Bhutandevi Mandir ( ne, भूटनदेवी मन्दिर) is a
Hindu temple dedicated to goddess
Bhutandevi (
Hidimbi), located in
Hetauda city of
Bagmati Province,
Nepal. Hidimba is one of the wives of
Bhima
In Hindu epic Mahabharata, Bhima ( sa, भीम, ) is the second among the five Pandavas. The ''Mahabharata'' relates many events that portray the might of Bhima. Bhima was born when Vayu, the wind god, granted a son to Kunti and Pandu. Af ...
(one of the
Pandavas) and the
mother of
Ghatotkacha
Ghatotkacha ( sa, घटोत्कच, , literally: "Bald Pot") is a prominent character in the story of ''Mahabharata''. His name comes from the fact that his head was hairless (''utkacha'') and shaped like a ghatam, or a pot. Ghatotkacha ...
, a hero of
Kurukshetra War
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. Bhutandevi is also considered to be another form of goddess
Durga. The city of Hetauda itself is believed to be named after the goddess Hidimba.
Gallery
File:Bhutandevi Mandir.jpg, Idol of the goddess in the temple
File:Shiva Linga in Bhutandevi Temple.jpg, Shiva linga in the temple premises
See also
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Gadhimai
*
Kushmanda Sarowar Triveni Dham
References
Hindu temples in Hetauda
Makwanpur District
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