Tadkeshwar Mahadev Temple, Valsad, Gujarat India

 The tadkeshwar mahadev temple is located at the distance of 2 k.m on the south-west side of village valsad-abrama.It is very popular temple in valsad.The Tadkeshwar mahadev temple has different types of Shivalingas and is one of the oldest temple in valsad as the parnera's "Mataji's Temple". The temple is known as Tadkeshwar because of the absence of a roof and also as constant sunlight falls on the Shivalinga.

This temple is located in valsad since 800 years or may be older than.The god shiva's statue was found when one person who was villager and he went with his cows and buffalows into the jungle that were located at the shore of river vanki.At that one cow became alone from thier groups and went inside the jungle.When the cow went there inside the jungle,cow suddenly stop and start giving milk autometically.The villager was saw this scene and he was shocked. One day he went there with some other people and start dugging there.After sometime,one noise came from that place.Everybody who were there,were shocked to see one big stone at that place.After this,one night one old man saw a dream in which god shiva said that the stone that they found is god shiva's statue and also said that if he try to take it out then it will be light in weight like a flower.That man remove the statue alone .