Kankaditya Temple,

Описание: Kankaditya Temple
There are only few temples of God Sun. Hindu philosophers and believers consider Sun as a God. There is an ancient Sun temple at Prabhas Pattan near Veraval in Sourashtra region. One can find some Sun temples in Uttar Pradesh (U.P.). Madhya Pradesh (M.P.), Konark, Orisa and Nepal.

Kasheli, a very small village in Rajapur Taluka of Ratnagiri district, is the prime attraction for devotees due to a famous and ancient temple of Sri. Kanakaditya (Name of Sun God). Kasheli is at a distance of approximately 30 kms from both Ratnagiri and Rajapur. The temple is having a bright historical background. The deity of God Aditya (one of the names of God Sun) was brought from Prabhas Pattan Sun temple before 800 years. Prabhas Pattan is Lord Krishna’s place. There are so many legends about the temple. Once one boatman was traveling from Veraval port towards South direction. The deity of Aditya was there in the same boat. When the boat was passing through the Kasheli region, the boat had stopped automatically. The boatman tried a lot to sail the boat into the sea. But he failed to do so. Then he has decided to place the deity of God Aditya at the Kaseli port. He had placed the deity into a black cave (approximately 400 sq. feet). Immediately after this, the boat had got the motion for sailing. A great devotee of God Sun, Kanaka, was living at Kasheli. She got the enlightment from God Sun about the deity. Then she had formally constructed a small temple of Aditya with the help of villagers, hence the temple is known as Kanakaditya. The cave is called as “Devachi Kholi” ( God’s room).

The temple is spectacularly clean and pleasantly quiet. Aditya is a name for the Sun God. There are very few temples of the Sun God. As soon as you enter the temple you come across an ambience decorated in lateritic rock. In the premises you can see beautifully carved idols of other gods and goddesses. Wooden pillars carry carvings of flowers, creepers, designs and images of various gods. Amongst them are Shadanan, Varun, Krishna, Vayu, Agni Narayan astride a male sheep. Along with these there are carved scenes such as the churning of the ocean which is a mythological incident during the Kurma Avatar phase of Lord Vishnu. At the entrance of the sanctum sanctorum there is a huge wooden idol of Lord Vishnu reclining on the Serpent God Sheshnag. Beside it is Garuda the Eagle God and Goddess Lakshmi. Above it are the idols of the Dashavatar, or the ten avatars of Lord Vishnu. Inside the temple there is the idol of Kanakdas. It is beautifully carved in black stone and has a silver chariot carrying it.

In the Kanakaditya Temple there is a copperplate that is 850 years old. The thick copperplates woven together are absolutely exquisite. This ‘Daanpatra’ is from 1191 AD.

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