Ragini Singh | HENB | Malwa | 17 January 2015:: The British ruled Indian subcontinent for hundreds of years, and built many churches and cathedrals. But in the 1880s, a Shiva temple in Agar Malwa, Madhya Pradesh, was renovated and almost rebuilt by Lt. Col. Martin as per the wish o her wife — the only Shiva temple ever made by an Englishman in India.
In 1879, when there was British were ruling in India, Lt. Col. Martin of Agar Malwa was leading the British army in the war against Afghanistan.
Col. Martin used to regularly send messages of his well-being to his wife. The war continued for long & Lady Martin stopped getting messages. She was very upset in the vicinity of Malwa far away from Kabul or Afghanistan.
Once riding on her horse, she was to pass by the temple of Baijnath Mahadev. She was quite attracted to the sound of Conch & Mantra. She went inside the Temple and came to know that the Brahmanas were worshipping Lord Shiva. They saw her sad face and asked her problem. She explained everything to them. They told her that Lord Shiva listens to the prayers of devotees and takes them out of difficult situations in no time. With the advice of the Brahmanas she started the “Laghurudri Anushtthan” of the Mantra: “Om Namah Shivaya” for 11 days. She prayed to Lord Shiva that if her husband reaches home safely, then she would get the temple renovated.
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Sounds like fiction to be honest. Those people represented colonialists who raped India for 300 years. Perhaps they became devotees of Shiva but all those other tales do not make sense. Why would Shivji protect colonialists destroying country?
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Maybe the Col.was doing only his duty.Bhagwad bhaktas were also there in the opposition camp of Lord Krishna.
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Shiva is called Bholenath. He is innocent. When Demons and Devs were fighting and when the Demon Guru prayed to Shiva Shiva helped them by granting a boon. Shiva grants wishes to all devotees.
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It is foolish to think it fiction. Think of Muslim invaders who converted and killed or made beautiful hindu women their wifes or slaves etc for about m0re than 600 years who protected sanatan dharm. God is for everyone and saves from problems who pray from heart He does not makes difference There are many incidents even today when God(may be Hindu) has saved to non hindus who prayed for help
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Thank you for the knowledge about this British couple built Temple
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All the good and the bad thats happenn8ng is what 9ne has done 8n the past. So no one escapes. Pray8ng to God helps relieve a bit.
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