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Jageshwar Dham (Almora) - Nageshwara Jyotirlinga


• Greatness:

► Jageshwar Dham (1870 m) (Jyotirlinga)
(Almora district, Uttarakhand)

☸ Daruka Vana (Puranic)
(Uttarakhand Himalayas (Kumaon))

(Shiva Purana)


Lord Shiva
Lord Shiva

Nageshwara Jyotirlinga
Nageshwara
Jyotirlinga

Jageshwar Mahadev Temple, Almora district, Uttarakhand
Jageshwar Dham

• Shiva: Lord Shiva protected merchant devotee Supriya from the atrocities of demon Daruka and abides as Nageshwara Jyotirlinga (identified with Jageshwar Dham)
- Jageshwar Dham


परल्यां वैद्यनाथं च डाकिन्यां भीमाशंकरम् ।
सेतुबंधे तु रामेशं नागेशं दारुकावने ॥

- Dwadasa Jyotirlinga Stotra - verse 2 (Jageshwar Dham has the Nageshwara Jyotirlinga)


(Shiva Purana)

▬ Nageshwara Jyotirlinga - Lord Shiva protecting devotee Supriya from the atrocities of demon Daruka
(Shiva Purana - Koti Rudra Samhita - 29 to 30)




• Temples and Places:

• Temples and Places of Lord Shiva in Jageshwar Dham:

• Nageshwara Jyotirlinga - Lord Shiva protecting devotee Supriya from the atrocities of demon Daruka
(Shiva Purana - Koti Rudra Samhita - 29 to 30)
Lord Shiva Nageshwara Jyotirlinga Jageshwar Mahadev Temple, Almora district, Uttarakhand ► Almora Jageshwar Dham - Jageshwar Mahadev Temple
(Almora district, Uttarakhand)

Almora Jageshwar Mahadev Temple is identified with the Nageshwara Jyotirlinga mentioned in the Shiva Purana.



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