Maheshwar Chaturbhuj Mandir, Madhya Pradesh

Address

Maheshwar Chaturbhuj Mandir, Madhya Pradesh

Ahilya Fort, Maheshwar,

Madhya Pradesh 451224

Moolavar

Lord Krishna

Introduction

Maheshwar Chaturbhuj Mandir is a thousand years old Chaturbhuj Narayan Temple is located in Jambu Gali located in the fort premises. This temple is dedicated to Lord Krishna in huge and made entirely of stones.Two idols of Lord Chaturbhuj Narayan are enshrined in the sanctum sanctorum of the temple. The main idol is right in front which is made of a single black stone. The priest of the temple, Pandit Harivallabh Shastri told that about seven generations of ours have been worshiping God.

Puranic Significance

According to ancestors, the main idol was broken during the reign of mother Ahilyabai. The broken idol had blood coming out of the finger of God. Goddess Ahilyabai Holkar got the information about the dismemberment of the idol’s finger. Then Ahilyabai installed the second idol near the main idol. This idol is also of black stone. Two queens of God are also visible on both sides of the idol. The idol has four hands of the Lord holding conch, chakra, mace and lotus. Both the idols are there in the temple.

The temple being made of stone rests on 16 stone pillars. The temple is very ancient and magnificent. The idol of Shri Garuda Bhagwan is also installed in the temple. The temple of Garuda Bhagwan was in old times just opposite to the Chaturbhuj Narayan Temple. The face of Lord Garuda was towards Lord Chaturbhuj. The idol has been installed in the Chaturbhuj Narayan temple after the temple fell down.