Historical PeriodEra
Varies by tradition
📷 Raja Ravi Varma · Public domain · source
Deities
Sarasvatī + Bhīmaśaṅkara
Sarasvatī at the Bhīmaśaṅkar sacred sources
Sarasvatī at the Bhīmaśaṅkar sacred sources
Hindu / Shaiva / Shakta
Bhīmaśaṅkara — 6th of the 12 Jyotirlingas — sits at the source of the Bhīmā river in the Sahyadri mountains of Maharashtra. The Sarasvatī-kuṇḍa adjoining is believed to be the source of the Sarasvatī. The area is surrounded by the Bhīmāśaṅkar Wildlife Sanctuary (Indian giant squirrel habitat). The temple is a Nāgara-style 13th-c. Yādava structure.
India's sacred landscape embraces all faith-traditions — Hindu, Jain, Buddhist, Christian, Muslim, Sikh, Jewish, Zoroastrian, tribal, regional-folk — each with its own cosmology. This entry honors Hindu on its own terms.
