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Jateswar Mahadev in Ujjain – Story of Jateshwar Form of Shiva – 28th Shiva Temple in Ujjain

Jateshwar Mahadev is worshiped in Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh. It is one of the 84 forms of Shiva worshiped in Ujjain. It is believed that those worshipping Jateshwar Mahadev will get sin redemption. The temple dedicated to Jateshwar Mahadev is located at Gayakotha in Ujjain. This form of Shiva is associated with a king named Vir Dhanva. Jateshwar Mahadev is counted among the 84 Shiva Temples in Ujjain and it is the 28th temple visited during the parikarama of Shivalayas here. Story of Jateshwar Mahadev form of Shiva in Ujjain There lived a king named Vir Dhanva. He had no control over his temper. Once during a hunting expedition, he killed five deer. But the deer were actually the sons of a saint who were playing in the getup of deer. King was saddened and angry at the incident. He then went to the ashram of Devrat Rishi. Here he had an argument the Rishi and did not like the sage giving him advice. In anger, he killed the sage. The king then roamed in the forest

Mogili Temple – Sri Mogileswara Swamy Temple Dedicated to Shiva at Mogili in Chittoor District

Mogili Temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva and is known as Sri Mogileswara Swamy Temple. It is located at Mogili Village on the Mumbai – Chennai Highway and is around 22 west of Chittoor town. The temple was constructed by pepper merchants and it belongs to the 10th century AD. Lord Shiva is worshipped in the linga form in the sanctum sanctorum. Mother Goddess Shakti is worshipped here as Kamakshi. The temple also has murtis of Chandeswara, Dakshinamurti, Virabhadra, Ganapati, Bhairava, Kumara, Goddess Parvati, Vishnu, Umasahita Chandrasekhara murti, Mahishasuramardini, Brahma and Surya. Mogili Temple is unique because of the fact that it is entirely in the chola style and does not contain any structural additions of the Vijayanagara period. The portrait sculptures on the pillars in the mukhamandapa are good specimens of the folk art of the period. The murti of Veerabhadra in the temple is unique as it seen along with Daksha Prajapati with goat head. This ancient t