MOTHER BHAVANI OF TULJAPUR

THE GHAT-SHILA

Another miss riot spot here is the Ghat-Shila. It is associated with Sri Rama's life and hence visit-worthy. It appears that Mother Bhavani took fancy to test Sri Rama's monogamy - Ekapatni vratadiksha, while he was moving in this place, searching for Sita. So she approached him disguised as Sita. Sooner than seeing her, Sri Rama knelt before and asked for blessings. The crest-fallen Mother Bhavani owning defeat, played host to the brothers and promised help. Later, to mark the event and to perpetuate the memory of their visit, they were asked to install two Siva lingas here and they are now worshipped as Rameswar linga and Lakshmaneswarlinga. The spot of their meeting as deemed holy and held sacrosanct. Hence the craze on the part of this visitors, who miss not this spot however short their stay may be.

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