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</style><table class="infobox biography vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="font-size:125%;background: #D3D3D3; color:black;"><div class="fn">Matsyendra</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader" style="font-size:125%; font-weight:bold;"><div class="nickname">Macchindranāth, Mīnanātha</div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background: #D3D3D3; color:black;">Personal life</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data">10th century c.e<br><div style="display:inline" class="birthplace"><a href="Chandradwip" title="Chandradwip">Chandradwip</a>, <a href="Bengal" title="Bengal">Bengal</a> (now in <a href="Barishal" class="mw-redirect" title="Barishal">Barishal</a>, <a href="Bangladesh" title="Bangladesh">Bangladesh</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-Brahmin_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Brahmin-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Indian_Civilization_and_Culture_-_Page_441_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Indian_Civilization_and_Culture_-_Page_441-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-GFeuerstein_yoga_tradition_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GFeuerstein_yoga_tradition-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background: #D3D3D3; color:black;">Religious life</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Religion</th><td class="infobox-data category"><a href="Hinduism" title="Hinduism">Hinduism</a>, <a href="Buddhism" title="Buddhism">Buddhism</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Founder of</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="Hatha_yoga" title="Hatha yoga">Hatha yoga</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Philosophy</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="Hatha_yoga" title="Hatha yoga">Hatha yoga</a>, <a href="Tantra" title="Tantra">Tantra</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Sect</th><td class="infobox-data category"><a href="Nath" class="mw-redirect" title="Nath">Nath</a>, <a href="Kaula_(Hinduism)" title="Kaula (Hinduism)">Kaula</a>, <a href="Shaivism" title="Shaivism">Shaivism</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background: #D3D3D3; color:black;">Senior posting</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div class="collapsible-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align: left; border:none; padding:0;">

<div style="line-height: 1.6em; font-weight: bold;"><div>Disciples</div></div>

<ul class="mw-collapsible-content" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; line-height: inherit; list-style: none; margin-left: 0; text-align:center;"><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"><a href="Gorakshanath" class="mw-redirect" title="Gorakshanath">Gorakshanath</a>, Jalandharnath, Kanifnath (Kanhoba), Gahininath, Bhartrinath, <a href="Revan_Nath" title="Revan Nath">Revan Nath</a>, Charpatinath and Naganath</li></ul>

</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="text-align:left; border-top:1px #aaa solid;">Kaulajnan-Nirnaya, Akul-Viratantra<sup id="cite_ref-Indian_Civilization_and_Culture_-_Page_441_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Indian_Civilization_and_Culture_-_Page_441-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr></tbody></table>

<p><b>Matsyendranātha</b>, also known as <b>Matsyendra</b>, <b>Macchindranāth</b>, <b>Mīnanātha</b> and <b>Minapa</b> (early 10th century) was a <a href="Saint" title="Saint">saint</a> and <a href="Yogi" title="Yogi">yogi</a> in a number of <a href="Buddhism" title="Buddhism">Buddhist</a> and <a href="Hinduism" title="Hinduism">Hindu traditions</a>. He is considered the revivalist of <a href="Hatha_yoga" title="Hatha yoga">hatha yoga</a> as well as the author of some of its earliest texts. He is also seen as the founder of the <a href="Natha" class="mw-redirect" title="Natha">natha</a> <i><a href="Sampradaya" title="Sampradaya">sampradaya</a></i>, having received the teachings from <a href="Shiva" title="Shiva">Shiva</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He is associated with <a href="Kaula_(Hinduism)" title="Kaula (Hinduism)">Kaula</a> <a href="Shaivism" title="Shaivism">Shaivism</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He is also one of the eighty-four <a href="Mahasiddha" title="Mahasiddha">mahasiddhas</a> and considered the guru of <a href="Gorakshanath" class="mw-redirect" title="Gorakshanath">Gorakshanath</a>, another known figure in early hatha yoga. He is revered by both Hindus and Buddhists and is sometimes regarded as an incarnation of <a href="Avalokite%C5%9Bvara" title="Avalokiteśvara">Avalokiteśvara</a>.

</p><p>In the <a href="Siddhar" title="Siddhar">Siddhar</a> tradition of <a href="Tamil_Nadu" title="Tamil Nadu">Tamil Nadu</a>, Matsyendranath is revered as one of the 18 <a href="Siddhar" title="Siddhar">Siddhars</a> of yore, and is also known as Machamuni.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Kasi Viswanathar Temple in <a href="Thiruparankundram" title="Thiruparankundram">Thiruparankundram</a>, <a href="Madurai" title="Madurai">Madurai</a>, <a href="Tamil_Nadu" title="Tamil Nadu">Tamil Nadu</a> is home to his <a href="Jiva" title="Jiva">Jeeva</a> <a href="Samadhi" title="Samadhi">Samadhi</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In <a href="Nepal" title="Nepal">Nepal</a>, Matsyendranath is a highly revered deity, and the largest chariot festival in the world is dedicated to him in the valley of Kathmandu as a Buddhist-Hindu syncretic tradition.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life">Early life</h2></div>

<p>Little is known about the life of Matsyendra: he is also called Minanatha and he is also associated with <a href="Luipa" class="mw-redirect" title="Luipa">Lui-pa</a>, all of whose names translate as 'Lord of the Fishes'. Legends vary in describing his birthplace.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="Giuseppe_Tucci" title="Giuseppe Tucci">Giuseppe Tucci</a> states, on the authority of two Tibetan works - the <i>Siddha</i> (<a href="Wylie_transliteration" title="Wylie transliteration">Wylie</a>: <i>grub thob</i>) and <a href="Taranatha" title="Taranatha">Taranatha</a>'s "Possessing the Seven Transmissions" (<a href="Wylie_transliteration" title="Wylie transliteration">Wylie</a>: <i>bka' babs bdun ldan</i>) - that Matsyendranāth, who is seen in Tibet as an avatar of Avalokiteśvara, was a from <a href="Jalia_Kaibarta" title="Jalia Kaibarta">Kaibarta</a> or fishermen community of <a href="Kamrup_region" title="Kamrup region">Kamarupa</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Brahmin_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Brahmin-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Indian_Civilization_and_Culture_-_Page_441_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Indian_Civilization_and_Culture_-_Page_441-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Other sources give his birthplace as <a href="Barisal_Division" title="Barisal Division">Barisal</a> ( then Chandradwip).<sup id="cite_ref-Indian_Civilization_and_Culture_-_Page_441_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Indian_Civilization_and_Culture_-_Page_441-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-GFeuerstein_yoga_tradition_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GFeuerstein_yoga_tradition-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> According to inscriptions found in Nepal in the ancient Newari colony of Bungmati, the home of Machhindranath Chariot Jatra, his shrine was brought from <a href="Assam" title="Assam">Assam</a> in India. He is mentioned in the <i>Sabaratantra</i> as one of the twenty-four <a href="Kapalika" title="Kapalika">Kapalika</a> Siddhas.<sup id="cite_ref-Brahmin_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Brahmin-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Legend">Legend</h2></div>

<p>Legends have it that Matsyendra was born under an inauspicious star. This warranted his parents to throw the baby into the ocean. It was there that the baby was swallowed by a fish where he lived for many years. The fish swam to the bottom of the ocean where <a href="Shiva" title="Shiva">Shiva</a> was imparting the secrets of yoga to his consort, <a href="Parvati" title="Parvati">Parvati</a>. Upon overhearing the secrets of yoga, Matsyendra began to practice yoga <a href="Sadhana" class="mw-redirect" title="Sadhana">sadhana</a> inside the fish's belly. After twelve years he emerged as an enlightened <a href="Siddha" title="Siddha">Siddha</a>. This is given as the origin of his name 'Lord of the Fishes' or 'He Whose Lord is the Lord of the Fishes'.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Other versions of the legend exist, including one in which Matsyendra was born as a fish and turned into a Siddha by Shiva.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Tibetan renditions of the story tell of a fisherman-turned-Siddha named Mina, who is eaten by a fish while working in the Bay of Bengal.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Some scholars draw parallels between this legend and the Biblical story of <a href="Jonah_and_the_Whale" class="mw-redirect" title="Jonah and the Whale">Jonah and the Whale</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

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<p>Another legend says that, when <a href="Gorakshanath" class="mw-redirect" title="Gorakshanath">Gorakshanath</a> visited Patan, in Nepal, he captured all the rain-showering serpents of Patan and started to meditate after he was disappointed by the locals as they did not grant him any alms on his request. As a result, Patan faced drought for a long time. The king of Patan, on the advice of his advisers, invited Matsyendranath, Gorakshanath's guru, to Patan. When Gorakshanath learned that his teacher was in Patan, he released the rain showering serpents and went to see him. As soon as the rain-showering serpents were set free, Patan again got plenty of rainfall every year. After that day, the locals of Patan worshiped Matsyendranath as the god of rain.<sup id="cite_ref-b_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-b-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Works">Works</h2></div>

<p>Matsyendra is credited with composing Hatha and Tantric works such as the <i>Kaulajñānanirnāya</i> ("Discussion of the Knowledge Pertaining to the Kaula Tradition"),<sup id="cite_ref-bhattacharya_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bhattacharya-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the Matsyendrasamhita and "Akula-Viratantra", some of the earliest texts on <a href="Hatha_yoga" title="Hatha yoga">hatha yoga</a> in Sanskrit in the eleventh century.<sup id="cite_ref-Indian_Civilization_and_Culture_-_Page_441_2-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Indian_Civilization_and_Culture_-_Page_441-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> James Mallinson, <a href="Alexis_Sanderson" title="Alexis Sanderson">Alexis Sanderson</a>, <a href="David_Gordon_White" title="David Gordon White">David Gordon White</a> and others theorize that many works were attributed to him posthumously.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-ReferenceA_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ReferenceA-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Disciples">Disciples</h2></div>

<p>Matsyendranath is listed as having eight disciples. The list of his disciples varies between different temples and lineages,<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but includes <a href="Gorakshanath" class="mw-redirect" title="Gorakshanath">Gorakshanath</a>, Jalandharnath, Kanifnath (Kanhoba), Gahininath, <a href="Bhart%E1%B9%9Bhari" title="Bhartṛhari">Bhartri</a> Nath, <a href="Revan_Nath" title="Revan Nath">Revan Nath</a>, Charpatinath and Naganath. Along with Matsyendranath, they are called the <a href="Navnath" class="mw-redirect" title="Navnath">Navnath</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> While Gorkshanath is considered a direct disciple of Matsyendranath, it is likely they lived hundreds of years apart.<sup id="cite_ref-ReferenceA_21-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ReferenceA-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="In_Nepal">In Nepal</h2></div>

<p>Macchindranāth (or Bunga Dyah in Newari) is a god of rain worshiped by both Hindus and Buddhists in <a href="Nepal" title="Nepal">Nepal</a>. Hindus regard him as an incarnation of Shiva while Buddhists regard him as an incarnation of Avalokiteśvara. <sup id="cite_ref-:0_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>The first original temple of Machhindranath is in a place called <a href="Bungamati" title="Bungamati">Bungamati</a> while the second temple Macchindranāth lies in the southern part of the <a href="Patan_Durbar_Square" title="Patan Durbar Square">Patan Durbar Square</a> since 1673.<sup id="cite_ref-a_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-a-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Rato_Matsyendranath_of_Patan,_Nepal">Rato Matsyendranath of Patan, Nepal</h3></div>

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Hyangu (red) Macchindranath temple also known as Temple of Bunga: Dyaa: as it resides in Bungamati and also in <a href="Patan%2C_Lalitpur" class="mw-redirect" title="Patan, Lalitpur">Patan</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> also known as the Rato Macchindranath Temple, is one of the oldest Matsyendranath temples, dating back from the 16th century.<sup id="cite_ref-f_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-f-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It lies in the southern part of the Patan Durbar Square. Each of the four well-crafted wooden doors of this temple is guarded by two lion figures while the four corners of the temple are guarded by <a href="Khyah_(legendary_creature)" title="Khyah (legendary creature)">khyah</a>, a <a href="Yeti" title="Yeti">yeti</a>-like figure.<sup id="cite_ref-a_24-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-a-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p>

<p>The <a href="Murti" title="Murti">murti</a> of Rato Macchindranath (Matsyendranath) spends six months of the year in this temple. The village of <a href="Bungamati" title="Bungamati">Bungamati</a>, regarded in Nepal as the birthplace of Matsyendranath, is a traditional <a href="Newar_people" title="Newar people">Newar</a> town located 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from downtown <a href="Kathmandu" title="Kathmandu">Kathmandu</a>. The temple of Rato Macchindranath is located in the heart of this village and it is known as his second home.<sup id="cite_ref-f_26-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-f-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After the chariot festival, Rato Macchindranath spends the next six months in this temple.

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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Seto_Matsyendranath_of_Kathmandu,_Nepal">Seto Matsyendranath of Kathmandu, Nepal</h3></div>

<p>Toyu (white) Macchindranath temple also known as JanaBaha: Dyaa: as it resides in JanaBaha: in <a href="Kathmandu" title="Kathmandu">Kathmandu</a> in another important Macchindranath temple in Nepal. White Machhindranath(Matsyendranath) is also known as Jana-baha Dyo since the temple is located at Jana Baha(Bahal).<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

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<p>An important event connected with the deity is the annual chariot procession known as Bunga Dyah Jatra or Rato Macchindranath Jatra. Each year, the locals of <a href="Patan%2C_Lalitpur" class="mw-redirect" title="Patan, Lalitpur">Patan, Lalitpur</a> celebrate the festival in order to show respect to the rain god. This festival is one of the oldest and the longest festival celebrated in Patan and is celebrated in April–May.<sup id="cite_ref-b_17-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-b-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-c_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-c-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

</p><p>It is celebrated just before the monsoon season starts so that the city will get plenty rainfall for good growth of crops. During the procession, the image of Bunga Dyah is placed on a tall chariot about 65 feet high and pulled in stages through the streets of Patan for a month.

</p><p>Before the chariot festival starts, the ritual of Mahasnana is conducted in an auspicious hour as indicated by the astrologers, about 15 days before the chariot festival. The deity is taken to a platform at Lagankhel which is about 200 meters away from the temple of Machindranath at Ta: bahal Lalitpur. There in front of a crowd, the god is given a bath with the <a href="Holy_water#Hinduism" title="Holy water">sacred water</a> mixture of honey, milk, and water fetched by the panejus (priests) in the four silver kalasa (vessel). The four priests then pour the sacred water (jal) from four directions in the platform to the deity and it is believed that from whichever direction 1st the jal touches the deity from the same direction monsoon will start or first rain will be granted.

</p><p>After the mahasnana, the repairs are done to the idol of the deity if required and the new face is painted. After the face painting is over various ritual are performed to the deity-like Bareychukegu; Ihi; Bara tyegu as done to a human and at the end Dashakarma vidhi is performed.

While these all are going to the temple premises, the chariot or ratha is made at Pulchowk by the Barahi and Yawal clans, amongst which one only does the rope work and other only the woodwork. In the construction of the chariot, no nails are used to connect the joints of the huge chariot but are only tied with ropes and veds. The only part that uses an iron to hold are the four wheels. After the construction is finished the deity is ascended in the divine vehicle i.e. 3 days before the pulling of the chariot.

</p><p>The route of the chariot procession starts at Pulchwok and passes through Gabahal, Sundhara, Lagankhel and ends at <a href="Jawalakhel" title="Jawalakhel">Jawalakhel</a>. Previously the festival was called the festival of three states viz. Kathmandu, Bhaktapur, Lalitpur as the deity was brought by the alliance of these three states. So, previously the 1st day of the festival was to be carried on by people of Kathmandu then by Bhaktapur and then 3rd by Lalitpur, and on last day all three sister cities come together for Jawalakhel Jatra with other nearby city people from Kirtipur and others from the valley.<sup id="cite_ref-b_17-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-b-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

</p><p>After the chariot reaches Jawalakhel, the festival concludes with Bhoto Jatra, which literally means "vest festival". During the ceremony, a government official holds up a jewel-studded black vest from the four sides of the chariot so that all the people gathered around can have a look at it.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>

</p><p>After the festival, the chariot is dismantled and Rato Macchindranath is taken to a temple in the nearby village of <a href="Bungamati" title="Bungamati">Bungamati</a>, which is the first home of the rain god. Rato Macchindranath spends the next six months in that temple.<sup id="cite_ref-d_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-d-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Machhendranath is an important festival for the <a href="Newar_people" title="Newar people">Newar people</a>. They celebrate it because Macchendranath saved them from a drought once and gave the water by making Karkotak relieve the water serpents.

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<ul><li>Shri Kshetra Machindranath Samadhi mandir maymba Sawargaon, pathardi, Dist Ahmadnagar</li>

<li>Macchindranath temple in kille-Machhindragad Tal: Walwa (Islampur) Dist: Sangli, Maharashtra</li>

<li>Vishwayogi Swami Machindranath Mandir, Mitmita: <a href="Aurangabad%2C_Maharashtra" class="mw-redirect" title="Aurangabad, Maharashtra">Aurangabad</a></li>

<li>Macchindranath temple, UJJAIN, Madhya Pradesh</li>

<li>Machhindra Nath Mandir, Inside Ambagate, Amravati</li>

<li>Machindra Nath Tapobhumi, Devacho Dongar, Kudal, Maharashtra, Dist Sindhudurg.(This Holy place is mentioned in the 6th Chapter of Navnath Grantha)</li>

<li>Macchendranath Guru Peeth in Sri Guru Parashakthi Kshethra: Madyar: <a href="Mangalore" class="mw-redirect" title="Mangalore">Mangalore</a>, <a href="Dakshina_Kannada" title="Dakshina Kannada">Dakshina Kannada</a> district.</li>

<li>Machendranath Gudi in sri kadri manjunatheshwara temple, mangalore, dakshina kannada dist, karnataka</li></ul>

<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="In_popular_culture">In popular culture</h2></div>

<p>In the <i><a href="Dasam_Granth" title="Dasam Granth">Dasam Granth</a></i>, <a href="Guru_Gobind_Singh" title="Guru Gobind Singh">Guru Gobind Singh</a> narrated a discourse between Matsyendra Nath and Paras Nath on Intuitive (Bibek) and Non-Intuitive Mind (Abibek). Parasnatha subdued kings of the world and turned egoistic, and was broken by Matsyendranatha's spiritual preachings. This granth is regarded among Spiritual warriors of Khalsa Panths called <a href="Nihang" title="Nihang">Nihang</a> Singhs.

</p><p>Films about this legend in <a href="Cinema_of_India" title="Cinema of India">Indian cinema</a> include:

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<ul><li><i>Guru Machhindranath</i> is a 1923 Indian silent film by <a href="Shree_Nath_Patankar" class="mw-redirect" title="Shree Nath Patankar">Shree Nath Patankar</a>.</li>

<li>The first film entitled <i><a href="Maya_Machhindra" title="Maya Machhindra">Maya Machhindra</a></i> was made in 1932 in Hindi and Marathi languages by <a href="Prabhat_Film_Company" title="Prabhat Film Company">Prabhat Film Company</a> and directed by <a href="V._Shantaram" title="V. Shantaram">V. Shantaram</a>. <a href="Govindrao_Tembe" title="Govindrao Tembe">Govindrao Tembe</a> portrayed the role of Machhindranath.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li>

<li>The second film (of the same title) was made in 1939 in the <a href="Tamil_language" title="Tamil language">Tamil language</a> directed by Raja Chandrasekhar and starring <a href="N._S._Krishnan" title="N. S. Krishnan">N. S. Krishnan</a> and <a href="M._G._Ramachandran" title="M. G. Ramachandran">M. G. Ramachandran</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li>

<li>The third film in the <a href="Telugu_language" title="Telugu language">Telugu language</a>, also titled Maya Machhindra, was made <a href="P._Pullaiah" class="mw-redirect" title="P. Pullaiah">P. Pullaiah</a> in 1945 starring Jandhyala Gourinatha Sastry, Addanki Srirama Murthy and <a href="P._Kannamba" title="P. Kannamba">P. Kannamba</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li>

<li>The fourth film was again made in Hindi and Marathi languages in 1951 directed by Aspi Irani.</li>

<li>The fifth film was made in Hindi language by <a href="Babubhai_Mistry" title="Babubhai Mistry">Babubhai Mistry</a> in 1960/61.</li>

<li>The sixth film, <a href="Maya_Maschindra_(1975_film)" title="Maya Maschindra (1975 film)"><i>Maya Maschindra</i></a>, was made in Telugu language in 1975 starring <a href="N._T._Rama_Rao" title="N. T. Rama Rao">N. T. Rama Rao</a> and directed by <a href="Kamalakara_Kameswara_Rao" title="Kamalakara Kameswara Rao">Kamalakara Kameswara Rao</a>.</li></ul>

<ul><li><a href="Gorakhnath_Math" title="Gorakhnath Math">Gorakhnath Math</a></li></ul>

<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2></div>

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<li id="cite_note-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-10">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Kamrupa Anusandhana Samiti (1984), <i>Readings in the History & Culture of Assam</i>, p.201 it is stated that a Siddha, named Minanatha, was a fisherman from Kamarupa of the [Kaibarta] stock.</span>

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<li id="cite_note-25"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-25">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160223155558/http://www.lalitpur.org.np/e_historical_monuments.php">"Historical Monuments & WHS"</a>. <i>Lalitpur.org.np</i>. Lalitpur Metropolitan City Office. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.lalitpur.org.np/e_historical_monuments.php">the original</a> on 23 February 2016<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">22 March</span> 2015</span>.</cite></span>

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<li id="cite_note-f-26"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-f_26-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-f_26-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://buddhanepaltrek.blogspot.com/2013/02/rato-machhendranath-temple.html">Rato Macchendranath Temple</a></span>

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<li id="cite_note-27"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-27">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160826132422/http://arkonetwork.com/news/nepal/seto-machhindranath-chariot-procession-concludes/">Seto Machhindranath chariot procession concludes</a></span>

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<li id="cite_note-c-28"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-c_28-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Rato Macchendranath Jatra – The Rain God's Chariot Festival Begins. (2011, 8 May). Retrieved from <cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20141016060451/http://www.explorehimalaya.com/blog/rato-machhendranath-jatra-the-rain-god%E2%80%99s-chariot-festival-begins/">"Rato Machhendranath Jatra – the Rain God's Chariot Festival Begins – Blog – Explore Himalaya Travel & Adventure"</a>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.explorehimalaya.com/blog/rato-machhendranath-jatra-the-rain-god%E2%80%99s-chariot-festival-begins/">the original</a> on 16 October 2014<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">4 May</span> 2015</span>.</cite></span>

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<li id="cite_note-d-30"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-d_30-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/Rato+Machhendranath">Rato (Red) Machhendranath</a></span>

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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Further_reading">Further reading</h2></div>

<ul><li><cite id="CITEREFMahendranath" class="citation web cs1">Mahendranath, Shri Gurudev. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090208011453/http://www.mahendranath.org/twiyoga1.mhtml">"Ecstasy, Equipoise, and Eternity"</a>. <i>Mahendranath.org</i>. International Nath Order. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.mahendranath.org/twiyoga1.mhtml">the original</a> on 8 February 2009<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">22 March</span> 2015</span>.</cite></li>

<li><cite id="CITEREFMahendranath" class="citation web cs1">Mahendranath, Shri Gurudev. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090202120028/http://www.mahendranath.org/paganindia.mhtml">"Notes on Pagan India"</a>. <i>Mahendranath.org</i>. International Nath Order. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.mahendranath.org/paganindia.mhtml">the original</a> on 2 February 2009<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">22 March</span> 2015</span>.</cite></li></ul>

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<li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.britannica.com/biography/Matsyendranatha">Matsyendranatha</a> at <i>Encyclopædia Britannica</i></li>

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<li><a href="Sri_Chinmoy" title="Sri Chinmoy">Chinmoy</a></li>

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<li><a href="Narasimha_Chintaman_Kelkar" title="Narasimha Chintaman Kelkar">Kelkar, N. C.</a></li>

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<li><a href="Mahatma_Gandhi" title="Mahatma Gandhi">Mahatma Gandhi</a></li>

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<li><a href="Narayan_Maharaj" title="Narayan Maharaj">Narayan Maharaj</a></li>

<li><a href="Neem_Karoli_Baba" title="Neem Karoli Baba">Neem Karoli</a></li>

<li><a href="Nirmala_Srivastava" title="Nirmala Srivastava">Nirmala</a></li>

<li><a href="Om_Swami" title="Om Swami">Om Swami</a></li>

<li><a href="Parashara" title="Parashara">Parashara</a></li>

<li><a href="Swami_Paramananda" title="Swami Paramananda">Paramananda</a></li>

<li><a href="Prem_Rawat" title="Prem Rawat">Prem Rawat</a></li>

<li><a href="Ram_Mohan_Roy" class="mw-redirect" title="Ram Mohan Roy">Ram Mohan Roy</a></li>

<li><a href="Ramakrishna" title="Ramakrishna">Ramakrishna</a></li>

<li><a href="Ramana_Maharshi" title="Ramana Maharshi">Ramana Maharshi</a></li>

<li><a href="Ravi_Shankar_(spiritual_leader)" title="Ravi Shankar (spiritual leader)">Ravi Shankar</a></li>

<li><a href="Prabhat_Ranjan_Sarkar" title="Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar">Sarkar</a></li>

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<li><a href="Vinayak_Damodar_Savarkar" title="Vinayak Damodar Savarkar">Savarkar</a></li>

<li><a href="Samavedam_Shanmukha_Sarma" title="Samavedam Shanmukha Sarma">Samavedam Shanmukha Sarma</a></li>

<li><a href="Swami_Shraddhanand" title="Swami Shraddhanand">Shraddhanand</a></li>

<li><a href="Sister_Nivedita" title="Sister Nivedita">Sister Nivedita</a></li>

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<li><a href="Swami_Sarvapriyananda" title="Swami Sarvapriyananda">Sarvapriyananda</a></li>

<li><a href="Debendranath_Tagore" title="Debendranath Tagore">Tagore, D.</a></li>

<li><a href="Bal_Gangadhar_Tilak" title="Bal Gangadhar Tilak">Tilak</a></li>

<li><a href="Sadhu_Vaswani" title="Sadhu Vaswani">Vaswani</a></li>

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<li><a href="Upasani_Maharaj" title="Upasani Maharaj">Upasani Maharaj</a></li>

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<li><a href="Swami_Vivekananda" title="Swami Vivekananda">Vivekananda</a></li>

<li><a href="Paramahansa_Yogananda" title="Paramahansa Yogananda">Yogananda</a></li>

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<ul><li><a href="Indian_diaspora" title="Indian diaspora">Indian diaspora</a></li>

<li><a href="Indianisation" title="Indianisation">Indianisation</a></li>

<li><a href="History_of_Indian_influence_on_Southeast_Asia" title="History of Indian influence on Southeast Asia">Influence of Indian religions</a></li>

<li><a href="Indian_religions" title="Indian religions">Indian-origin religions</a>

<ul><li><a href="Hinduism" title="Hinduism">Hinduism</a></li>

<li><a href="Buddhism" title="Buddhism">Buddhism</a></li>

<li><a href="Jainism" title="Jainism">Jainism</a></li>

<li><a href="Sikhism" title="Sikhism">Sikhism</a></li></ul></li>

<li><a href="Persecution_of_Hindus" title="Persecution of Hindus">Persecution of Hindus</a></li></ul>

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<ul><li><a href="Marichi" title="Marichi">Marichi</a></li>

<li><a href="Angiras" title="Angiras">Angiras</a></li>

<li><a href="Pulaha" title="Pulaha">Pulaha</a></li>

<li><a href="Kratu" title="Kratu">Kratu</a></li>

<li><a href="Pulastya" title="Pulastya">Pulastya</a></li>

<li><a href="Vasishtha" title="Vasishtha">Vasishtha</a></li></ul>

</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#FFC569;">2nd (Svarocisha) Manvantara</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<li>Stambha</li>

<li>Prana</li>

<li>Dattoli</li>

<li><a href="Rishabha_(Hinduism)" title="Rishabha (Hinduism)">Rishabha</a></li>

<li>Nischara</li>

<li>Arvarivat</li></ul>

</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#FFC569;">3rd (Uttama) Manvantara</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<ul><li>Kaukundihi</li>

<li>Kurundi</li>

<li>Dalaya</li>

<li>Sankha</li>

<li>Pravahita</li>

<li>Sammita</li></ul>

</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#FFC569;">4th (Tapasa) Manvantara</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<ul><li>Jyotirdhama</li>

<li><a href="Prithu" title="Prithu">Prithu</a></li>

<li>Kavya</li>

<li>Chaitra</li>

<li>Vanaka</li>

<li>Pivara</li></ul>

</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#FFC569;">5th (Raivata) Manvantara</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<ul><li>Hirannyaroma</li>

<li>Vedasri</li>

<li>Urddhabahu</li>

<li>Vedabahu</li>

<li>Sudhaman</li>

<li><a href="Parjanya" title="Parjanya">Parjanya</a></li>

<li>Mahamuni</li></ul>

</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#FFC569;">6th (Cakshusha) Manvantara</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<ul><li>Sumedhas</li>

<li>Virajas</li>

<li>Havishmat</li>

<li>Uttama</li>

<li>Madhu</li>

<li>Abhinaman</li>

<li>Sahishnnu</li></ul>

</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#FFC569;">7th (Vaivasvata) Manvantara</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">

<ul><li><a href="Kashyapa" title="Kashyapa">Kashyapa</a></li>

<li><a href="Vasishtha" title="Vasishtha">Vasishtha</a></li>

<li><a href="Vishvamitra" title="Vishvamitra">Vishvamitra</a></li>

<li><a href="Gautama_Maharishi" title="Gautama Maharishi">Gautama</a></li>

<li><a href="Jamadagni" title="Jamadagni">Jamadagni</a></li>

<li><a href="Bharadvaja" title="Bharadvaja">Bharadvaja</a></li></ul>

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<ul><li><a href="Four_Kumaras" title="Four Kumaras">Four Kumaras</a></li>

<li><a href="Agastya" title="Agastya">Agastya</a></li>

<li><a href="Agnivesha" title="Agnivesha">Agnivesha</a></li>

<li><a href="Aruni" class="mw-redirect" title="Aruni">Aruni</a></li>

<li><a href="Ashtavakra" title="Ashtavakra">Ashtavakra</a></li>

<li><a href="Astika_(Hinduism)" class="mw-redirect" title="Astika (Hinduism)">Astika</a></li>

<li><a href="Atharvan" title="Atharvan">Atharvan</a></li>

<li><a href="Atreya" title="Atreya">Atreya</a></li>

<li><a href="Aupamanyava" title="Aupamanyava">Aupamanyava</a></li>

<li><a href="Aurva" title="Aurva">Aurva</a></li>

<li><a href="Avatsara" title="Avatsara">Avatsara</a></li>

<li><a href="Bhrigu" title="Bhrigu">Bhrigu</a></li>

<li><a href="Bhringi" title="Bhringi">Bhringi</a></li>

<li><a href="Brahmarshi" title="Brahmarshi">Brahmarshi</a></li>

<li><a href="Chyavana" title="Chyavana">Chyavana</a></li>

<li><a href="Dattatreya" title="Dattatreya">Dattatreya</a></li>

<li><a href="Dadhichi" title="Dadhichi">Dadhichi</a></li>

<li><a href="Devala" title="Devala">Devala</a></li>

<li><a href="Dirghatamas" title="Dirghatamas">Dirghatamas</a></li>

<li><a href="Durvasa" title="Durvasa">Durvasa</a></li>

<li><a href="Garga_(sage)" title="Garga (sage)">Garga</a></li>

<li><a href="Gritsamada" title="Gritsamada">Gritsamada</a></li>

<li><a href="Jahnu" title="Jahnu">Jahnu</a></li>

<li><a href="Jaimini" title="Jaimini">Jaimini</a> (<a href="M%C4%ABm%C4%81%E1%B9%83s%C4%81" title="Mīmāṃsā">Mimansa</a>)</li>

<li><a href="Sage_Kambhoja" title="Sage Kambhoja">Kambhoja</a></li>

<li><a href="Kambu_Swayambhuva" title="Kambu Swayambhuva">Kambu Swayambhuva</a></li>

<li><a href="Ka%E1%B9%87%C4%81da_(philosopher)" class="mw-redirect" title="Kaṇāda (philosopher)">Kanada</a> (<a href="Vaisheshika" title="Vaisheshika">Vaisheshika</a>)</li>

<li><a href="Kanva" title="Kanva">Kanva</a></li>

<li><a href="Kapila" title="Kapila">Kapila</a> (<a href="Samkhya" title="Samkhya">Samkhya</a>)</li>

<li><a href="Kindama" title="Kindama">Kindama</a></li>

<li><a href="Kutsa" title="Kutsa">Kutsa</a></li>

<li><a href="Lomasha" title="Lomasha">Lomasha</a></li>

<li><a href="Mandavya" title="Mandavya">Mandavya</a></li>

<li><a href="Markandeya" title="Markandeya">Markandeya</a></li>

<li><a href="Matsyendra" class="mw-redirect" title="Matsyendra">Matsyendra</a></li>

<li><a href="Mrikanda" title="Mrikanda">Mrikanda</a></li>

<li><a href="Nachiketa" title="Nachiketa">Nachiketa</a></li>

<li><a href="Narada" title="Narada">Narada</a></li>

<li><a href="Parashara" title="Parashara">Parashara</a></li>

<li><a href="Rajarshi" title="Rajarshi">Rajarshi</a></li>

<li><a href="Raikva" title="Raikva">Raikva</a></li>

<li><a href="Renukacharya" class="mw-redirect" title="Renukacharya">Renukacharya</a></li>

<li><a href="Rishyasringa" title="Rishyasringa">Rishyasringa</a></li>

<li><a href="Sakayanya" title="Sakayanya">Sakayanya</a></li>

<li><a href="Sandipani" title="Sandipani">Sandipani</a></li>

<li><a href="Sankriti" title="Sankriti">Sankriti</a></li>

<li><a href="Satyakama_Jabala" class="mw-redirect" title="Satyakama Jabala">Satyakama Jabala</a></li>

<li><a href="Shukra" title="Shukra">Shukra</a></li>

<li><a href="Shuka" title="Shuka">Shuka</a></li>

<li><a href="Upamanyu" title="Upamanyu">Upamanyu</a></li>

<li><a href="Vaisampayana" title="Vaisampayana">Vaisampayana</a></li>

<li><a href="Valmiki" title="Valmiki">Valmiki</a></li>

<li><a href="Vartantu" class="mw-redirect" title="Vartantu">Vartantu</a></li>

<li><a href="Vibhandaka" title="Vibhandaka">Vibhandaka</a></li>

<li><a href="Vyasa" title="Vyasa">Vyasa</a> (<a href="Vedas" title="Vedas">Vedas</a>, <a href="Vedanta" title="Vedanta">Vedanta</a>)</li>

<li><a href="Yajnavalkya" title="Yajnavalkya">Yajnavalkya</a></li></ul>

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<ul><li>Other Hindu sages</li></ul>

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