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Muktidham is a marble temple complex honouring various Hindu gods. It is a popular tourist attraction situated in the Nashik Road suburb of the city of Nashik in the State of Maharashtra in India. It is privately operated through a trust and was built through a generous donation by the late Mr. J.D. Chauhan-Bytco, a local industrialist.〔(Muktidham temple is situated in Nashik Road. Built by Late Shri JayramBhai Bytco, is magnificent piece of architecture, made with marble from Makran in Rajastan, and by Rajastani sculptors ) Official Website of Nashik District〕 The temple was founded in the year 1971.〔〔()〕 It has replicas of 12 Jyotirlingas, which have been built as per dimension of original deities and have been sanctified by sending them to their respective pilgrimage centers.〔〔 Further, there is a temple dedicated to Lord Krishna in the Muktidham complex. The walls of Krishna temple has paintings depicting scenes from life of Krishna and Mahabharata. These were painted by a noted painter Raghubir Mulgaonkar, whose services were employed by the founder of Muktidham, Jairambhai Chauhan. Also unique to this temple are eighteen chapters of Geeta written on the walls.〔〔Travel House Guide to Incredible India -2004- Page 268〕 The temple is made with marble from Makrana in Rajastan, and by Rajasthani sculptors.〔 Apart from the replicas of all the twelve Jyotirlingas, temple of Sri Krishna there are also idols of all major Hindu Gods and Goddesses like Vishnu, Laxmi Rama, Laxman, Sita, Hanuman, Durga, Ganesha.〔〔 Muktidham is amongst the tourist attraction of town. Thousands of Hindu devotees visit Muktidham Temple during the period of fair “Kumbh Mela”.〔 Further, the complex also houses a dharamshala, which can accommodate at least 200 pilgrims. ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Muktidham」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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