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Sidhhanath Temple (disambiguation) Sidhhanath Temple may also refer to; * Bhoodsidhhanath regarding Siddhanath Temple located in Bhood * Sidhhanath Temple, Kharsundi regarding Siddhanath Temple located in Kharsundi, also known as ''Kharsundisiddhanath'' * Siddhanath Temple, Mhaswad ...

Bhoodsidhhnatha is another name for the Hindu deity Siddhanath, who is believed to be incarnation of

Shiva Shiva (; sa, शिव, lit=The Auspicious One, Śiva ), also known as Mahadeva (; ɐɦaːd̪eːʋɐ, or Hara, is one of the principal deities of Hinduism. He is the Supreme Being in Shaivism, one of the major traditions within Hindu ...

. Siddhanath is patron god of adjacent regions and one of among several regional protective (Kshetrapal) gods of Maharashtra. There is a temple dedicated to Bhoodsidhhnatha at the village of Bhood in

Maharashtra Maharashtra (; , abbr. MH or Maha) is a states and union territories of India, state in the western India, western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. Maharashtra is the List of states and union te ...

., India.

Chaitra-Astami

An annual festival celebrating Bhoodsidhhanatha is held on

Chaitra Chaitra (Hindi: चैत्र) is a month of the Hindu calendar. In the standard Hindu calendar and India's national civil calendar, Chaitra is the first month of the year. It is the last month in the Bengali calendar, where it is called Cho ...

Krishna Ashtami, a three-day celebration of the deity's wedding ceremony. On the first day, a bullock cart race is organised near the temple. Second day is the most important day and on this day ''Sasankathi''(Holy long wooden or metallic bar) and ''Diva''(Holy lamp) are the main attractions. On the third day ''Kusumba''(Type of

Bhang Bhang (IAST: ''Bhāṅg'') is an edible preparation made from the leaves of the cannabis plant originating from the Indian subcontinent. It has been used in food and drink as early as 1000 BC in ancient India. Bhang is traditionally distribu ...

) is serveed as

Prasadam 200px, Prasad thaal offered to Swaminarayan temple in Ahmedabad ">Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Ahmedabad">Swaminarayan temple in Ahmedabad Prasada (, Sanskrit: प्रसाद, ), Prasadam or Prasad is a religious offering in Hinduism. Most o ...

to Bhoodsidhhnatha.

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File:Deva in Chaitra Astami.JPG, ''Deva'' in Chaitra Astami File:Bullock cart race.jpg, Bullock cart race in Bhood

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{{Hinduism Hindu temples in Maharashtra Forms of Shiva

Chaitra-Astami

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