Shri Vamaj Tirth

Bhagawan Adishwar

Mulnayak: 107 cms. high white - colored idol of Bhagawan Adishwar in the Padmasana posture.

How to reach: It is near the Vamaj village at a distance of 6 kilometers from the sacred place of Sherisa.  Kalol, the nearest railway station is at a distance of 16 kilometers. bus service and taxi service is  available. At a distance of 8 kilometers from the Ahmedabad - Kalol high way, there is the village Adarej and from there Vamaj is at a distance of 5 kilometers. A small Dharmashala and a bhojanshala are also there.


Historicity: The idol of Lord  Adishwar belongs to the times of king Samprati. This was once a very famous temple. It is said that there was an underground road from Vamaj to Sherisa and it was used in the times of King Samprati. Even to day, a number of relics and ruins of buildings are found. It was, therefore, perhaps a great city. This temple is mentioned in ‘Aloyana Vinati’, composed poet Lavanyagani in the year 1562 of the Vikram era. In the year 1979, the main idol was found beneath the ground in a street of Kanabis. On the thirteenth day of the bright half of the month of Vaishakh in the year 2002 of the Vikram era, the idol was formally installed in the new temple by Vijayodaysurishvarji
Trust: Sheth Shri Anandji Kalyanji Pedhi, Vamaj, Taluk : Kalol, Dist. : Mehsana, Gujarat State, India.