The
famous Trinetreshwar temple is the divine abode of Lord Shiva, also called as
Trinetheshwar or the three-eyed one. This ancient temple is situated at a distance of 9 km from
Than and is believedto belong to the
Solanki Era. The Pratihara kings, predominantly the worshippers of Lord Shiva
were great builders and architecturally brilliant.
They were ardent patrons of art and sculpture. The Trinetreshwar temple is an
ornate and evolved example of its time portraying the Gurjjar Pratihar style.
Owing to the reign of the Pratihar kings, the regions were later called
Panchal.
A renowned intellect Shastri Harkrishna Prabhashankar Trivedi holds the temple
to be the most beautiful religious monuments and the finest example of
aesthetic sculpture in Guajrat.
The
Tarnetar fair is held around the TrinetreshwarTemple dedicated to the
three-eyed Lord Shiva, built at the beginning of the century. There is a kund
(reservoir) here and it is popularly believed that a dip in its waters is as
holy as a dip in the sacred River Ganges. The reservoir is also known as
Papnashu (the destroyer of sins).
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