New Delhi: At Koliyak, a village in Bhavnagar district of Gujarat, people reach out to Lord Shiva's temple about 1.5 kilometers into the sea. This temple is known as Nishkalank Mahadev temple.
‘Nishkalank' has many meanings - they are clean, pure, guiltless, to cleanse, to purify, etc.
This temple is buried inside the sea. On a heavy tide day, all that can be seen are the flag and a pillar.
The temple has 5 distinct swayumbu Shiva lingams inside. Each lingam has a Nandhi facing it.
The lingams are spread across a square platform. There is a pond called Pandavas pond, where devotees first wash their hands and legs and only then they visit the shrines.
One can visit this temple only two times in 24 hours.
