Champkeshwar Naath Temple

Champkeshwar Naath, 60 km from Raipur, is the main place of birth of his followers due to the birthplace of Vallabhacharya, the founder of Champaranya Vaishnavism. Here is the old temple of Champakeshwar Mahadev. The Shivalinga of this temple has central lines. With which Shivling is divided into three parts, which represent Ganesha, Parvati and Shiva themselves. Do you know there is a holy abode like Vrindavan in the Naxalite state of Chhattisgarh. Yes, here all temples have been built on the lines of Vrindavan, the service of the Lord is also the same. We are talking about Champaran.Champaran is a very delightful place in Chhattisgarh. The temple of Champeshwar Mahadev here and Mahaprabhu Vallabhacharya’s place of prominence attracts tourists from far and wide. Though followers of Mahaprabhu Vallabhacharya are spread all over the country, but mostly in Gujarat and Maharashtra.People from abroad who also belong to the Sampradaya sect also have regular contact with Champaran. The temple of Champeshwar Mahadev has a very ancient Shivalinga which has the form of Lord Shankar, Mata Parvati and Ganesha.There is a grand temple of Mahaprabhu Vallabhacharya in this complex. He had appeared at this place. It is a legend that Vallabhacharya’s parents had come to Champeshwar Dham on foot marching from Benares about 550 years ago due to the atrocities in the Mughal Empire. Mahaprabhu’s father’s name was Sri Laxman Bhatt and mother’s name was Mrs. Ilma Logu.It is said that Mata Ilma Garu had an Ashta Massa delivery, considering her newborn dead, covered it in leaves and moved on. At the next stop, at night, Srinathji appeared to him in a dream and said that I appeared from your stomach for the welfare of the world, but you left me thinking that you were dead. Srinath said that you guys come back and accept me.The next day both of them came back to Champeshwar Dham and saw that there is a newborn baby in a fire pit which is sucking the right toe. There were seven Avaghad Babas around Agnikund who lived in Champeshwar. He told the babas that the infant sitting in the fire pit is our child, we had left it as dead. Babas said that we are not able to touch this child due to being in the middle of the fire pit. What proof do you haveIs your boy Then Mata Illama Logu meditated on Shrinath ji. Champaran being their quantum pilgrimage, people of the Sampradaya sect consider this place to be the holy land of Shiptha. It is said that Mahaprabhu revolved around the walk of the earth thrice in his lifetime.During the parikrama, he passed the Shrimad Bhagwat Katha at 84 places in the country. These places are considered holy lands, one of them is Champaran. Since it is also a natural place, it is of paramount importance here.

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