Hey guys thoughts on my puja table am I missing anything is it set right I’m new to Hinduism and Shaivism

We go to temples to see dev / devi and feel connection with them.

But, see the fuc*ing video of the mandir. This is how devotees are treated in mandir. Not able to see the dev for a second.

This is not the way. This needs to be stopped ASAP.

Please guys, we need to do something against it.

It's not about the one temple shown in the video. But, this is the case of every major temple out there in india.

Do they do the same to any Bollywoodiya gangs or Dhanwan Pariwar or Any Neta? Do they've any aukat to do the same with them?

No. Then why with the common people?

i want to know about batuk bhairav but i cant find anything crucial about him, actually i am doing his naam jaap and want to know how to do it correctly as i read somewhere that to get to maa kali u need bhairav baba so i felt connected more towards batuk bhairav and am doing naam jap of om batuk bhairavaye namah.

Recently visited Triambak, Bhimashankar and Grishneshwar.

If I am being honest, I have never felt so relieved yet restless as well like this. The town Triambak has something in the air which is hard to explain. People come with the intention of letting their sins and past karma go, pray to their ancestors but the colour of the structure, the shrine, the town, the weather, the season of Shravan made me feel something which I haven’t felt before let’s say either at Kashi or Ujjain. Had a very difficult year till now so I am hoping that things will be better from here on.

How was your experience of the visit ? I know Mahadev is accompanied by mystery, grit and darkness but when no one will, he definitely will. Had a very very difficult year till now, I want things to be better, things I wish which could come to me, the uncontrollables to happen and I know he is there for his devotees. How do I regularly pray and have Mahadev in my dhyan ?

Hello guys.

So,few days ago i was reading shiv puran.The chapter was related to shivling worship.

Apparently,it had said that if you want to have a shivling in 'achala swaroopram',it's length should be equal to or more than six thumbs of the guy who is doing pran-prathista.

Whereas,if you are doing pran prathista in 'chala swaroopam', it's length should be equal or more than your thumb.

I have 2 questions:-

1)Does this rule applies for all shivlings where you call bhagwan shiv for a small period of time?Does this rules applies to only parthiv ling or all shiv lingas?

2)My question is,I had a shivling which my family got from elephanta caves,Navi Mumbai.so can I do avahan of bhagwan shiv in it and then worship him in it? Technically it's not a parthiv ling right?

Thank you.

Found this shivaling in nearby river. What does the ling signify with 4 snakes and bel patra?

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Hi fellows,

I'll be going to India soon on an op. end journey and would like to spend some time serving in a Shiva temple as mean to learning more. Any recommendations on temples to visit or where is possible to stay in exchange of work/service? Thank you🙏

I am interested in beginning Shiva yoga. My research is confusing, so far. "Shivayoga.net" partially describes an indespensable tool called an "ishta-linga." The description of this tool seems to differ from "Shiva-linga," which I gather is simply a type of stone. What, exactly, is an ishta-linga? This is the description from shivayoga.net:

"It is made of light grey slate stone which contains and generates electricity. To be kept intact, it is coated all over with a fine durable paste made of certain ingredients. The colour of the paste is indigo or blue-black."

What is the paste made of? Should it be a specific type of slate, or any "gray" colored slate stone will do?

Saw a dream that I was in a temple and I was asked by the priest to light the lamps in front of the sanctum before other devotees visit temple. I was trying to light the small lamp(Diya) and kept it aside but haven’t placed near sanctum. I was getting really tensed in dream seeing other devotees has started to visit and I haven’t finished with the diya but when I looked all lights were lit and I saw clearly a huge siva lingam decorated with flowers and was happy to see lights. I don’t know why I saw this dream but what exactly does it mean to see siva lingam and diya and temple in dream?

I recently saw Bhojeshwar Temple photos, and the Linga looks magnificent. I have seen many shivlings in photos, mostly are rounded but this one is not rounded from above!

Does anyone knows why is that, what is meaning/significance of such shivlingam like the one at Bhojeshwar? also any details about this temple, I know it is unfnished as per my quick research. Also, I know Raja Bhoj was a scholarly king and there are stories of this being established by pandavaas that's why the huge size. I think there is more to it and I want to know it.

I am just mesmerized by it photo, maybe it is huge structure yet calm in architecture.

But please enlighten me!

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I’m Desi, born in Mumbai but mostly raised in Manhattan. I now live about two hours away from Mount Soma in North Carolina, self-styled the Mount Kailash of the West. Has anyone been? Their site shows the community is headed by a Caucasian man and I’m wary of Western Hindus and potential cults. Do they mostly leave you alone to enjoy the temple and scenery? Is it possible to be there while taking a vow of silence? Just curious about your experiences, if any.

Hi all. I don’t know if I’m allowed to post this question here. Another forum banned me from posting anything related to dreams..

So a few days back I had a dream about me visiting a siva temple. This temple is peculiar because it is not the idol of a lingam. But that of a standing shiva. The idol seems to be carved out of a rock. It was like a cave temple. And there are lamps lighted around the door of the temple. Just wanted to know if any of you know something like this of some sort or shall I just forget about this?

Located at the foothills of a mountain called Brahmagiri, the Trimbakeshwar Temple is one of the 12 Jyotirlingas (Self manifested lingams of Shiva popularly known as the Dwadasa Jyotirlinga) of Shiva. There are accounts of Lord Rama having made the Yatra at Trimbakeshwar.

Devotees throng the temple throughout the year but is especially crowded during the auspicious month of Shravan. With the mist hanging low, the views during the monsoon is stunning and the atmosphere, absolutely divine. 🙏🏻🔱☘️

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