AT A GLANCE
Devta Name/Local Name/Vedic Name | Budha Mahadev/ Budha Mahadev/ Mahadev |
Type (Rishi, Nag, etc) | Shiv |
Powering Divinity (Jogini) | Kali |
Associated Devtas | Damah Devta, Jamad and Silka devta |
Annual Fair (attended by which other deity) | 12 Bhadon Other devtas attend depending upon invitation |
Dussehra Participation/Place | No |
QUICK FACTS
Location | Distance from Kullu | Directions | Stay Options | Key Contact |
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Dehra Gram Panchayat Dehra | 156 km | Kullu-Aut-Banjar-JaloriPass-Ani-Nirmand-Dehra | Hotels and Rest Houses at Nirmand | Karam Chand, Kardar / Balkrishan, Goor 9817908650 |
HIGHLIGHTS
Once a farmer in the village of Shocha was ploughing in his field. Suddenly the plough struck something hard which came out with the plough. He saw it was a mohra. He brought it home and kept in a room where ears of Kangni (Kauni) were kept for drying. After some days when the peasant came to the room he was surprised to see that only half the Kaauni had remained. He saw that ants were carrying and storing those grains to Nithar village. The peasant told this event to other villagers. Then the people understanding the matter constructed a temple there. It is also told that once a saint meditated here and since then the place came to be known as Boodha Mahadev. The devta has eighteen mohras of various metals and two of them possess inscriptions.