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કાયાવરોહણ
Kayavarohan, Vadodara, Gujarat · 22.0779°, 73.2500°
A Shaiva centre at Karvan in Vadodara district, regarded as the birthplace of Lakulisha, the second-century revivalist of the Pashupata school, and counted among the sixty-eight Shiva pilgrimage sites. Its lingam bears the image of a meditating yogi holding parchments and a citron, and the temples were restored in the late twentieth century by Kripalvanand.
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 name is read as kaya, body, plus avarohan, descent: the place where the Lord's body descended.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Modern restoration on an ancient site
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