Bhuteshwarnath (or Bhooteshwarnath) (भूतेश्वरनाथ महादेव) also known as Bhakurra Mahadeva (भकुर्रा महादेव) is a temple of Lord Shiva, situated near Marouda Village of Gariaband district, Chhattisgarh.
There is no temple here. The huge Sivalinga is in the open!!
Bhuteshwar Mahadev’s height increases every year. Right now it is 80 feet high and 290 feet in circumference, this is the world’s largest natural Shivling. The worship of the Shivling started when it was three feet tall. After this, the size of the Shivling started increasing. The size of the Shivling has been measured many times. Every time its size is bigger than the previous time. Its length increases by six to eight inches every year.
It is said that at the time of the Zamindari system about 1500 Years years ago, a zamindar named Shobha Singh, of Paragaon, Gariaband, had a farm here. When Shobha Singh went to his farm in the evening, he used to hear the sound of a bull screaming and a lion roaring. He told this to the villagers; the villagers came to the farm in the evening and heard the same noises. They searched for the bull and the lion, but no such animals were found; the sounds seemed to be coming from the vicinity of this stone. Thus, people started considering this mound as a Shivlinga.
By air
Swami Vivekananda International Airport is 89.1 km from Raipur.
By Train
103 Km from Raipur Railway Station.
By Road
Pandri Bus Stand is 100 km from Raipur.
