
and sula; 2 Elements of Hindu Iconography, T.A. Gopinath Rao, Vol. II, Part II, p. 388. |
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