Here the thumb is worshiped, not Shivling, the temple is 5 thousand years old, Indra had made a moat here.

Here the thumb is worshiped, not Shivling, the temple is 5 thousand years old, Indra had made a moat here.

Sirohi. There are thousands of temples of Lord Shiva in the country with 12 Jyotirlingas. Most of them have Shivalinga and some have idols. There are mythological stories and legends behind many of these. There is a rare Shiva temple in Sirohi district of Rajasthan where the thumb of Bholenath is worshipped. We are talking about Achaleshwar Mahadev Temple located at Achalgarh in Mount Abu. The history of this temple is said to be 5 thousand years old. Mount Abu is the penance place of sage Vashishtha. There is also…

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