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Gupteswar Cave is a city shrine dedicated to Lord Shiva. It is a world-famous pilgrim site situated about 55 km away Jeypore, Koraput District in the state of Odisha, India. It is a limestone cave discovered some time ago and has a number of scenic spots around. The main attraction is the gigantic Shiva Linga which is said to be increasing in size. Pilgrims from all over the country come here during the Sravana period, because the yearly BolBom yarta is held in this place. Devotees walk to the Gupteshwar during BolBom yatra to bathe in the maha kund, and then chant near the Shiva Linga. The cave is more or less like the Bora caves ( India - Odisha and Andhra border ). you have got same feelings in other natural places. But this Gupteswar cave is special for the underground water and the view of Davis fall from the farthest end of the cave . It is really worth seeing. It is a natural cave with Stalagmites. One has to reach the end to view the superb scene
A land where religion is the essence of existence, it is but natural to find deities embedded in beliefs and lores of people. The same holds true for Lord Gupteswar of Jeypore. The deity is not just a godhead but the center of life of the people living in Koraput district. Not a task is performed by the people without seeking His divine blessing, not a morsel taken without offering Him His share first.
Lord Guptewsar also holds significance because of the allusions it finds in ancient texts like Ramayan. Places like Dandakaranya and Panchvati that have been significant in the life of Lord Rama (Lord Rama stayed here in exile with Sita and brother Laxman) have more often than not been ascribed to be belonging to Koraput district in Orissa. Many events and places that have blended in the folklore and life of people in Koraput directly or indirectly refer to it’s allegiance with Lord Rama. The poet Kalidas too, described the scenic beauty of the adjoining Ramgiri forest where the cave temple is referred to in his famous Meghadutam.
Gupteswar is one such place. An important place of worship of Lord Shiva, Gupteswar has its reputation spread far and wide. Huddled in a cave in deep forests of Jeypore, Lord Gupteswar is worshipped here as a Phallus (Shivalinga).
Every year at the beginning of the rainy season, devotees of the Hindu deity Shiva collect water from ritually important water bodies across India. Orange-clad, barefooted men, women, and sometimes even children carry this water to a Shiva temple of their choice. At their destination, they or the priests pour the water over the phallic representation of the deity. While some devotees go on the Bol Bam pilgrimage as an expression of their devotion, others hope for spiritual, religious, or material rewards. This article is a rather personal account of the Bol Bam pilgrimage as performed in East India. Using personal experiences as example, it focuses on the emotional and physical struggles of the pilgrimage and their impact on the relationships between pilgrims.
Water and its significance- Water is the very form of life that bestows with fertility. Pouring water on ‘Shivalinga’ according to strict norms of religiosity appeases the lord and gets prosperity for the devotees and mankind as well.
The importance of Shravana ‘Monday’- The four ‘Mondays’ falling in every ‘Shravana’ month are very important. There goes the abiding faith in the devotees that pouring water with the recitation of ‘mantra’ or ‘spell’ is 108 times more effective than the rituals done at other times of different months of a year