KULLU VALLEY BILJI MAHADEV TEMPLE - ODD TRADITIONS

This scared Himalayan region besides being an open air stadium for displaying the acts of physical Valour like trekking, skiing and rock - climbing. houses many marvelous temples whose spiritual power is seen vying with the forces of Nature. The unbounded and infinite soul power of course surpasses the power of Nature. The Bijli Mahadev Mandir lying 11 km off the town Kullu valley is a standing example of man's inexhaustible consistent persistence to overcome the power of Nature and his unshakable faith it God.

This remarkable hill temple. located on a high projecting cliff, and built of large blocks of stone, houses a Sivalinga and important Saivate gods And is visited by a regular streams of devotees throughout the year. Here is its plus point. This has a 6U-foot-high flag staff fixed opposite the Sivalinga deserving reverent mention first; for it is excelling wonders o the world. It is believed that this staff attracts lightning very often, rather periodically. It is natural; for it is made of iron. This natural phenomenon ha been interpreted in an exotic orthodox way. People considered it as a sign o God's blessing. The lightning along with thunder bolt naturally causes dam age to the temple and shatters the Sivakng to pieces. 

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