Kamnath Mahadev temple

Kamnath Mahadev Temple is a massive temple complex located opposite Triveni Sangam made by King Mayurdhwaj almost 200 years ago. It is believed that ages ago Shiva had reduced Kama to ashes by unleashing the fury of his third eye. A huge temple of the main deity, Kamnath, occupies the centre surrounded by many small structures. There are two huge water bodies inside the periphery, a holy pond known as Dudhiyu Talav and a bathing pool called as ‘Mahadev no Kund’. It is widely believed that King Mayurdhwaj recovered from leprosy after bathing in Dudhiya Talav and hence many devotees come to take a dip in this pond. In the interiors, there is a long, narrow cave where Adi Shankaracharya meditated for years. A spectacular presentation of all the twelve jyotirlings of Shiva is shown at the opening of this cave. Devotees from every corner of India throng this place during the end of the month of Shravan when a grand fair is held to mark the culmination of this holy period.