Why is Harihar Mandir famous? In this information is given about the unique Harihar Mahadev temple of Badrana in Udaipur in which 3 deities in 1 idol.
Today we are going to tell you about the only temple in the world where one can see Lord Vishnu as well as Lord Shiva and Krishna in the same idol.
This idol is known as Harihar because it has Hari i.e. Vishnu and Har i.e. Shankar both together. It also includes Shri Krishna, a form of Vishnu.
The idol of Harihar ji is made of a single black stone in which there are three idols inside one idol. The largest idol among these idols is of Lord Vishnu which has four arms.
On the left side below the idol is a small idol of Krishna with a peacock crown on his head. There is a chakra in the hand on the top and a conch on the bottom.
There are two idols of Garuda outside the temple, one of which is from the same time as the idol. The second statue of Garuda was installed by Maharana Raj Singh of Mewar during the renovation of the temple.
According to the inscription on the Garuda statue, this statue was found in Vikram Samvat 1111 at the confluence of Mansi and Rowli river (Chhota Nala).
Maharana Pratap named this place Bindarana in memory of the sacrifice of his Haldighati warrior Jhala Binda (Jhala Maan). With time, this name changed to Badarana.
The tradition of Ashadhi Purnima Tola in the temple has also been going on for hundreds of years. The tradition of Ashadhi Tola gives an indication of how the rain will be.
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Ramesh Sharma {M Pharm, MSc (Computer Science), PGDCA, MA (History), CHMS}
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