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THE STORY OF NAGESHVAR JYOTIRLINGA

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THE STORY Of NAGESHVAR  JYOTIRLINGA Nageshvar Temple also known as Nagnath Mahadev Temple is located in Dwarka district of Gujarat, it is a Hindu Shiva temple and 12 jyotirlinga of one jyotirlinga is Nageshvar Mahadev temple. There are 2 jyotirlings in Gujarat, First of Somnath, the Second jyotirlinga of Nagesvar, and you have studied the details of Nagesvar at Somnath. Meaning: Nageshvar means Lord of Snakes and Nageshvar Jyotirlinga It is the eighth Jyotirlinga on earth. History of Nageshvar Jyotirlinga: According to Shiva Katha, the information that is difficult to obtain is Nageshvar or Darukavan which is the name of a forest. He asked for a boon from Goddess Parvati that "Devi forest has a lot of herbs, so give me this boon that I can take the forest to the people where the herbs are needed." And the mother blessed him for doing good deeds. Then it happened that a Shiva devotee named Supriya and another person were tied and kept in Darukavan. This forest was of Nag and D