Mahendra Mountains
Mahendra Mountains is a mountain range described in the epics Ramayana and Mahabharata. It is identified[by whom?] to be the part of the mountain ranges in the east coast of India (Eastern Ghats), that falls in Odisha and Andhra Pradesh. It is the place where Bhargava Rama or Parashurama spending his days of life, as he is one of the chiranjeevi or having life up to pralaya. This place was visited by Arjuna as part of his pilgrimage.
It is said that Lord Parshurama did penance here and will do so till the end of Kaliyuga.
The Sahyadrikhanda identifies the Sahyadri mountains as Mount Mahendra, where Parashurama performed his penances.[1]
Mahendragiri
The puranic mountain Mahendragiri is situated in Paralakhemundi, Gajapati district. Legend says that it is the place where Lord Parashurama stays and does tapasya. Temples built by Pandavas are seen. The main festival here is Shivaratri, the worship of Shiva, the guru or preceptor of Lord Parashurama.
References
- ^ Rosalind O'Hanlon (2013). "Performance in a World of Paper: Puranic Histories and Social communication in Early Modern India". Past and Present (219). Oxford University Press / The Past and Present Society: 103. JSTOR 24543602.
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