Dev Shree Jageshwar Nath Dham Temple Bandakpur District- Damoh (Madhya Pradesh)
About The Temple
Famous MP in India And the famous pilgrimage area of Bundelkhand, Siddhpeeth Shri Jageshwarnath Ji Mahadev Temple is located in Bandakpur of Damoh district.
Swayambhu Shivling Shri Jageshwarnath Ji Temple was built by Dewan Balaji Rao Chandorkar in the year 1711. At a distance of 100 feet facing east from Mahadev ji temple, there is a beautiful grand statue and temple of Mata Parvati ji. 2.25 ha. The temple complex has Yagya Mandap, Amritkund, Shri Durgaji Temple, Shri Kal Bhairavji Temple, Shri Ramjanaki-Laxman-Hanuman Ji Temple, Narmadaji Temple, Satyanarayan, Lakshmiji and Radhakrishnaji Temple. In this complex, the temple office is the Sanskrit school, and there is a mundan site and a marriage hall. Jageshwar Shivling Shri Jageshwarnath ji is mentioned in the Gauri Kumarika section of Skanda Purana. Worshiping here fulfills the wish.
The Shivling, which is enshrined in Jageshwar Dham in Bandakpur, Bundelkhand, has remained the center of wonder for many years. This Shivling is getting wider every year. The reason behind this is still unknown.
Lord Shiva is sitting in the pilgrimage area Jageshwarnath Dham Bandakpur located in Damoh of Bundelkhand since time immemorial. His fame is not limited to MP but is spread all over India. This is the reason that one who travels to the four dhams does not live without visiting this shrine. Where the first Shrinath ji has this Swayambhuling. By seeing him, all the wishes of the devotees are fulfilled.
Even great personalities like Shri Swarupanand Ji Saraswati Maharaj have realized the awakening of Shiva Linga with the mere sight. Since 1972 till now, the glory of Shivling has been spreading quadruple day by day. Here, huge crowds of devotees take the form of a fair on festivals like Basant Panchami to Mahashiv Ratri. At a distance of about 31 meters from the temple of Shri Mahadev ji, there is another temple in front. Right in front of Mahadev, there is a statue of Mother Parvati in this temple, whose life was consecrated in 1844 AD. The idol of Mother Parvati is seated right in front of Shri Jageshwar Nath Ji Mahadevji in the sanctum sanctorum of the temple. This idol is of marble. The sight of the idol of the mother falls right on Jageshwarnath ji Mahadev. It has amazing art views.
Since ancient times, on the festivals of Basant Panchami, Shivaratri, lakhs of people perform Jalabhishek by offering the water of Narmada Maa on foot to Shri Jageshwarnath. For this reason, there is an ancient belief that on climbing one and a half lakh kanwars, the flags of the temples of Mother Parvati and Mahadev bow down to each other’s temples and tie knots on their own. Overwhelmed by these real miracles, devotees celebrate the festival of swayamvara of Lord Shiva Parvati with great pomp on Mahashiv Ratri festival. In this, thousands of Shiva devotees come with the procession of Lord Shiva from Damoh three gulli. The procession goes from Badakpur Dham to Rohaniya, the village of Mata Parvati.
On the festival of Mahashiv Ratri, the special adornment of Lord Shiva becomes the bridegroom and the worship consecration starts from 4 o’clock in the morning. In this, after offering Bhog to the Lord at 12 noon, Maha Aarti is performed at 7.30 pm and Mahabhishak Puja is performed from 10 pm to 3 pm. In this a large number of devotees are present in the temple.
Lodging System
Government Vishram Bhawan, Tourism Dharamshala, Naveen Dharamshala, 3 tin sheds of 15X12 with facilities of Shri Jageshwar Dham Vishram Bhawan. Accessible toilet complex near Dharamshala for bathing, for bathing and drinking water, 24 hours water supply is available in and outside the temple premises.
Main Festival
Ganesh Chaturthi, Makar Sankranti, Basant Panchami, Mahashivratri, Somvati Amavasya, Poornima, Mondays of Shravan month, Kartik Purnima.
Banks Services
Punjab National Bank, Madhyanchal Gramin Bank,
Government Hospital
Government Ayurvedic Dispensary, Government Sub-Health Centre.
Work conducted by the institute
Sanskrit Vedanga Vidyalaya – Free accommodation, food, education to eligible poor, students, at present there are 90 students.
Administrative Law
There is monitoring and cooperation of police station Hindoria, police post Bandakpur and government officials.
Management
As per the scheme framed by District Judge Jabalpur in October 1933, the Institute has 21 members. Presently the President is Advocate Shri Suresh Mehta Ji, Vice President Shri Jagdish Narayan Ji Jaiswal and Vijay Singh Ji Rajput. The Secretary of the Trust is Shri Pankaj Harsh Shrivastava.
Financial Management
The boxes are opened by the Chachautri Nationalized Bank in front of the institution trustees, and after the calculation is deposited in the bank and the receipt of income from other sources is given by the office and the amount is deposited in the banks and the employees engaged in the service. The bills for the salary and the materials to be purchased are made by cheque.
Everlasting
Food is arranged for saints and saints and hungry people.
Religious Dispensary
Free medicine to the disabled, poor, inferior, patients.
Cowshed
There is a Gaushala for the protection of cows, at present there are 300 cows.
Need and Requirement
Work is being done in a planned manner for the development and beautification of Shri Jageshwar Dham, for which cooperation of the government and devotees is expected.
Specialty
There is no Panda in Shri Jageshwar Dham. Devotees visit freely, here no devotee is encouraged to offer and dakshina, the devotees who wish to donate voluntarily get the receipt by depositing the amount in the temple office.
