The Bilkeshwar Mahadev temple is one of the best temples in Haridwar. All the local people of haridwar and from the nearby places people come here to worship Lord Shiva and Shiva linga. The temple is devoted to the Lord Shiva and his wife or goddess Parvati. Bilkeshwar Mahadev mandir is surrounded by hilly area and located in the valley of Bilva Parvat.
History of Bilkeshwar Mahadev Temple
In the history of this temple you will come to know about Lord Shiva’s marriage to Goddess Parvati. This is the temple where goddess Parvati worshiped and austerity for Lord Shiva to accept her as his wife. Another thing of this temple is that whenever Parvati gets hungry, at that time she used to fill her belly with Belpatra to satisfy her hunger.
When there was a problem for the drinking water the Lord Brahma himself gave the water from his own kamandal (water vessel) to drink. Nowadays this place is known as Gauri kund. It is said that goddess Parvati used to have bathe in this kund and use the water of this kund for drinking. All the Hindu people believe that Lord Shiva gives the blessings to his devotees every year whoever believe in him and come to the temple. So why do not you all come to have a visit to the great blessed temple of haridwar.
Things to do in Bilkeshwar Mahadev Temple
Aarti :- You can do the best thing in the temple as aarti to the Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati. As all the local people do on their visit to the temple. Aarti is conducted twice in a day as early in the morning and during the time of sunset the last aarti of a day.
Visit nearby places: – The best activity you can do while you are here in the temple is you can make your visit to all the small temples in the temple itself, which are dedicated to Lord Ganesha, Mata Rani and Hanuman. Second thing to do is to see out the place, where Goddess Parvati used to have bathe and drink the water, known as Gauri kund.
Best time to Visit
People from all over the world make their visit to this temple throughout the year. But for your best trip to Haridwar and to the Bilkeshwar Mahadev temple, I would like to suggest you to make your visit to the temple during the time of winter between October and till the end of April month. Because this time will be cool and without any rush of people around you.
How to reach Bilkeshwar Temple
As the temple is very near to haridwar railway and bus station, so it is very easy to reach the temple by local rickshaw or taxi. The nearest airport is Jolly grant airport which is just 35km away from Haridwar. For booking a taxi you can visit our haridwar rishikesh tourism.