Bandakpur

Author:Laxman Burdak, IFS (R)

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Map of Damoh District‎

Bandakpur-Hindoria-Hathni-Aam Chaupra-Rajnagar Lake in Damoh, MP

The Jageshwar Nath temple, Bandakpur

Bandakpur (बांदकपुर) is a small town in Damoh tahsil of district of Damoh in Madhya Pradesh, India. The town is known for a temple of Shiva -the Jageshwar Nath temple. Author (Laxman Burdak) visited it on 23.04.1991.

Jageshwar Nath temple

There is a main temple where Shiva-Linga is situated in main sanctum. Devi Parvati faces Shiva on an adjacent temple. The Temple of lord Shiva situated at Bandakpur Dist- Damoh, Madhya Pradesh Called Jageshwar Nath Temple. This is approx 500 years old temple. In front of lord Shiva there is a Same Temple of Goddess Parvati.

Doors of the temple open early in the morning (5:30 am during summer and 6:00 am during winter) and closing time of the doors is (10:00 PM during summer and 9:00 PM during winter)

Other Temple Beside of lord Jageshwarnath

• Lord Krishna (Radha Krishna)

Goddess Durga

• Lord Kaal-Bhairav
• Lord Vishnu
• Goddess Lakshmi
• Goddess Narmada
• Lord Hanuman
• Lord Ganesh

Every year, many Kanvaraiya (people who fetch water pot from Narmada river and keep this water pot on special bamboo baskets like balance structure) fetch Narmada-Jal by walking from Narmada and pour that holy water to lord Shiva.

Large Mela gathering happens every year on Basant Panchami and Shivratri. Crowd gathers on Somvati Amavasya also.

बांदकपुर

बांदकपुर : यहां शंकर जी का प्रसिद्ध मंदिर है. कहते हैं इसे सदियों पहले मराठा सरदार ने बनवाया था.

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