Historical PeriodEra
Varies by tradition
š· Raja Ravi Varma Ā· Public domain Ā· source
Deities
SarasvatÄ« + BhÄ«maÅaį¹ kara
SarasvatÄ« at the BhÄ«maÅaį¹ kar sacred sources
SarasvatÄ« at the BhÄ«maÅaį¹ kar sacred sources
Hindu / Shaiva / Shakta
BhÄ«maÅaį¹ kara ā 6th of the 12 Jyotirlingas ā sits at the source of the BhÄ«mÄ river in the Sahyadri mountains of Maharashtra. The SarasvatÄ«-kuį¹įøa adjoining is believed to be the source of the SarasvatÄ«. The area is surrounded by the BhÄ«mÄÅaį¹ kar Wildlife Sanctuary (Indian giant squirrel habitat). The temple is a NÄgara-style 13th-c. YÄdava structure.
India's sacred landscape embraces all faith-traditions ā Hindu, Jain, Buddhist, Christian, Muslim, Sikh, Jewish, Zoroastrian, tribal, regional-folk ā each with its own cosmology. This entry honors Hindu on its own terms.
