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Abrama, Valsad district, Gujarat · 20.5900°, 72.9367°
A Shiva temple on the bank of the Wanki river near Abrama in Valsad district, remarkable for a roof left deliberately open with a hole about 22 feet across so that the midday sun falls on the six-to-eight-foot semicircular lingam; fairs are held at Maha Shivaratri and through Shravan.
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 ceiling is said to have been raised twice and lost twice, to fire and then collapse, until Shiva appeared in a devotee's dream saying 'I am Tadkeshwar Mahadev, I need the rays of the sun' — and the temple was left open to the sky.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Undetermined
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Opening the line…