Dholkal Ganesha - The Mysterious Ganesh Temple on the Hill

In the Dantewada district of Southern Chhattisgarh, lies a little hill, a form that resembles a dhol (Indian drum), and hence, it became popularly called Dholkal. So, what’s thus special concerning Dholkal?

Atop Dholkal hill, sits a one thousand years old Lord Ganesha idol, the genesis of that continues to be unknown, at the peak of around 3000 ft. high the dense forests of iron-rich Bailadila formation.

Legend has it that when Lord Parshuram wished to meet Lord Shiva. However, Lord Shiva had appointed Lord Ganesh as a guard, who failed to let Parshuram in. As Parshuram forcefully tried to enter, Ganapati threw him on earth here at the Bailadila range of mountains.

When Parshuram gained consciousness, a war broke out between him and Ganesha. Throughout the war, Parshuram took out his weapon, Farsa (a quiet weapon made from iron), and cut one tooth of Ganesha. That’s why the Hindu deity is additionally referred to as Ekdant; the village nearest to the Hill was named Faraspal (name derived from Parshuram’s weapon). It's additionally the same that, as a result of Parshuram’s Farsa fell here, the Bailadila chain became wealthy in iron ore.

However, no one is aware of specifically once and the way this extraordinarily serious and fantastically incised Hindu deity idol was placed here on the prime of the hill in such dense forest. Archaeologists believe that the idol was created in the 9th- the eleventh century throughout Nagwanshi rule in the region.

Earlier legendary solely to restricted native individuals, Dholkal Ganesa gained nationwide attention once a journalist re-discovered it in 2012.

However, In the Gregorian calendar month 2017, the Ganesa idol suddenly disappeared. Upon investigation, the idol was found at rock bottom of Capitol Hill, tame fifty-six pieces; if truth be told, despite painful and dangerous search operations, all broken components of the idol couldn't be recovered.

Later, a team of archaeologists brought all the available pieces together and re-established the idol on an equivalent hilltop. Even today, those marks of broken items are unit visible on the idol.