Parshuram Mahadev Temple

Parshuram Mahadev Temple is a cave shrine to Shiva on the border of Rajsamand and Pali districts in Rajasthan; the cave itself lies in Rajsamand, while Kund Dham is in Pali's Desuri tehsil. It is about 10 km from Kumbhalgarh fort, 14 km from Sadri and 100 km from Pali. From the Sadri side, 500 steps climb to the cave; from Kumbhalgarh, Nathdwara or Udaipur, visitors walk a little downhill from the temple's parking area.

Tradition says Parshuram, the sixth avatar of Vishnu, cut the cave with his axe and worshipped Shiva here in long penance. The cave holds naturally formed figures of Ganesh and Shiva and nine kunds said never to run dry, and it is sometimes called the Amarnath of Rajasthan. Large fairs are held on Shravan Shukla Shashthi and Saptami, usually in August or September, when the Amar Ganga Charitable Trust provides food, lodging and evenings of devotional music. An estimated 900,000 people visit each year.