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The Bijli
Mahadev temple is located opposite the Kulu town on top of a
hill crest in 2400 m altitude.
A
breathtaking panoramic view of both Kulu & the Paravati valley can be
seen from this
temple-viewpoint.
It takes
about 3 hours walk to reach
the temple.
The pictures below shows some aspects of
this beautiful trek through
small typical Kullu villages.
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Undisturbed villages in the mist. |
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Innocent
Children - not used
to the sight of Western people. |
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In the
Kullu Valley the distinction between
what belongs to cows and what belongs
to humans is unclear |
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The
most beautiful butterflies will accompany you
on the trek to the temple |
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Here you
see the temple priest. |
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He is in
the process of performing a sacred
ritual, blessing the baby you can see lying
in its mothers lap. |
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Here Aisha offers a flower to the Gods |
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The presiding deity in the
temple is Lord Shiva.
The stone structure on the photo depicts
the phallus of Shiva ingrained in the vagina of his Consort Parvarti.
This Shiv-lingam
is one of the worlds most ancient religious symbols depicting the
universal and dynamic duality in the universe. |
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The door frames have interesting
carved
motives from the Indian mythology. |
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Cloud-paintings on Gods natural canvas, |
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