Neelkanth Mahadev Temple, Rishikesh

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Neelkanth Mahadev Temple in Rishikesh is a revered Hindu shrine dedicated to Lord Shiva, nestled in the Himalayan foothills and renowned as a major pilgrimage site in northern India.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu temple ⓘ
Shiva temple ⓘ
pilgrimage site ⓘ
accessFrom Rishikesh by road ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Neelkanth Mahadev Mandir ⓘ
Neelkanth Temple ⓘ
architecturalStyle North Indian temple architecture ⓘ
associatedDeityAspect Neelkanth (blue-throated form of Shiva) ⓘ
linked to: Neelkanth
associatedWith Samudra Manthan legend ⓘ
country India ⓘ
culturalSignificance important Shaivite pilgrimage in Uttarakhand ⓘ
dedicatedTo Lord Shiva ⓘ
linked to: Shiva
devotionalFocus Shiva as the drinker of poison ⓘ
linked to: Shiva
district Pauri Garhwal district ⓘ
famousFor Shiva worship ⓘ
pilgrimage ⓘ
hasFeature forested area ⓘ
mountainous surroundings ⓘ
scenic views ⓘ
hasPilgrimFacility basic lodging nearby ⓘ
shops for offerings ⓘ
hasRitual abhishek of Shiva lingam ⓘ
offering of bel leaves ⓘ
offering of milk ⓘ
offering of water ⓘ
hasSanctum garbhagriha with Shiva lingam ⓘ
hasSurroundings Himalayan hills ⓘ
linked to: Indian Himalayas

dense forests ⓘ
languageOfWorship Hindi ⓘ
Sanskrit ⓘ
locatedIn India ⓘ
Rishikesh ⓘ
Uttarakhand ⓘ
mainFestival Mahashivaratri ⓘ
linked to: Maha Shivaratri

Shravan month ⓘ
near Rishikesh town ⓘ
linked to: Rishikesh
partOf Hindu pilgrimage circuit around Rishikesh ⓘ
primaryDeity Shiva ⓘ
region northern India ⓘ
religion Hinduism ⓘ
situatedIn Himalayan foothills ⓘ
state Uttarakhand ⓘ
tourismType religious tourism ⓘ
spiritual tourism ⓘ
visitedBy Hindu pilgrims ⓘ
tourists ⓘ

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Kanwar Yatra → importantDestinationTemple → Neelkanth Mahadev Temple, Rishikesh ⓘ
Garhwal Himalaya → containsPilgrimageSite → Neelkanth Mahadev Temple ⓘ
linked to: Neelkanth Mahadev Temple, Rishikesh