Shalleshwar Temple Sarila

Getting there

• By air

  Kanpur is the nearest airport to the temple.

• By train

  Hamirpur Road and Bharuwa Sumerpur are the nearest railway stations.

• By road

  The temple is about 67 km from Hamirpur, the district headquarters. Sarila lies on the Rath-Jalapur Road, also called MDR-41B.

Why devotees come here

Sri Shalleshwar Mandir stands in the Jhanda Bazar locality of Sarila town in Hamirpur district, Uttar Pradesh. It is described as the oldest Hindu temple in Sarila. Its Shivling is the centre of worship, and it is said to get bigger every year.

Sri Shalleshwar Mandir stands in the Jhanda Bazar locality of Sarila, a town in Hamirpur district. Sarila is a former princely state and a nagar panchayat in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is described as the oldest Hindu temple in the town. The district administration's page links the temple to the Mahabharata period and to a king named Maharaj Shalla.

The temple was renovated in the Chandela period, in the monastic tradition. The Shivling inside is the central object of worship. It is said to get bigger every year.

On Maha Shivratri, the sacred thread worn on the Shivling is said to become as small as a grain of rice. On the same day, a marriage procession of Shiva is carried out through the whole town.

Festivals

• Every yearMaha Shivratri

  The thread on the Shivling becomes as small as a grain of rice, and a marriage procession of Shiva goes through the town.

Tips for your visit

• Ask for the Jhanda Bazar locality when you reach Sarila, since the temple is in that area.
• Sarila is a small nagar panchayat, so ask locals for the way to Jhanda Bazar.

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