Karsog Pandavas Temple Himachal

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Karsog pandavas temple himachal

Mamaleshwar Temple is a holy place located at Karsog, 13 km from Chindiin Mandi Districtof

Himachal Pradesh. The presiding deity of the temple is ord !hi"a. Tradition reco#nts that this

temple was $#ilt $y the Panda"asd#ring their period of e%ile.

This temple is famed for its massi"e car"ed wooden pillars, artistic woodwork and car"ed stone

stat#es of deities. The ma&or attractions of the temple are a single grain of wheat weighing a$o#t

'() gm and a temple dr#m meas#ring a$o#t * ft in length.

+n$elie"a$le things and incidents always catch the eyes of the $eholder. od has created this

planet earth with n#m$er of $ea#tif#l and e%traordinary things, the secrets $ehind s#ch creationsare yet not disco"ered. Tho#gh science has reached se"eral milestones $#t yet there are

inn#mera$le mysteries of nat#re which are yet not re"ealed. -t has $een rightly said that nat#re

discloses only those things to the h#man which it wants and rest remains the secret fore"er. Thishidden mystery, #ni#eness makes people feel that nothing is impossi$le.

/ecently - got an opport#nity to "isit s#ch a places "ested with s#ch remarka$le creations of

nat#re. The $est thing was that - was a$le to feel their presence and ha"e a glance at them

thro#gh my own eyes. 0 few days $ack - got a chance to to#r to $ea#tif#l small townknown asKarsog in Mandi District of Himachal Pradesh. -t is $elie"ed that Panda"as of Dwapary#g spent

some part of their e%ile time in Karsog. -t is a place at a distance of a$o#t 1)) kms from the

capital city Shimla. -t is a hilly way from !himla to Karsog with lots of c#r"es and t#rns thro#ghthe mo#ntains. 0s it was the rainy season the "egetation and greenery all ro#nd was at its f#ll

$loom. #ckily - had my co#sins ho#se there so there was no pro$lem of staying. The day -

reached Karsog, - was completely restless d#e to the tiring &o#rney. That day - had a complete

rest. 2e%t day - made my plan to "isit the holy temple Mamleshwar Temple which is $elie"edto $e temple since the time of Panda"as. - was totally e%cited to "isit this historic place. -t was at

a distance of ( kms from my place. 4e reached the place and got to see its magnificent and

traditional "iew from o#tside. The "iew was e"en more fantastic when we made the entry insideit. -t is $asically a temple of ord !hi"a and oddess Par"ati. The temple had a n#m$er of

ancient stat#es made of stone of "ario#s deities. The art that these stat#es depicted was

mar"elo#s. These stat#es are also said to $e preser"ed since the time of Panda"as. The main

stat#e is of ord !hi"a and oddess Par"ati. -t is $elie"ed that there was a de"il in ancient timeswho was gi"en power that if any$ody wo#ld see his face that person wo#ld die there and then.

Many people died when they #sed to enco#nter this de"il. -n order to pro"ide relief to the generalp#$lic, ord !hi"a ga"e him the place $ehind their $ack in this stat#e. !ince then it has $een

residing there and $ack of this stat#e is ne"er re"ealed to any$ody.
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There are se"eral strange things of ancient time to acknowledge in this temple. 5ne of

masterpiece of that era is still present in that temple. There is a a "ery large m#sical dr#m, a

length of a$o#t 6 feet and diameter of a$o#t *) inches. The strange thing a$o#t it is the wood o#tof which is made. -t is made #p of plant with thorns on it known as 7hekal ka Kanta in

traditional lang#age and it is hollow from inside. -n present days the ma%im#m diameter it can

ha"e is not more than ') inches. 8o# can mark the difference now that how $ig s#ch a plant wasat that time. -t is $elie"ed that the physically well $#ilt Panda"a, 7him #sed to play this dr#m.

0fter looking the dr#m thoro#ghly my eyes st#ck at a f#rnace kind of place where two $ig logs

of wood were slowly and grad#ally $#rning with no flames. - asked a$o#t it from the P#&ari ofthe temple. He e%plained the #n$elie"a$le mystery $ehind it. He said that this f#rnace has $een

$#rning since the time of Pand"as and ne"er e%ting#ishes. The only thing they ha"e to do is to

add wood to it. There is no flame in it $#t e"en those $ig logs of wood $#rn #p completely and

t#rn into ashes. That was really astonishing and #n$elie"a$le thing for me. ast $#t not the least,the thing which kept my eyes wide open was yet to come. The P#&ari of the temple took o#t a

wooden case in which something was kept. !lowly he #nco"ered the paper o"er it and re"ealed

the thing to #s. -t was a thing a$o#t a si9e of an apple with a separation line in $etween. - was not

a$le to identify what it was. - finally asked a$o#t it from the P#&ari. -t was a grain of 4heat. -was shocked that how come it co#ld $e so $ig. -t was a$o#t (,))) times $ig the si9e of normal

wheat grain. -t was $ecoming diffic#lt to mo"e my eyes away from it. -t was the grain of wheatof the time of Panda"as. - was really ama9ed $y watching all these things. 0t that point of time -

reali9ed that certainly Himachal Pradesh is the and of ods. !e"eral scientists and

archaeologists keep on "isiting this place in order to find o#t the mystery $ehind these strangethings. 7#t they are all left #p with a #estion mark. -t was a one of my great trips as - saw so

many remarka$le things in s#ch a short span.

- took photographs of all these ama9ing things and in order to show them to yo# all.

- am adding few attachments with this reso#rce showing the photos of all these things.

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A Valley of Myths and Legends

By Mary Parmar

KARSOG, the ea!tif!l owl"sha#ed $alley in Mandi district of Himachal Pradesh, is f!ll ofmyths and legends%

&t is a #lace where each stone, hill slo#e has a tale to tell% 'ach little ri$!let and stream isg!rgling with some mythological e#isode of the ygone era% (he $alley is s!rro!nded on all

sides y hills, and ato# the hills is the aode of $ario!sdevtas anddevis li)e the Shi)ari


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Mata, *hindi Mata, Kamr!nag, Mah!nag and Kama)sha Mata% &n the la# of the $alley itself isthe tem#le of Mamleshwar% (his tem#le of Lord Shi$a is elie$ed to ha$e een !ilt y the

Panda$as d!ring their #eriod of e+ile%

&t is elie$ed that the word Karsog- is deri$ed from two words Karand Sogi%e% to grie$e orlament% &t is said that long ago, the mighty Ra)shasa Bhitras!r .some legends mention him

as Ba)as!r/ strayed into this thic)ly #o#!lated area and fo!nd that he wo!ld face no#rolem in satisfying his h!nger% He decided to stay here and each day ca!ght hold of#eo#le and cattle and ate them% (he hel#less #eo#le were finally ale to reach an agreement

as #er which each day a #erson had to ta)e to the demon a as)etf!ll of hill delicacies andalso e his meal% So each day, there was a lot of grie$ing and wee#ing, i%e% Sog% (h!s the

area came to e )nown as Karsog.

0!ring these days the Panda$aswere in e+ile% Bhima, on hearing the

so!nd of wee#ing from a ho!se,en1!ired ao!t the ca!se of

grie$ing% (he old women of theho!se told Bhima that it was the

t!rn of her only son to e the mealof the demon% Bhima #acified the

old women and said that he wo!ldgo to the demon instead of her son%

So ta)ing all the food #re#ared ythe women, he #roceeded to the

ca$e of Bhitras!r% (here he ate !# all the delicacies #re#ared y the old women%2inally, when the demon wo)e !# to ha$e his dinner he was annoyed to find no

dinner% B!t there sat Bhima with a sm!g loo) on his face% Bhitras!r was annoyedand started eating his em#ty stomach which so!nded li)e the eat of a h!ndred

dr!ms% He demanded his food from Bhima% Bhima calmly told him that he hadeaten !# all the food% (he demon as f!rio!s and fl!ng himself at Bhima and a

great fight ens!ed% Bhima slew Bhitras!r and drew o!t his li$er and threw it%

3ow, near the tem#le of Bhooteshwar at Alad lies a li$er"sha#ed stone% Beforedying, Bhitras!r e+#ressed his wish to e rememered for time immemorial% So,

in the tem#le of Mamleshwar !ilt y the Panda$as, is the dhoonain a hollow#lace where logs are !rnt thro!gho!t the day and night% Before dying, Bhitras!r

told 4!dhishthira that his s#irit wo!ld not e free as eing the master of the

shamshanad5!nct to the tem#le of Bhooteshwar, he !sed to acce#t the odies ofdead #ersons !t now Bhima had )illed him in his own territory and there wo!ld

e noody to ta)e care of his d!ties% 4!dhishthira #romised that his d!ties wo!lde d!ly ta)en care of and e$en to this day if the shamshannear the tem#le goes

witho!t recei$ing a ody, a f!neral #yre is lit !# of straws and the last rites are

#erformed%

&n the tem#le of Bhooteshwar is the fi$e"faced idol of Lord Shi$a and ehind it isthe idol of Maha)al, which is )e#t hidden% &t is the elief that if one loo)s at it,

one will die% '$en thepoojariworshi#s it with his face t!rned away% (he

shamshan sthalis also !sed fortantrikkriya.


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Another tale is ao!t the marriageof Bhima with Hidima% (he #lace

Mamel is said to ha$e een deri$ed

from mallyudhawhich is said toha$e ta)en #lace etween Bhima

and the demon Hadim% &t is elie$edthat while the Panda$as were

wandering in the wilderness ofKarsog, K!nti, tired and e+ha!sted,

as)ed Bhima to get some water%Bhima went in search of water and

came to a clear #ond some distanceaway from the #lace where the #resent tem#le of Mamleshwar is sit!ated% After

athing, he washed his dhotiand soa)ed it with water to carry it to K!nti todrin)% 6hile Bhima was athing, Hidima, the rakshasniha##ened to #ass y

and, smelling h!man flesh, was drawn to Bhima% Hadima fell in lo$e with him anddecided to marry him% 0isg!ising herself as a ea!tif!l damsel, she a##roached

Bhima and warned him ao!t her rother Hadim and as)ed him to flee%

Bhima ref!sed to lea$e% &n the meanwhile, Hadim too reached the #lace and,

sensing the desire of his sister, attac)ed Bhima% (h!s, a mallayudhaens!ed andHadim was )illed%

After )illing Hadim, Bhima #roceeded to meet his mother K!nti accom#anied yHidima% Hidima fell at K!nti-s feet and im#lored her to gi$e #ermission to

marry Bhima% K!nti was hesitant and said that in this #eriod of wandering anddes#air, her sons were her only solace and that she co!ld not #art with them%

Hadima said, 7Mother, yo!r son will always e with yo!% & will not )ee# him%7 SoK!nti ga$e her #ermission for the marriage and Hadima ore a son, Ghatot)acha

who fo!ght for the Panda$as in the Mahaharata% Hidima roamed ao!t the hillsand $alleys of Mandi and the ad5oining K!l! region where there is an ancient

tem#le dedicated to her%

(here are scores of other legends associated with the enchanting Karsog% (he

#resent area of Karsog is #art of the erstwhile S!)et )ingdom which traces itsroots to the Vedic #eriod% (he im#rint of the Vedic age can e seen not only on

the ancient tem#les, !t also on the traditions and c!stoms followed to this day%(his remote area has een ale to retain most of its !ni1!e c!lt!ral heritage% B!t

now with the in$asion of modern comm!nication, technologies and etter roadand tra$el facilities, the area has o#ened !# to the o!tside world and changes are

e$ident% Howe$er, the #eo#le are still stee#ed in dee# religio!s and ancienteliefs and ha$e !nflinching faith in their local gods and goddesses%

Peo#le ha$e great elief in tantrik vidyaandjadoo mantra% (o c!re any #hysicalor #sychological ailment hel# from the devtas as well as tantriksis so!ght% (he

ghooror the chelasof the devta ha$e an im#ortant role to #lay in the li$es of the#eo#le%

Karsog is also elie$ed to ha$e n!mero!s s#irits 8 some e$il and some good%(he Kali (amsheera, for e+am#le, frightens the she#herds and the cattle in the

5!ngle% (he 4ogmarg eliminates ghosts and is considered to e the avtarof


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Han!man% (he Battad is res#onsile for rodent infestation in the ho!se, P!tna

ca!ses harm and illness to small children and the dhoomri jhooris the devtaofstorm and rain% (o gain res#ite from the rain and storm, the devtashel# and

lessings is so!ght% (he 3arsing devtais considered the avtarof Vishn! and

resides in all homes% (he Veer9ogni is worshi##ed y tantriksand so is theMaha)al%

REWALSAR

LOCATION:': kms. from Mandi.

/ewalsar is e#ally sacred to Hind#s, !ikhs ;7#ddhists. -t was from this place that Padam !am$ha"a,

a 9ealo#s teacher ; 7#ddhist missionary left for Ti$et to

preach his new doctrine of 7#ddhism. The Hind#s$elie"e that it was here that /ishi omas did his penance in de"otion to ord !hi"a. /ewalsar is

important to the !ikhs who ha"e a #r#dwara $#ilt in commemoration of #r# o$ind !ingh Pri"ate Hotels

JANJEHLI

LOCATION:0t a distance of *6 kms. from Mandi.

-t has all the elements that make it a paradise for

trekkers. -t offers paths #nder thick deodar forests,$ea#tif#l scenery, water falls and springs

Where to Stay :P4D /est Ho#se PRASHER LAKE

LOCATION::) Kms north of Mandi

The $ea#tif#l Prashar ake is located high in the

mo#ntains. -t is here that the sage Prashar is said to

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Pagoda>like temple dedicated to the sage. Capped with a roof of slate tiles, the temple has a

wealth of wood car"ings. 0n old temple, it is said to ha"e $een $#ilt $y /a&a 7an !en of Mandiin the 1:th cent#ry. 0n entire panorama of snowy mo#ntain ranges is "isi$le from this location.

Where to Stay :=orest /est Ho#se

room at lake shed
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inside the temple

BAROT

LOCATION:?#st :) kms. $y road and 1' kms. $yHa#lage Trolley from ?ogindernagar.

7arot packs an enormo#s range of o#t door acti"ities.

The reser"oir of the ?oginder 2agar Hydel Power Pro&ect

is located here. 0 tro#t $reeding centre, makes it awonderf#l place for angling. 0cross the ri"er +hl is the

2arg# 4ildlife !anct#ary>home to the horal,

Himalayan $lack $ear and a "ariety of pheasants. 0 trek ro#te thro#gh thick forests links 7arot toK#ll#.

SHIKARI DEVI

LOCATION:There are two approaches, one thro#gh?an&ehali and the other thro#gh Karsog.

Trekking Paths thro#gh woods of assorted trees and

shr#$s>which incl#de se"eral medicinal her$s>two

seperate trek ro#tes lead #p to this ancient shrine whichcrowns the top of a hill. H#nters in the area once prayed

to the goddess for s#ccess in their h#nt and here perhaps,

lies the origin of the name @!hikari De"i@. The goddess is worshipped in the form of a stoneimage. -nterestingly, the temple which is said to ha"e $een in e%istence since the time of the

Panda"as, has no roof, for local legend has it, that all attempts to $#ild one ha"e $een

#ns#ccessf#l.
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JHATINGRI

LOCATION:-t is sit#ated on hogar Dhar at an ele"ation of*,*)) feet. -t is 1' kms. from ?oginder 2agar.-t is easily

accessi$le from +rla in Mandi Pathankot 2ational Highway.

There are $ea#tif#l deodar and $l#e pine forests. The spotinfolds $reath taking "istas of the "alleys $elow.

Where to Stay :=orest /est Ho#se

KARSOG

LOCATION:Karsog is !#$>Di"isional head #arter ofMandi district at the height of 3() mtrs.

-t is famo#s for Mamleshwar Mahade", Kamksha De"i

and Mah#nag temples. -t is f#ll of scenic $ea#ty and

a$#ndance of apple orchards.Where to Stay :=orest /est Ho#se > P4D /estHo#se > Pri"ate Hotels

PANJAIN THACH

LOCATION:6( Kms from Mandi "ia 7ali Chowki.These are two "illages sit#ated in the middle of thick

forests of deodar, pine and tosh trees. 7oth "illages offer

$ea#tif#l scenery and $ase camps for ad"ent#re lo"ingto#rists.

Where to Stay : =orest /est Ho#se

GADDA GUSAINI

LOCATION:

The "alley is "irgin and has not $een e%plored $y many

ad"ent#re lo"ing to#rists. 5ne finds nat#re at its $est

offering $ea#tif#l s#rro#ndings, green forests andpoll#tion free en"ironment. Madhop#r =ort was also

$#ilt $y former r#lers of Mandi district who had kept

their arms and amm#nition in it. 7esides the fort was#sed as p#nishment to hardcore criminals in the state. 5ne more fort named T#ngasi was $#ilt in

the "alley and the remains of the fort are still "isi$le.

Where to Stay :=orest /est Ho#seAin 7alichowkiB > P4D /est Ho#seAin 7an&ar>K#ll#districtB

TATTA PANI
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LOCATION:1(( kms. from Mandi and () kms. from !himla.

-t is a deep scenic "alley and s#rro#nded $y high hills, Tattapani is famo#s for its hot s#lphar

springs > noted for therape#tic powers. : kms from Tattapani is a recently disco"ered !hi"a #fa

which has created a lot of an%iety among local pop#lace and researchers.

Where to Stay : P4D /est Ho#se> HPTDC Hotel> Pri"ate Hotels

JOGINDERNAGAR

LOCATION:(* kms. from Mandi.

-n 1'(, the enterprising /a&a ?oginder !en of Mandi createdan ela$orate hydel power scheme near the "illage of

!#kra$atti > which was then renamed ?oginder 2agar after

him. 0fter t#nnelling and piping the water o"er se"eralkilometers from the ri"er +hl to ?oginder 2agar, the power

ho#se at !hanan was $#ilt $y a team of engineers. ?oginder 2agar HPTDC Hotel > Pri"ate Hotels

CHINDI RESORT

LOCATION:It is located at Chindi in Karsog Valley.

!it#ated o"er a ridge in Karsog "alley with spectac#lar "iew

of range of mo#ntains on $oth sides, the place is famo#s for

apple orchards and $ea#tif#l sceneries and dense forests of

deodar and pine.

Where to Stay :P4D /est Ho#se

HIMACHAL DARSHAN PHOTOGALLERY

LOCATION:!it#ated at a$o#t : kms from Manditowards K#ll# on the Chandigarh>Manali 2ational

highway.

This art gallery contains a $ea#tif#l collection ofphotographs of e%otic locations of the entire state andreflects the social ; c#lt#ral heritage of the people of

Himachal Pradesh.

Where to Stay :P4D /est Ho#se> HPTDC Hotel> Pri"ate Hotels
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