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An illustration of a north Indian shikhara, standing for Neelkanth Mahadev Temple

Saiva · Rishikesh, Pauri Garhwal, Uttarakhand

Neelkanth Mahadev Temple

Neelkanth Mahadev, where the poison was drunk

Rahu and KetuHealth

The temple in short

Deity
Neelkanth Mahadev, where the poison was drunk
Where
Rishikesh, Pauri Garhwal, Uttarakhand · 30.09N 78.46E
Usual hours
5 am – 1 pm, 4 pm – 9 pm — hours change with festivals and the season; check before travelling. Were these right when you went?
Grahas
Sani Rahu
Visited for
On a ridge above Rishikesh, where Sivan held the halahala in his throat. Maha Sivaratri and the Sravan Mondays are its days; visited for poison of every kind, including slander.
Kept for Saturn and Rahu, 2 of the nine grahas a temple can be visited for.
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Neelkanth Mahadev Temple, Rishikesh, Pauri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The dot is the town, to about a kilometre — the gazetteer does not hold the gopuram's own coordinates.

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Parihaaram is traditional practice, offered for devotion and peace of mind; it is not a guaranteed cure of any condition. Temple hours change with festivals and the season, so check before travelling.