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href="/wiki/Hinduism" title="Hinduism">Hinduism</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">District</th><td class="infobox-data label"><a href="/wiki/Haridwar_district" title="Haridwar district">Haridwar</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Deity" title="Deity">Deity</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Daksheswar Mahadev (<a href="/wiki/Shiva" title="Shiva">Shiva</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Festivals</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Maha_Shivaratri" title="Maha Shivaratri">Maha Shivaratri</a>, <a href="/wiki/Navratri" class="mw-redirect" title="Navratri">Navratri</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #FFC569">Location</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Location</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Kankhal" title="Kankhal">Kankhal</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">State</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Uttarakhand" title="Uttarakhand">Uttarakhand</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238443738">.mw-parser-output .locmap .od{position:absolute}.mw-parser-output .locmap .id{position:absolute;line-height:0}.mw-parser-output .locmap .l0{font-size:0;position:absolute}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pv{line-height:110%;position:absolute;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pl{line-height:110%;position:absolute;top:-0.75em;text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pr{line-height:110%;position:absolute;top:-0.75em;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pv>div{display:inline;padding:1px}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pl>div{display:inline;padding:1px;float:right}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pr>div{display:inline;padding:1px;float:left}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night 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class="center"><div class="locmap" style="width:240px;float:none;clear:both;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto"><div style="width:240px;padding:0"><div style="position:relative;width:240px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:India_Uttarakhand_location_map.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Daksheswar Mahadev Temple is located in Uttarakhand"><img alt="Daksheswar Mahadev Temple is located in Uttarakhand" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/India_Uttarakhand_location_map.svg/240px-India_Uttarakhand_location_map.svg.png" decoding="async" width="240" height="199" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/India_Uttarakhand_location_map.svg/360px-India_Uttarakhand_location_map.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/India_Uttarakhand_location_map.svg/480px-India_Uttarakhand_location_map.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="957" data-file-height="795" /></a></span><div class="od 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style="display:none">&#xfeff; / <span class="geo">29.9218667; 78.1458444</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #FFC569">Architecture</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Type</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Hindu_temple_architecture" title="Hindu temple architecture">Nagara style</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Creator</th><td class="infobox-data">Queen Dhankaur</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Completed</th><td class="infobox-data note">1810 CE</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Daksheswar Mahadev</b> (<a href="/wiki/Hindi_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Hindi language">Hindi</a>: <span lang="hi">दक्षेश्‍वर महादेव मन्दिर</span>) or <b>Daksha Mahadev temple</b> is a <a href="/wiki/Hindu_temple" title="Hindu temple">Hindu temple</a> dedicated to Lord <a href="/wiki/Shiva" title="Shiva">Shiva</a>, located in the town of <a href="/wiki/Kankhal" title="Kankhal">Kankhal</a>, about 4&#160;km from <a href="/wiki/Haridwar" title="Haridwar">Haridwar</a>, <a href="/wiki/Uttarakhand" title="Uttarakhand">Uttarakhand</a>, <a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a>. It is named after King <a href="/wiki/Daksha" title="Daksha">Daksha</a> <a href="/wiki/Prajapati" title="Prajapati">Prajapati</a>, the father of <a href="/wiki/Sati_(Hindu_goddess)" title="Sati (Hindu goddess)">Sati</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> Daksha is one of the fourteen <a href="/wiki/Prajapati" title="Prajapati">Prajapatis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Creator_deity" title="Creator deity">creator deities</a>, who preside over procreation and are the protector of life in <a href="/wiki/Hindu_mythology" title="Hindu mythology">Hindu mythology</a>. </p><p>The present temple was built by Queen Dhankaur in 1810 and rebuilt in 1962. It is a place of pilgrimage for <a href="/wiki/Shaivaite" class="mw-redirect" title="Shaivaite">Shaivaite</a> devotees on <a href="/wiki/Maha_Shivaratri" title="Maha Shivaratri">Maha Shivaratri</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Daksheswar_Mahadev_Temple&amp;action=edit&amp;section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Establishment">Establishment</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Daksheswar_Mahadev_Temple&amp;action=edit&amp;section=2" title="Edit section: Establishment"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Daksheswar Mahadev Temple</i> owes its existence to the benefaction of a prominent <a href="/wiki/Gurjar" title="Gurjar">Gurjar</a> queen from the <a href="/wiki/Landaura" class="mw-redirect" title="Landaura">Landaura Estate</a>, located in the Landaura area of <a href="/wiki/Uttarakhand" title="Uttarakhand">Uttarakhand</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-3"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> The Gurjar dynasty of Landaura is credited with not only establishing but also preserving and safeguarding this revered religious temple.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-3"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Legend_of_Daksha">Legend of Daksha</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Daksheswar_Mahadev_Temple&amp;action=edit&amp;section=3" title="Edit section: Legend of Daksha"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Daksha_yajna" title="Daksha yajna">Daksha yajna</a></div> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Daksh_Mahadev_Shivlingam.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Daksh_Mahadev_Shivlingam.jpg/200px-Daksh_Mahadev_Shivlingam.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Daksh_Mahadev_Shivlingam.jpg/300px-Daksh_Mahadev_Shivlingam.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Daksh_Mahadev_Shivlingam.jpg/400px-Daksh_Mahadev_Shivlingam.jpg 2x" data-file-width="480" data-file-height="320" /></a><figcaption>Shivlingam – this is the neck portion of Daksha, who was decapitated by Maha Rudra</figcaption></figure> <p>As mentioned in the <i><a href="/wiki/Mahabharata" title="Mahabharata">Mahabharata</a></i> and other texts of <a href="/wiki/Hinduism" title="Hinduism">Hinduism</a>, King <a href="/wiki/Daksha" title="Daksha">Daksha</a> <a href="/wiki/Prajapati" title="Prajapati">Prajapati</a>, the father of Sati, Shiva's first wife, performed <i><a href="/wiki/Yajna" title="Yajna">yajna</a></i> at the place where the temple is situated. Although Sati felt insulted when her father did not invite Shiva to the ritual, she attended the <i>yajna</i>. She found that Shiva was being spurned by her father and she burnt herself in the Yajna Kunda itself. Shiva got angry and sent his <i>Gaṇas</i>, the terrible <a href="/wiki/Virabhadra" title="Virabhadra">Virabhadra</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bhadrakali" title="Bhadrakali">Bhadrakali</a> to the ritual.<sup id="cite_ref-Maha_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Maha-5"><span class="cite-bracket">&#91;</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">&#93;</span></a></sup> On the direction of Shiva, Virabhadra appeared with Shiva's <i>ganas</i> in the midst of Daksha's assembly like a storm wind and waged a fierce war with the gods and mortals present culminating in the beheading of Daksha, who was later given the head of a goat at the behest of <a href="/wiki/Brahma" title="Brahma">Brahma</a> and other gods. Much of the details of the <a href="/wiki/Ashvamedha" title="Ashvamedha">Ashvamedha</a> <a href="/wiki/Yagna" class="mw-redirect" title="Yagna">Yagna</a> (<a href="/wiki/Horse_sacrifice" title="Horse sacrifice">Horse Sacrifice</a>) of <a href="/wiki/Daksha" title="Daksha">Daksha</a> are found in the <i><a href="/wiki/Vayu_Purana" title="Vayu Purana">Vayu Purana</a></i>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Other_structures">Other structures</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Daksheswar_Mahadev_Temple&amp;action=edit&amp;section=4" title="Edit section: Other structures"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Ganga_Maa_temple_within_Daksheshwar_Mahadev_temple,_Kankhal.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Ganga_Maa_temple_within_Daksheshwar_Mahadev_temple%2C_Kankhal.jpg/200px-Ganga_Maa_temple_within_Daksheshwar_Mahadev_temple%2C_Kankhal.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="267" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Ganga_Maa_temple_within_Daksheshwar_Mahadev_temple%2C_Kankhal.jpg/300px-Ganga_Maa_temple_within_Daksheshwar_Mahadev_temple%2C_Kankhal.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Ganga_Maa_temple_within_Daksheshwar_Mahadev_temple%2C_Kankhal.jpg/400px-Ganga_Maa_temple_within_Daksheshwar_Mahadev_temple%2C_Kankhal.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2736" data-file-height="3648" /></a><figcaption>Ganga's temple within Daksheshwar Mahadev temple complex</figcaption></figure> <p>Standing next to the main temple is the <i>Das Mahavidya</i> temple, dedicated to the <i><a href="/wiki/Mahavidya" title="Mahavidya">Mahavidyas</a></i>. It is a venue for devotees of <i><a href="/wiki/Devi" title="Devi">Devi</a></i> to congregate for special <i><a href="/wiki/Puja_(Hinduism)" title="Puja (Hinduism)">pujas</a></i> during the <a href="/wiki/Navratri" class="mw-redirect" title="Navratri">Navratri</a> celebrations. There is also a temple in the complex dedicated to <a href="/wiki/Ganga_in_Hinduism" class="mw-redirect" title="Ganga in Hinduism">Ganga</a>. Next to the temple is the <i>Daksha Ghat</i> on the <a href="/wiki/Ganges" title="Ganges">Ganges</a> and close by is the <b>Nileshwar Mahadev Temple</b>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Daksheswar_Mahadev_Temple&amp;action=edit&amp;section=5" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://haridwarcity.in/the-story-of-daksh/">The Story of Daksh</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180606231938/http://haridwarcity.in/the-story-of-daksh/">Archived</a> 6 June 2018 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a>. <i>Sati, the consort of Shiva was the daughter of Daksha</i>...</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.gatewayforindia.com/tourism/uttranchal/haridwar.htm">Daksheswar Mahadev Temple</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-:0-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-:0_3-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-:0_3-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFKumar" class="citation book cs1">Kumar, Ashish. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=_DwTEAAAQBAJ"><i>A Citygraphy of Panchpuri Haridwar</i></a>. Clever Fox Publishing. p.&#160;17.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&amp;rft.genre=book&amp;rft.btitle=A+Citygraphy+of+Panchpuri+Haridwar&amp;rft.pages=17&amp;rft.pub=Clever+Fox+Publishing&amp;rft.aulast=Kumar&amp;rft.aufirst=Ashish&amp;rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3D_DwTEAAAQBAJ&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ADaksheswar+Mahadev+Temple" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFRasheed1907" class="citation book cs1">Rasheed, Abdur (1907). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=fRQiAQAAMAAJ"><i>The Travellers' Companion: Containing a Brief Description of Places of Pilgrimage and Important Towns in India</i></a>. Superintendent government printing. p.&#160;110.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&amp;rft.genre=book&amp;rft.btitle=The+Travellers%27+Companion%3A+Containing+a+Brief+Description+of+Places+of+Pilgrimage+and+Important+Towns+in+India&amp;rft.pages=110&amp;rft.pub=Superintendent+government+printing&amp;rft.date=1907&amp;rft.aulast=Rasheed&amp;rft.aufirst=Abdur&amp;rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DfRQiAQAAMAAJ&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ADaksheswar+Mahadev+Temple" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Maha-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Maha_5-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/m12/m12b111.htm">the Horse-sacrifice of the Prajapati Daksha</a> <a href="/wiki/Mahabharata" title="Mahabharata">The Mahabharata</a> translated by <a href="/wiki/Kisari_Mohan_Ganguli" title="Kisari Mohan Ganguli">Kisari Mohan Ganguli</a> (1883 -1896], Book 12: Santi Parva: Mokshadharma Parva: Section CCLXXXIV. <b>p. 317</b>. "I am known by the name of <a href="/wiki/Virabhadra" title="Virabhadra">Virabhadra</a>’’ and I have sprung from the wrath of Rudra. This lady (who is my companion) is called Bhadrakali and hath sprung from the wrath of the goddess."</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Daksheswar_Mahadev_Temple&amp;action=edit&amp;section=6" title="Edit section: External links"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Commons-logo.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/12px-Commons-logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="12" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/18px-Commons-logo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/24px-Commons-logo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" 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