Bhimashankar - A Blend of Spirituality and Nature

There are 12 sacred temples of Lord Shiva in India and here the most famous one is called as Bhimashankar temple which has Jyothirlinga can be reached by our Pune to Bhimashankar cab taxi service and is at a distance of 109.6 km from Pune and you can reach this place within 3 h and 23 min. The ideal time to visit this place is during the rainy season.

Importance of Bhimashankar

The name Bhimashankar has been adopted from the name of river Bhima which starts from here and lord Shiva temple over here carved its name as Bhimashankar. This temple was constructed in the year 1300. Most of the current temples are redeveloped by Peshwas during the 18th century.

History of Bhimashankar

You can hear lots of stories related to this place and one of the version goes like this that Lord Shiva killed the demon Tripura over here. There is another version of the story where there was a Demon called Bhima who was the son of Ravana. He was angered by his father's death at the hands of Lord Rama. Therefore he developed hatred against Lord Vishnu and prayed to Lord Brahma and gained powers and got corrupted. Finally, as usual, all the demigods and the normal beings prayed to Lord Shiva. There was a rigorous battle that took place between the two. Finally, Bhima realized his mistake during his last breath and Lord Shiva was pleased and blessed him with his presence and his name was added along with his name. Thus the name Bhimashankar was formed. It is said that during the battle Lord Shiva's sweat transformed into river Bhima over here.

Location: It is located on the top of the mountain and we need to climb the stairs to reach over here. This temple does not have the details similar to the other temples built during this period but yes there are few details in some of the stone walls outside the temple which exhibits both living beings and divine. You can also find pictures of the saint who have been over here during the past.  Just choose us and be here with our Pune to Bhimashankar taxi.