About Kayavarohan temple

Kayavarohan temple is built according to the Indian tradition. The temple walls and pillars display fine carvings of nature. The walls also depict different aasanas and forms of Yoga. Shiva lingam itself is a manifestation of a meditating yogi in Shambavi Mudra. The temple also houses an underground meditation cave. Kayavarohan, also known as Karvan is an ancient city. It is believed that this city has existed through all the four eras i.e. Sat Yug, Dwapar Yug, Treta Yug and Kali Yug. As per Shaivite belief, Lord Shiva appeared at this place in the disguise of Lakulish. From here, Lord Shiva transmigrated into the disguise of a Brahmin child. Hence, the place got its name Kayavarohan which literally translates to Kaya meaning Body and Avarohan meaning Descent, where the body of Lord Shiva has descended. A large number of copper coins and a stone quern have been discovered from this site along with a beautiful head of Tapas, an idol of Kartikeya and Uma Maheshwara. The present structure was completed in 1974 by Swami Kripalvanandji. The belief has it that during the uncivilized invasion of Mahmood of Ghazni, this luminous Jyotirlinga of Lakulish merged with all of the other Twelve Jyotirlingas and disappeared.