Temples of Madhya Pradesh
4 temples, grouped by district.
Ujjain district
In Avanti the brahmin Vedapriya and his four sons worship Shiva. The Daitya king Dushana, empowered by Brahma's boons, besieges the city and orders the brahmins to abandon Shiva or die. Having no army, they worship…
- 3 · Dvadasa Jyotirlinga
In the Devi Bhagavata Purana, Sati gives up her body after Daksha insults Shiva, Shiva carries it across the land, and Vishnu cuts it apart; each place where a part falls becomes a seat of the goddess. The Ashtadasha…
- 9 · Ashtadasa Shakti Peetha
Chhatarpur district
In the account the Ministry of Tourism publishes, the Chandela king Vidyadhara fought Mahmud of Ghazni and Mahmud withdrew. After repelling an attack in 1022, Vidyadhara built the temple to Shiva as a symbol of…
Khandwa district
Narada visits the Vindhya mountain, who boasts that he lacks nothing. Narada replies that Meru is loftier. Stung, Vindhya goes to Omkara, makes an earthen image of Shiva and meditates for six months. Shiva grants him…
- 4 · Dvadasa Jyotirlinga