▁with ▁the ▁biggest ▁p ond ▁of ▁Od ish a . ▁Chief ▁interest ▁of ▁the ▁place ▁is ▁its ▁legend ary ▁history . ▁As ▁the ▁history ▁runs , ▁king ▁Nil ad ri ▁Sam ara ▁Sing ha ▁Moh ap atra ▁started ▁wor sh ipping ▁the ▁God ▁Ak hand al am ani ▁some ▁ 3 5 0 ▁years ▁ago , ▁when ▁the ▁black ▁gla zed ▁gran ite ▁stone ▁was ▁found ▁under ground ▁and ▁the ▁king ▁dream t ▁of ▁the ▁god . ▁However ▁the ▁religious ▁and ▁historical ▁significance ▁with ▁which ▁the ▁place ▁is ▁inv ested , ▁const itute ▁it ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁center ▁of ▁special ▁interest ▁in ▁the ▁tour ism ▁of ▁Bh ad rak . ▁Moreover , ▁the ▁art istic ▁car v ings ▁of ▁the ▁temple ▁des erve ▁special ▁worth ▁to ▁the ▁tour ist . ▁S urr ounding ▁the ▁temple ▁many ▁fair s ▁and ▁festiv als ▁are ▁organized , ▁the ▁chief ▁among ▁which ▁is ▁the ▁Mah ash iv ar atri . ▁During ▁this ▁festival , ▁tour ists , ▁including ▁a ▁vast ▁chunk ▁of ▁pil gr ims , ▁f lock ▁into ▁the ▁core ▁of ▁the ▁temple . ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁month ▁of ▁S rav ana , ▁people ▁from ▁nation wide ▁assemble ▁here ▁to ▁pour ▁the ▁holy ▁water ▁on ▁the ▁S iva ▁L ing a ▁and ▁to ▁offer ▁their ▁worship ▁to ▁Lord ▁Sh iva . ▁ ▁The ▁Ak hand al am ani ▁Temple ▁is ▁the ▁principal ▁source ▁of ▁the ▁prof itable ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁tour ism ▁industry ▁of ▁Bh ad rak . ▁D ham ra ▁Port ▁is ▁an ▁ancient ▁port