Clay Sculptures Associated With Wish Fulfillment at Shree Sadashiva Rudra Temple at Ujire in Karnataka
Shree Sadashiva Rudra Temple at Ujire in Karnataka is a
famous Shiva Temple. What makes the temple unique is the offerings made here by
devotees. A clay sculpture associated with the wish is offered to the deity
before and after wish fulfillment. The clay offerings symbolize the never
ending materialistic desires of human beings.
For example if a person want to get a job then he/she offers
clay sculptures of chair and table, for curing eye ailments sculpture of an eye
is offered, for begetting children it is cradle, those wishing a car offer the sculpture
of a car etc. One can see a whole lot of different mud sculptures the temple.
The sheer number of clay sculptures in the temple gives an
indication of the desire fulfillment that had taken place after offering
prayers here.
The offerings are usually made on Mondays along with a coconut
and kilogram of rice.
All the offerings are placed in a circular shaped pile near
the temple.
The shrine is located at Surya and is around 6 km from Ujire
and 15 km from Dharmasthala.