New Delhi:  Yesterday, a Shiva-like figure was formed at the opening of Uttrakashi’s Silkhaya tunnel, in which 41 entrapped laborers have been fighting for their lives for the last 15 days.

The shape appeared due to the water seeping from a nearby mountain holding the holy local temple of the Boukhnag deity.

Locals are now believing that the Shiva-like figure is an indication from god that Shiva has himself arrived to bless the stranded workers on the holy day of Kartik Purnima.

Lord-Shiva’s figure at Silyakara tunnel

उत्तरकाशी की टनल के बाहर प्रकट हुए महादेव
प्रकृति की आकृति में भी भगवान का वास होता है, सिलक्यारा टनल के मुख्य द्वार पर स्थापित बाबा बौखनाग देवता के मंदिर के पीछे पानी के स्रोत से बनी महादेव की आकृति आकर्षित कर रही है। अब भोलेनाथ ही करेंगे संकट का समाधान। pic.twitter.com/mlK6zKyvfW

— Hari (@ImHari49456150) November 28, 2023

For those who don’t know, continuous efforts by the government and relief forces are being made to free the 41 workers who got stuck inside an under-construction tunnel following a heavy landslide in Uttarkashi, Uttrakhand.

Besides the government, locals are also helping and praying for the success of rescue operations as per their set of belives and faith in the Almighty.

Amidst this, the formation of this Lord Shiva-like figure near the tunnel’s mountain has sparked a new ray of hope amongst people, making them believe that god is by their side.

Baba Baukhnag and Local believes

Previously, there was a huge outcry amongst the locals of Uttarkashi who voiced their anger against the pulling down of the holy temple of their local deity Baba Boukhnag.

Many were even seeing the unfortunate tunnel collapse as a consequence of Baba Boukhnag’s anger, whose temple was demolished by the company in charge of building the Uttarkashi tunnel, a part of the center’s ambitious Char Dham project.

However, respecting the local beliefs, the government agencies involved in the rescue operation later built another temple of the Baukhnag deity right at the entrance of the tunnel. Following this, they also offered their prayers to him with the hope of the successful rescue of all the entrapped workers.

उत्तरकाशी टनल का रेस्क्यू ऑपरेशन ख़त्म होने को है और दुनिया के उच्च श्रेणी के टनल वैज्ञानिक #ArnoldDix पूजा करने बाबा बौखनाग मंदिर पहुँच गये है। #uttarkashi pic.twitter.com/fbdn6y0dto

— Ajit Singh Rathi (@AjitSinghRathi) November 28, 2023

Besides Locals and officials of the rescue agency’s team, Uttrakhand’s Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, Union Minister VK Singh, and ace tunnel expert Arnold Dix also bowed down in the holy Baukhnag temple.