In search for sitaji ram lakshman met Gautam Rishi near maharashtra present day mumbai, he suggested that Ram should appease Lord Shiva and for that he would need a 'Shivlinga'. Lakshman was sent to Kashi the same evening to bring 'Shivlinga'. After a few days the Rishi observed that the wait for Lakshman's return was painful for Ram and he was getting restless.
The Rishi suggested that Ram should make a 'Shivlinga' from the sand available at the shore of the sea and get on with his job. Ram did just that. Sand is called 'balu' or 'walu'. Since the Linga was made of walu, it came to be known as 'Walukeshwar' and during course of time both the Linga and the area nearby became 'Walkeshwar'. The Linga which Lakshman brought from Kashi was installed on an adjacent slot and it was known as 'Lakhmaneshwar'. When foreigners invaded the place later, the original sand Linga was destroyed. The present Linga, which is now there is the one which Lakshman brought from Kashi, so the legend goes.
In order to install the Linga and for other rituals, they needed water, Lakshman hit the earth deep with his bow and arrow and water came out from Patal (deep inside earth) and formed a lake. The lake came to be known as Patalganga and still later Banganga as it was Lashman's 'Ban'( bow and arrow) which had formed it. Even to this day there is a stream which flows throughout the year, nothing less than a miracle. So the legend goes
The Rishi suggested that Ram should make a 'Shivlinga' from the sand available at the shore of the sea and get on with his job. Ram did just that. Sand is called 'balu' or 'walu'. Since the Linga was made of walu, it came to be known as 'Walukeshwar' and during course of time both the Linga and the area nearby became 'Walkeshwar'. The Linga which Lakshman brought from Kashi was installed on an adjacent slot and it was known as 'Lakhmaneshwar'. When foreigners invaded the place later, the original sand Linga was destroyed. The present Linga, which is now there is the one which Lakshman brought from Kashi, so the legend goes.
In order to install the Linga and for other rituals, they needed water, Lakshman hit the earth deep with his bow and arrow and water came out from Patal (deep inside earth) and formed a lake. The lake came to be known as Patalganga and still later Banganga as it was Lashman's 'Ban'( bow and arrow) which had formed it. Even to this day there is a stream which flows throughout the year, nothing less than a miracle. So the legend goes
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