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Lalganj Ajhara, Pratapgarh district, Uttar Pradesh · 25.9606°, 81.6777°
A Shaiva temple on the bank of the Sai river in Pratapgarh district, about 45 km from the district town, which its devotees identify with the Ghushmeshwar jyotirlinga named in the Koti Rudra Samhita of the Shiva Purana.
What follows is the temple’s own traditional account, transmitted through liturgy and local memory. It is recorded here as tradition, not as attested history.
The Shiva Purana tells of Ghushma, who made and immersed a hundred and one lingas daily; when her jealous sister-in-law killed her son and Shiva restored him, the god stayed on as a jyotirlinga bearing her name.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Undetermined
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