Kritamaleshwar

Author:Laxman Burdak, IFS (R)

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Location of Indragarh in Kota District

Kritamaleshwar (कृतमालेश्वर) is a village in Itawa tehsil of Kota district in Rajasthan.

Variants

• Kritamaleshvara/Kritamaleshwara (कृतमालेश्वर) (AS, p.220)
• Kavaleshvara/Kawaleshvara (कवलेश्वर) (जिला कोटा, राज.) (AS, p.152)
• Kakawata (Pipalda, Kota) on junction of Mej River and Chambal ?
• Kamleshwar

Location

Kritamaleshwar is located on Triveni River at a distance of 8 miles from Indragarh railway station in east.

Kamleshwar Mahadev Temple

Kamleshwar Mahadev Temple is a Hindu place of worship situated in Lakheri, Rajasthan. Dedicated to the deity Shiva, it is sometimes called a "mini-Khajuraho" and a center of religious faith in the Hadoti region.

On every Pradosha before Amavasya, more than 100,000 pilgrims come to the temple to bathe in the holy pond and participate in the darshan of Shiva. A large number of visitors come from Madhya Pradesh.

Legend: Tradition holds that Ravana attempted to establish the Atmalinga in Lanka on behalf of Shiva in order to avoid death. Concerned, Vishnu intervened by assuming the guise of an old man. He put Ravana to sleep, seized the idol from his hands, and placed it on the ground. When Ravana woke up, he found he was unable to pick up the Lingam after it had touched the Earth, foiling his plan. The object is said to still stand there to this day.

The king Hammiradeva is said to have built the temple after receiving a vision of Mahadeva in his dream.

History: The temple is believed to have been constructed during the 12th century. Remains of ancient settlements exist around the temple. Coins of King Hammiradeva period have been found here. Earthenware and stone tools have also been found there. Due to this, the antiquity of this place leads to the ancient human period. Remains of ancient importance also prove the immediate presence of early humans here. There is a living stone workshop on the hill to the right of the temple. There are incomplete statues and complete signs of carving on large boulders. Evidence of the presence of iron ore in this area also suggests that it might have been used in carving stones.

Architecture

कृतमालेश्वर

विजयेन्द्र कुमार माथुर ने लेख किया है ...कृतमालेश्वर (AS, p.220) अथवा 'कवलेश्वर' कोटा ज़िला, राजस्थान का ऐतिहासिक स्थान है। यह इंदुगढ़ रेलवे स्टेशन से 8 मील की दूरी पर पूर्व में स्थित है। कृतमालेश्वर त्रिवेणी नदी के तट पर बसा है। बूंदी नरेश महाराज अजीत सिंह के बनवाये भगवान शिव के मंदिर और कुंड यहाँ स्थित हैं।

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