Shri Sahasramukheshwar Temple

Getting there

• By air

  Dabok Airport is the nearest airport, about 114 km from Neemuch.

• By train

  Neemuch railway station, code NMH, is the main station of Neemuch city and sits on the Ajmer to Ratlam broad gauge line. The district page calls it an important broad gauge station of the Ajmer to Ratlam line.

• By road

  Neemuch town lies on National Highway 79, the Delhi to Indore highway, 147 km from Ratlam and 50 km from the Chittorgarh district of Rajasthan. These distances are from Neemuch town, not the temple.

Why devotees come here

Shri Sahastra Mukeshwar Mahadev is the Shivling worshipped at Kukdeshwar, a town near the Aravalli range in Malwa. The Shivling is counted among the selected historical idols of the world. Legend says Adinath Shiva appeared here to King Shankhu Karneshwar.

The full name of the Shivling is Shri Sahastra Mukeshwar Mahadev Tirtha, the sacred Shivling of Kukdeshwar. The district page says it is among the selected historical idols of the world. Legend says Adinath Shiva appeared here and gave darshan to King Shankhu Karneshwar.

The district page says Kukdeshwar is a thousand years old. It also says the Shiva temple was built around 1600 BC. The Shiva temple stands at the northern end of the town, and at the southern end stands the temple of Adi Shakti Parvati Mata, so the two shrines sit at opposite ends of one town.

The premises hold a well and a grand pond from the temple's time. The grand pond has seven ponds, and one of them is named Kesaria Kund. The town sits in Malwa soil near the Aravalli range.

Tips for your visit

• Use the station code NMH when you book a train to Neemuch.
• Ask at the temple for darshan and aarti times before you set out, since no government page lists them.

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