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Bhima river
This temple is closely associated with the legend of Shiva slaying the demon Tripurasura. Shiva is said to have taken abode on the crest of the Sahyadri hills, and the sweat that poured forth from his body after the battle is said to have formed the Bhimarathi river, popularly known as Bhima.
Bhimashankar & Shivneri, Pune: Heavens looking down
December 15th 2008 This turned out to be a nice but tiring one-day trip for us. Bhimashankar was planned. Shivneri was not. I thank Lord Shiva for the detour.
Lord Shiva, the God of death (Bramha is God of Birth and Vishnu is God of Life), also popularly known as Shankar (Indians love to call their Gods by many names) has presence at Bhimashankar too. There are 12 very important Shiva shrines (known as Jyotirlin
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