Mounted above the heights
of Chowrasta the prehistoric walls of the Mahakal temple is endowed with the
spiritual vows of Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh. Ideally the temple is dedicated to
embrace the power of Lord Shiva because it is believed that the name Darjeeling
which was renowned as Durjay-ling in Sanskrit means Shiva of Invincible prowess
who rules the Himalayas.
The place where Mahakal
temple of stands was once annexed by the Buddhist monastery and the influence
of it is so much that you would witness the diversified religion coming
together to pay homage to Lord Shiva and Lord Buddha.
The most unique incident
of the temple is you will witness Hindu saint while preaching and humming the
mantras would be exemplify by the amplification of Buddhist monk who
simultaneously murmurs the Buddhist Holy Scriptures.
As per believes the three
Shiva linga manifested itself in the year of 1782 and since then the site has
gain enhance popularity. Although the devotional importance should come in a
first place while talking about the spiritual core of the temple but it has
been witnessed that the site is serving as tourism perennial.
Paramount belief of the
local people has made the temple one of the most illustrative and powerful
around Darjeeling district and it is believed that the men who will not act
upon the norms of lord Shiva he/she would get beaten by death.
It is shocking to
understand the fact but amongst various form the Mahakal is one of the deadly and
he in himself is a master of time and he can never be tamed by fury of anything
so taking an oath to justify the wrong deeds of one’s could well lead to a
brutal punishment.
Belief
of Local People
It is surprising to
understand that Lord Shiva is all in all and he being a sole power he
annihilates everything that works against him and the people of here are of
faith that Lord Shiva is the master of them.
They are of thought that
he is the only power and everything that happens, happen only by his will and
every creator and god would have to accept it because he is above all. To trace
the incident you will witness even the Buddhist people walks in and offer
prayers and homage to lord Shiva.
People here thinks the men
who vows to make their way and if they fail to offer the rituals as per his
words would suffer a great loss because taking a pledge in the name of Lord
Shiva and not capitalising or acting upon can be considered as punishable
offence.
Importance
of the Temple
Traveller must understand
that it is paramount temples of Darjeeling and the spiritual value of the same
is invincible and irreplaceable. The people here consider the temple as their
sole main temple of their household and would consider no offence and wrong
deeds within the periphery.
Beside that another
significance of this temple is it describes the historical stands because it
was there during the call of the British and even during that time the reverie
of the temple was no less like today.
Tourism
Importance
From tourism perspective
the temple is the place where all the fascinating circles and extensive wonders
of Darjeeling circles around. Be it Chowrasta, Be it Mall road or be it
Zoological Park the traveller would require making their way through the walks
of the Mahakal temple.
Perched perfectly within
the ambience of Chowrasta the temple is quiet like a place where all things
comes under single box which in turn allows the tourist to explore all in
fascination of Darjeeling. Beside that they would be taking the grace of Lord
Shiva along with them while going back to home.
How
to Reach
By train-the nearest
railway station to Darjeeling is New Jalpaiguri and it is located at a distance
of around 73 km.
By air-the nearest airport
is Bagdogra and it is located at a distance of around 78 km from here.
By road- Siliguri is the
closest nodal point and from here you will get ample of local cab to reach
Darjeeling.
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