| Temples & Legends Of Bihar |
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| Temples & Legends
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| There was a
Bhil present, who was instructed as to what should be done. The Bhil had informed Ravana
as to the disappearance of the Brahmin. Ravana is supposed to have excavated a well with
an arrow and brought into it the waters of all the sacred pools of the earth. It is
said that the lingam, after the death of Ravana, used to be worshipped by a hunter Baiju,
and the lingam came to be known by Baiju's name as Baidyanath. The story of Baiju giving
rise to the name of Baidyanath is more prevalent as a Santhal tradition.
There is another legend to the effect that when Sati, the consort of Shiva and daughter
of Daksha, committed suicide because of the discourtesy shown towards her husband by
Daksha in not inviting him to a Yajna, Lord Shiva stuck the corpse of his wife on the
point of his trident androamed about in a frenzy of fury. |
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