Baba Dugdheshwarnath temple known as Chhoti Kashi is situated in Rudrapur taluka area of Deoria district of Uttar Pradesh. This is the temple of Lord Shiva. The Shivalinga located in this temple is the length of the underworld and one has to go down 14 steps to touch the Shivalinga. This is the oldest temple hundreds of years old. The biggest history of this temple is that the Shivlinga of this temple is made of Ganesh stone. This Shivlinga is considered to be a sub jyotirlinga of Mahakaleshwar Ujjain.
People say about this temple that hundreds of years ago a cow used to come to this place and when she stood at the place of Lord Dugdheshwarnath temple, milk started flowing from the udder of the mother cow. The news gradually reached Harisinha Maharaj, king of Satyastha kingdom of Rudrapur. The Maharaja of Satyastha Rajya was also surprised to hear this and reached the same place with his troops the next morning.
Shivlinga was going down during excavation
After this the Maharaja instructed his workers to excavate the place. Excavation started at that place the next day. The deeper it was dug, the lower the Shivlinga went. Seeing this wonderful phenomenon, the king stopped the excavation and then started worshiping there. The biggest belief here is that Rudrapur was settled by King Vashishta Sen. This Rudrapur holds memories of the important role played by the Rudrapur state during the 1857 war against the British rule.
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Establishment of Peta Jyotirlinga
The famous Baba Dugdheshwarnath Temple named after Lord Mahadev Shiva has greatly influenced this area, as all nearby villages are named after Lord Shiva Shankar. This famous temple of Dugdheshwarnath Baba is one of those temples, in which the twelfth Jyotirlinga of Mahakaleshwar is also called Upalinga. After the establishment of the twelve Upalingas, a sub-Jyotirlinga has been established. Among them, the establishment of Baba Dugdheshwarnath temple located in Rudrapur is considered to be the first.
Mentioned in the Gazetteer of Gorakhpur
Not only this, Sikandar has also mentioned this temple in the Gorakhpur Gazetteer. Along with this, the Chinese traveler Hansang mentioned this ancient temple in his visit many years ago, the proof of which is engraved on the western gate of the temple. Devotees from far and wide come to this famous temple and perform jalabhishekam with their wishes, due to which their wishes are also fulfilled.
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Abode of sages, saints and mahatmas
On the day of Mahashivratri, there is a huge crowd of devotees in this temple. This is the main abode of Dugeswar Nath Baba and is also considered to be the abode of Garga Rishis, Saints and Mahatmas. Based on religious texts, two types of Shivlinga are considered, one of which is Banalinga Shivlinga and the other is Chandalinga Shivlinga. The eternal self-proclaimed Chandaling Shivling of the Baba Dugeswarnath Temple in Rudrapur is there. Apart from this, there are 11 other Shivlings in the Saptakoshi area.
What did devotees say to TV9 Bharat Varsha?
When the team of TV9 Bharatvarsha spoke to the devotee Durgesh Chaube who came to visit the temple, he said that the faith in Baba Dugdheshwarnath temple has been going on for a long time. No one is ever disappointed in Baba’s court. It is believed that all the troubles of the devotees are removed just by seeing Baba. This Shivalinga is considered to be a sub Jyotirlinga of Mahakal Ujjain. The biggest belief here is that touching the Shivlinga of Baba Dugdheshwarnath temple fulfills one’s wishes.
