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According to Puranas, Hindu religion has the recognition of various gods and goddesses, out of which, three gods have been recognized as senior gods, who are known as Tridev. One of these three gods is Lord Shankar (Lord Shiva). Lord Shankar is known by different names all over the world and in most places, he is worshipped in the form of Shivling. Among all the Shivlings, 12 Jyotirlingas of Lord Shiva are considered to be the main ones. In Skandh Purana, Shivling has been called the infinite sky. Lord Shiva is also called the God of Gods, due to which he is also known as Mahadev. Madheshwar Mahadev is one of the Shivlings located in different places all over the world. According to legends, Madheshwar Mahadev appeared during the period of Dam kings to remove the troubles of the people.
Madheshwar Hill, located in Jashpur district of Chhattisgarh, which is worshipped as Madheshwar Mahadev, has been recognized as the ‘world’s largest natural Shivling’. This historic achievement has been placed in the “Golden Book of World Records”. This achievement has been recorded in the record book with the title of “Largest Natural Facsimile of Shivling”. Madheshwar Hill is 275 meters tall and 1183 meters in circumference. Representatives of the Golden Book of World Records, Ms. Hemal Sharma (GBWR) and Mr. Amit Soni (GBWR) handed over the certificate of world record to the Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh, Mr. Vishnudev Saay.
The Honorable Chief Minister congratulated the people of the state for this achievement and called it a new dimension in the achievements of tourism in the state. On this occasion, Deputy Chief Minister Mr. Vijay Sharma, Food Minister Mr. Dayal Das Baghel, Food Minister, Forest Minister Mr. Kedar Kashyap, Forest Minister Mr. Lakhan Lal Devangan, Industry Minister, Health Minister Mr. Shyam Bihari Jaiswal and Women and Child Development Minister Mrs. Laxmi Rajvade were present.
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