Nageshwar Temple, Dwarka
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Nageshwar Temple or Nagnath Temple is a famous Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva located in the holy town of Dwarka in Gujarat, India. It is one of the 12 Jyotirlingas, the sacred abodes of Lord Shiva and according to Hindu mythology the Nageshwar (meaning, the Lord of Snakes in Sanskrit) symbolizes the removal of poison (evil activities) by Lord Shiva. In the Rudra Samhita this deity is referred as Daarukaavane Naagesham.
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Shiv Purana, the holy text for Shaiva devotees, mentions that a demon named Daaruka attacked a Shiva devotee by name Supriya and imprisoned her along with several others in his city of Daarukavana. On the insistance of Supriya, all the prisoners started to chant the holy mantra of Shiva and instantly Lord Shiva appeared and vanquished the demon, and later started to reside here in the form of a Jyotirlinga.
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