Rudrani Devi

About

An image of mother goddess in the open ground, sitting in a cross-legged pose of meditation, and serving as village guardian is enshrined in the nearby village. One can reach there by walking ca 300m in the left from the main road. Travelling a distance of 23km from Bhimacandi, in the route visiting and doing puja at many shrines, pilgrims reach the Varuna river, near the village of Rameshvar, and take purificatory bath, or some will sprinkle a few drops of water on their bodies and worship ancestors there. The village is named after the temple of the presiding deity, Rameshvara a form of Shiva lingam established by Lord Rama. This is followed by worship to the divinities in the compound, consisting of Shiva Lingams associated with Rama and his three brothers. There are also several votive lingams and sanctuaries in the compound of Rameshvara temple, like separate houses of Sita- Rama- Lakshmana, Radha- Krisha, Durga-Parvati, and Svami Yugaladas; these all are the part of a monastery belonging to the sect of Nimbarka. There is also a lingam called Paacapaleshvara in one of the covered roofs.