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'''Dhanvantari''' is the [[Hindu]] god of medicine and an avatar of Lord [[Vishnu]]. He is mentioned in the ''[[Puranas]]'' as the god of [[Ayurveda]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=www.wisdomlib.org |date=2012-06-29 |title=Dhanvantari, Dhanvamtari: 22 definitions |url=https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/dhanvantari#purana |access-date=2022-08-02 |website=www.wisdomlib.org |language=en}}</ref> During his incarnation on earth, he reigned as the King of Kashi, today locally referred to as [[Varanasi]]. Devotees pray to Dhanvantari to seek his blessings for sound health for themselves and/or others, especially on [[Dhanteras]] or Dhanvantari Trayodashi ("National Ayurveda Day").<ref name="indiatimes.com">{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/varanasi/Dhanteras-to-be-observed-as-National-Ayurveda-Day/articleshow/54599037.cms|title=Dhanteras to be observed as National Ayurveda Day - Times of India|website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> Dhanvantari is also identified as the great-grandfather of [[Divodasa]], a mythological King of Kashi in the [[Vishnu Purana]].<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Gray |first=Louis H. |date=1922 |title=The Indian God Dhanvantari |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/593645 |journal=Journal of the American Oriental Society |volume=42 |pages=323–337 |doi=10.2307/593645 |jstor=593645 |issn=0003-0279}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=www.wisdomlib.org |date=2014-08-30 |title=Lineage of Ayu and origin of Dhanvantari [Chapter VIII] |url=https://www.wisdomlib.org/hinduism/book/vishnu-purana-wilson/d/doc116005.html |access-date=2022-08-02 |website=www.wisdomlib.org |language=en}}</ref>
== Mythology ==
=== Origin ===
''The [[Balakanda|Bala Kanda]]'' of the ''[[Ramayana]]''<ref>{{cite book|title=Valmiki Ramayana: Balakanda|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=glKDtKF8XOIC|page=556|author=Harekrishna Satapathy|publisher=Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha|year=2010}}</ref> and ''[[Bhagavata Purana]]'' state that Dhanvantari emerged from the [[Ocean of Milk]] and appeared with the pot of [[amrita]] (elixir of immortality) during the ''[[Samudra manthan|Samudra Mathana]],'' whilst the ocean was being churned by the [[Deva (Hinduism)|deva]]s and the [[asura]]s, using the [[Mount Mandara|Mandara]] mountain and the serpent [[Vasuki]]. The pot of amrita was snatched by the asuras, and after this event, Vishnu's avatar, [[Mohini]], appears and takes the nectar back from the asuras. It is also believed that Dhanvantari promulgated the practice of Ayurveda.<ref name="M107">[[#Madhavan|Madhavan 2007]], p. 107</ref> Of special mention here is the treatise of ''Dhanvantari-Nighantu'', which completely elucidates Dhanvantari's medicinal plants.<ref>[https://www.exoticindiaart.com/book/details/studies-on-medicinal-planets-and-drugs-in-dhanvantari-nighantu-two-volumes-NAD479/][http://www.saujanyabooks.com/details.aspx?id=34040][https://www.scribd.com/doc/290274952/dhanvantari-nighantu-pdf][http://www.vaidyaraj-ayurveda.com/dhanvantari.html][https://docslide.us/documents/dhanvantari-nighantupdf.html][https://www.amazon.in/Dhanvantari-Nighantu-Sanskrit-Text-English-Translation/dp/8189469126 Dhanvantari-Nighantu]</ref>
The [[Brahmanda Purana]] describes the origin of the physician deity:<ref>{{Cite web |last=www.wisdomlib.org |date=2019-06-21 |title=The origin of Dhanvantari [Chapter 67] |url=https://www.wisdomlib.org/hinduism/book/the-brahmanda-purana/d/doc362925.html |access-date=2022-08-02 |website=www.wisdomlib.org |language=en}}</ref>
{{Blockquote|text=Let the origin of Dhanvantari be heard, O Brāhmaṇas. He was born formerly when the ocean was being churned, for the sake of nectar. At the outset, he was born before the Kalaśa (pot). He was encircled by a halo of glory all round. On seeing him having accomplished his task suddenly, Viṣṇu who was standing by said—“You are born of water”. Hence, he is remembered as Abja (water-born). Abja said to Viṣṇu—“O lord, I am your son. Allot me my share and place in the world, O excellent god.”
On being told thus, the lord said after review in the factual position, “The division of the Yajña has already been made by the sons of Diti as well as the Suras. The due performance of Homas etc. has been laid down in the Vedas by the great sages. It is not possible to get Homa performed unto you at any time. As you are born subsequent to Vedas O god, you have no Mantra (assignable to you). O lord, in your second incarnation you will earn reputation in the world. Then you will attain the super-natural powers like Aṇimā (minuteness) and others. O lord, you will attain Deva-hood with this selfsame body. Brāhmaṇas (and other twice-born ones) shall worship you with Caturmantras (i.e. Mantras from the four Vedas), ghee offerings and Gavyas (materials of worship obtained from milk, milk products). You will once again reproduce the Āyurveda (the Science of Medicine). These incidents and events are inevitable and have already been visualised by the lotus-born lord (Brahmā) earlier. Undoubtedly you will be born in the second Dvāpara Yuga”. Therefore, after granting the boon, Viṣṇu disappeared.|title=[[Brahmanda Purana]]|source=Chapter 67}}
=== Incarnation ===
During the second Dvapara Yuga, the King of Kashi, Dirghatapas, propitiated the physician deity for the birth of a son. The deity agreed to incarnate himself as the desired child as a boon. Dhanavantri proved to be a great king, and is described as the "dispeller of all ailments". He is described to have been exempt from infirmities and recognised as a "master of universal knowledge".<ref name=":0" /> The sage [[Bharadvaja]] educated him regarding the therapeutic practice of Ayurveda, and further caused him to study medicine. The king created a classification of his knowledge of medicine into eight fields and disseminated it to a number of diverse disciples.<ref>{{Cite web |last=www.wisdomlib.org |date=2019-06-21 |title=The origin of Dhanvantari [Chapter 67] |url=https://www.wisdomlib.org/hinduism/book/the-brahmanda-purana/d/doc362925.html |access-date=2022-08-02 |website=www.wisdomlib.org |language=en}}</ref>
=== Dhanvantari and Manasadevi ===
According to the [[Brahma Vaivarta Purana]], Dhanvantari, accompanied by his disciples, once journeyed to [[Mount Kailash|Kailasha]]. On the way, a [[Nāga|naga]] named Takshaka emitted a venom-spitting hiss. A disciple plucked the diamond upon the head of Takshaka and hurled it towards the earth. Upon learning these events, the powerful serpent-king [[Vasuki]] amassed thousands of serpents under the leadership of Drona, Pundarika, and Dhananjaya against the entourage. The poisonous emissions of all these serpents united to make the disciples of Dhanvantari faint. Immediately, Dhanvantari concocted a medicine made from ''vanaspati'', allowing his followers to recover and causing the snakes to faint in turn. When Vasuki understood what had transpired, he sent a minor [[Shaivism|Shaiva]] serpent goddess, Manasadevi, to face Dhanvantari. Manasadevi sent the disciples of Dhanvantari into a swoon, but since the deity was proficient in the art of ''Vishvavidya'', he soon restored his disciples to consciousness. When Manasadevi deemed it impossible to defeat Dhanvantari or his disciples, she held the [[trishula]] given to her by Shiva and aimed it at Dhanvantari. Seeing this, [[Shiva]] and [[Brahma]] appeared before them and restored the peace, sending them all on their way.<ref>{{Cite web |last=www.wisdomlib.org |date=2019-01-28 |title=Story of Dhanvantari |url=https://www.wisdomlib.org/hinduism/compilation/puranic-encyclopaedia/d/doc241541.html |access-date=2022-08-02 |website=www.wisdomlib.org |language=en}}</ref>
==Iconography==
According to the ancient [[Sanskrit]] work ''Vishnudharamottara'', Dhanvantari is a handsome individual and should usually be depicted with four hands, with one of them carrying [[amrita]], the elixir of immortality. Dhanvantari is depicted in a stark resemblance to Vishnu, with four hands, holding the [[Shankha]], [[Chakra]], Jalauka (leech), and a pot containing amrita. He is often shown with a leech in his hand rather than the scriptures.
Some texts describe him as holding a conch, [[amrita]], medicinal herbs, and a book of [[Ayurveda]].
[[File:Statue of Dhanvantari.jpg|thumb|Statue of Dhanvantari at Tarakeshwar temple]]
== Temples ==
=== India ===
[[File:Dhanwantari Bhagwan.jpg|thumb|160px|Dhanvantari at Ayurved Sankul Anand, which is a premier institute of [[Ayurveda]] situated in the Milk City of India, [[Anand, Gujarat]].]]
==== In Maharashtra ====
In Konkan, There is a Dhanvantari temple at Dapoli, District Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. It belongs to Dongare family and is owned and run by Vaidya Aniruddha Dongare. Many devotees from Konkan and rest of Maharashtra visit the temple and offer their prayers.
=== In Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry ===
There are a few dedicated temples to Dhanvantari in South India especially in [[Kerala]] and [[Tamil Nadu]], where ayurveda is highly practised and patronised. The [[Thottuva Dhanwanthari temple]] in Kerala is a particularly famous temple, where Lord Dhanvantari's idol is almost six feet tall and facing east. On the right hand the lord holds amrita and with the left hand the lord holds Atta, Shanku and Chakra. The 'Ekadasi' day celebration, which falls on the same day as the 'Guruvayur Ekadasi' is of special significance.
In [[Tamil Nadu]], in the courtyard of [[Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple (Srirangam)]], there is a Dhanvantari shrine where daily worship of the deity is performed. In front of this temple there is an engraved stone believed to be from the 12th century. According to the writings on the stone, Garuda Vahana Bhattar, a great ayurvedic physician, established the statue inside the temple. A ''[[prasada]]'' or ''[[theertham|tirtham]]'', a herbal [[decoction]], is given to the visitors. The shrine is the oldest Dhanvantari shrine in the state.<ref>[[#Madhavan|Madhavan 2007]], p. 108</ref> Another Dhanvantari shrine is found in the second precinct of [[Varadharaja Perumal Temple, Kanchipuram|Varadaraja Perumal Temple]] in [[Kanchipuram]].<ref>[[#Madhavan|Madhavan 2007]], p. 110</ref>
Dhanvanthari temples in Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry include:
* Nelluvai Dhanwantari Temple, Wadakkanchery, Thrissur, Kerala
* Sri Danvantri Arogya Peedam, Walajapet, Vellore District, Tamil Nadu<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.danvantritemple.org|title=Sri Danvantri Temple|website=www.danvantritemple.org}}</ref>
* Thevalakkadu Sree Dhanwanthari Temple, Kulasekharamangalam Post, Vaikom, Kottayam, Kerala<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sreedhanwantharitemple.in|title=Thevalakkadu Sree Dhanwanthari Temple Kulasekharamangalam, Vaikom, Kottayam, Kerala, India|website=www.sreedhanwantharitemple.in}}</ref>
* Aanakkal Dhanwanthari Temple, Thaniyathukunnu, Thrissur<ref>{{cite web |url=http://aanakkaldhanwanthari.com/home.htm |title=Welcome |access-date=2013-10-15 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131022060438/http://aanakkaldhanwanthari.com/home.htm |archive-date=22 October 2013 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
* Sree Dhanwanthari Temple, Ramanathapuram, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu<ref>http://temples.avpayurveda.com {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140301222422/http://temples.avpayurveda.com/ |date=1 March 2014 }}</ref>
* Sree Dhanwanthari Temple, Maruthorvattom, Cherthala, Kerala<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dhanwantharitemple.org|title=Official website of Maruthorvattom Sree Dhanwanthari Temple: Temple of Lord Dhanwanthari, the Master God of Ayurveda|website=www.dhanwantharitemple.org}}</ref>
* Sree Dhanwanthari Temple, Prayikara, Mavelikara, Alleppey, Kerala<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sreedhanwantharitemple.com/index.html|title=Sree Dhanwanthari Temple Prayikara, Mavelikara|website=sreedhanwantharitemple.com}}</ref>
* Sree Dhanwanthari Temple Elanthoor, Pathanamthitta, Kerala
* Sree Dhanwanthari Temple Kanakkoor, Alappuzha, Kerala
* Sree Dhanwanthari Temple Poothakulam, Kollam, Kerala
* Shri Dhanwantari Temple, Gopabandhu Ayurveda Mahavidyalaya Campus, Puri, Odisha
* Sri Dhanvantri Swamy Sannidhi within the Sanjeevi Vinayakar Temple, JIPMER campus
*Shri Aalkkalmanna Dhanwanthari Temple is situated at Eranthod Village, Angadippuram Panchayat, Perintalmanna Taluk of Malappuram District.
*There is also Sri Murrari Dhanvantri Moorthi Kshetram temple in kollam district (boothakulam) paravur. It belongs to a family called Thundvilla, it is owned and run by the family members itself. People offer prayer for there beloved ones and offer paalpayasam to god.
*Shri Dhanvantari Temple, Palluruthy, Kochi, Kerala is a small temple managed by Gowda Saraswath Brahmin Community.
==== Others ====
In Varanaseya Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya, [[Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh]] state, one statue of Dhanvantari is present in the university museum. Two statues are at the headquarters of the [[Central Council for Research in Ayurveda and Siddha]] at [[New Delhi]]. There is another statue inside the Ayurveda Maha Sammelan office, Dhanawantari Bhawan at New Delhi and one statue of Dhanvantari is present at Mohyal Ashram in [[Haridwar]].{{citation needed|date=January 2016}}
=== Nepal ===
[[File:Dhanwanantari Temple Jaybageshwori Pashupatinath Kathmandu Nepal Rajesh Dhungana 1.jpg|thumb|Dhanwanantari Temple, Jaya Bageshwari, Kathmandu]]
There is a shikar style temple dedicated to the god in the Jaya Bageshwari neighbourhood of [[Kathmandu]]. The temple is near the famous [[Pashupatinath Temple|Pashupatinath temple]].
== Commemoration ==
His birthday is celebrated by practitioners of Ayurveda annually on [[Dhanteras]], two days before [[Diwali|Deepavali]]. It is also celebrated as National Ayurveda Day in India, which was first observed in 2016.<ref name="indiatimes.com" />
==See also==
* [[Ashvins]]
* [[Ayurveda]]
==References==
{{reflist}}
==Further reading==
* {{cite book|title=Vishnu temples of South India, Volume two|last=Madhavan|first=Chitra|year=2008|publisher=Chitra Madhavan|isbn=978-81-908445-1-2|ref=Madhavan}}
== External links ==
{{commons category|Dhanvantari}}
*[http://www.sanatansociety.org/hindu_gods_and_goddesses/dhanwantari.htm Hindu God Dhanwantari: The promulgator of Ayurveda.]
*[http://www.infinityfoundation.com/mandala/t_es/t_es_agraw_physician_frameset.htm Does Ayurveda begin with Dhanvantari, the ancient physician? By D.P. Agrawal]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070930163831/http://vedabase.net/sb/9/17/4/en1 Dhanvantari in the Bhagavata Purana]
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'''Dhanvantari''' is the [[Hindu]] god of medicine and an avatar of Lord [[Vishnu]]. He is mentioned in the ''[[Puranas]]'' as the god of [[Ayurveda]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=www.wisdomlib.org |date=2012-06-29 |title=Dhanvantari, Dhanvamtari: 22 definitions |url=https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/dhanvantari#purana |access-date=2022-08-02 |website=www.wisdomlib.org |language=en}}</ref> During his incarnation on earth, he reigned as the King of Kashi, today locally referred to as [[Varanasi]]. Devotees pray to Dhanvantari to seek his blessings for sound health for themselves and/or others, especially on [[Dhanteras]] or Dhanvantari Trayodashi ("National Ayurveda Day").<ref name="indiatimes.com">{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/varanasi/Dhanteras-to-be-observed-as-National-Ayurveda-Day/articleshow/54599037.cms|title=Dhanteras to be observed as National Ayurveda Day - Times of India|website=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref> Dhanvantari is also identified as the great-grandfather of [[Divodasa]], a mythological King of Kashi in the [[Vishnu Purana]].<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Gray |first=Louis H. |date=1922 |title=The Indian God Dhanvantari |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/593645 |journal=Journal of the American Oriental Society |volume=42 |pages=323–337 |doi=10.2307/593645 |jstor=593645 |issn=0003-0279}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=www.wisdomlib.org |date=2014-08-30 |title=Lineage of Ayu and origin of Dhanvantari [Chapter VIII] |url=https://www.wisdomlib.org/hinduism/book/vishnu-purana-wilson/d/doc116005.html |access-date=2022-08-02 |website=www.wisdomlib.org |language=en}}</ref>
== Mythology ==
=== Origin ===
''The [[Balakanda|Bala Kanda]]'' of the ''[[Ramayana]]''<ref>{{cite book|title=Valmiki Ramayana: Balakanda|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=glKDtKF8XOIC|page=556|author=Harekrishna Satapathy|publisher=Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha|year=2010}}</ref> and ''[[Bhagavata Purana]]'' state that Dhanvantari emerged from the [[Ocean of Milk]] and appeared with the pot of [[amrita]] (elixir of immortality) during the ''[[Samudra manthan|Samudra Mathana]],'' whilst the ocean was being churned by the [[Deva (Hinduism)|deva]]s and the [[asura]]s, using the [[Mount Mandara|Mandara]] mountain and the serpent [[Vasuki]]. The pot of amrita was snatched by the asuras, and after this event, Vishnu's avatar, [[Mohini]], appears and takes the nectar back from the asuras. It is also believed that Dhanvantari promulgated the practice of Ayurveda.<ref name="M107">[[#Madhavan|Madhavan 2007]], p. 107</ref> Of special mention here is the treatise of ''Dhanvantari-Nighantu'', which completely elucidates Dhanvantari's medicinal plants.<ref>[https://www.exoticindiaart.com/book/details/studies-on-medicinal-planets-and-drugs-in-dhanvantari-nighantu-two-volumes-NAD479/][http://www.saujanyabooks.com/details.aspx?id=34040][https://www.scribd.com/doc/290274952/dhanvantari-nighantu-pdf][http://www.vaidyaraj-ayurveda.com/dhanvantari.html][https://docslide.us/documents/dhanvantari-nighantupdf.html][https://www.amazon.in/Dhanvantari-Nighantu-Sanskrit-Text-English-Translation/dp/8189469126 Dhanvantari-Nighantu]</ref>
The [[Brahmanda Purana]] describes the origin of the physician deity:<ref>{{Cite web |last=www.wisdomlib.org |date=2019-06-21 |title=The origin of Dhanvantari [Chapter 67] |url=https://www.wisdomlib.org/hinduism/book/the-brahmanda-purana/d/doc362925.html |access-date=2022-08-02 |website=www.wisdomlib.org |language=en}}</ref>
{{Blockquote|text=Let the origin of Dhanvantari be heard, O Brāhmaṇas. He was born formerly when the ocean was being churned, for the sake of nectar. At the outset, he was born before the Kalaśa (pot). He was encircled by a halo of glory all round. On seeing him having accomplished his task suddenly, Viṣṇu who was standing by said—“You are born of water”. Hence, he is remembered as Abja (water-born). Abja said to Viṣṇu—“O lord, I am your son. Allot me my share and place in the world, O excellent god.”
On being told thus, the lord said after review in the factual position, “The division of the Yajña has already been made by the sons of Diti as well as the Suras. The due performance of Homas etc. has been laid down in the Vedas by the great sages. It is not possible to get Homa performed unto you at any time. As you are born subsequent to Vedas O god, you have no Mantra (assignable to you). O lord, in your second incarnation you will earn reputation in the world. Then you will attain the super-natural powers like Aṇimā (minuteness) and others. O lord, you will attain Deva-hood with this selfsame body. Brāhmaṇas (and other twice-born ones) shall worship you with Caturmantras (i.e. Mantras from the four Vedas), ghee offerings and Gavyas (materials of worship obtained from milk, milk products). You will once again reproduce the Āyurveda (the Science of Medicine). These incidents and events are inevitable and have already been visualised by the lotus-born lord (Brahmā) earlier. Undoubtedly you will be born in the second Dvāpara Yuga”. Therefore, after granting the boon, Viṣṇu disappeared.|title=[[Brahmanda Purana]]|source=Chapter 67}}
=== Incarnation ===
During the second Dvapara Yuga, the King of Kashi, Dirghatapas, propitiated the physician deity for the birth of a son. The deity agreed to incarnate himself as the desired child as a boon. Dhanavantri proved to be a great king, and is described as the "dispeller of all ailments". He is described to have been exempt from infirmities and recognised as a "master of universal knowledge".<ref name=":0" /> The sage [[Bharadvaja]] educated him regarding the therapeutic practice of Ayurveda, and further caused him to study medicine. The king created a classification of his knowledge of medicine into eight fields and disseminated it to a number of diverse disciples.<ref>{{Cite web |last=www.wisdomlib.org |date=2019-06-21 |title=The origin of Dhanvantari [Chapter 67] |url=https://www.wisdomlib.org/hinduism/book/the-brahmanda-purana/d/doc362925.html |access-date=2022-08-02 |website=www.wisdomlib.org |language=en}}</ref>
=== Dhanvantari and Manasadevi ===
According to the [[Brahma Vaivarta Purana]], Dhanvantari, accompanied by his disciples, once journeyed to [[Mount Kailash|Kailasha]]. On the way, a [[Nāga|naga]] named Takshaka emitted a venom-spitting hiss. A disciple plucked the diamond upon the head of Takshaka and hurled it towards the earth. Upon learning these events, the powerful serpent-king [[Vasuki]] amassed thousands of serpents under the leadership of Drona, Pundarika, and Dhananjaya against the entourage. The poisonous emissions of all these serpents united to make the disciples of Dhanvantari faint. Immediately, Dhanvantari concocted a medicine made from ''vanaspati'', allowing his followers to recover and causing the snakes to faint in turn. When Vasuki understood what had transpired, he sent a minor [[Shaivism|Shaiva]] serpent goddess, Manasadevi, to face Dhanvantari. Manasadevi sent the disciples of Dhanvantari into a swoon, but since the deity was proficient in the art of ''Vishvavidya'', he soon restored his disciples to consciousness. When Manasadevi deemed it impossible to defeat Dhanvantari or his disciples, she held the [[trishula]] given to her by Shiva and aimed it at Dhanvantari. Seeing this, [[Shiva]] and [[Brahma]] appeared before them and restored the peace, sending them all on their way.<ref>{{Cite web |last=www.wisdomlib.org |date=2019-01-28 |title=Story of Dhanvantari |url=https://www.wisdomlib.org/hinduism/compilation/puranic-encyclopaedia/d/doc241541.html |access-date=2022-08-02 |website=www.wisdomlib.org |language=en}}</ref>
==Iconography==
According to the ancient [[Sanskrit]] work ''Vishnudharamottara'', Dhanvantari is a handsome individual and should usually be depicted with four hands, with one of them carrying [[amrita]], the elixir of immortality. Dhanvantari is depicted in a stark resemblance to Vishnu, with four hands, holding the [[Shankha]], [[Chakra]], Jalauka (leech), and a pot containing amrita. He is often shown with a leech in his hand rather than the scriptures.
Some texts describe him as holding a conch, [[amrita]], medicinal herbs, and a book of [[Ayurveda]].
[[File:Statue of Dhanvantari.jpg|thumb|Statue of Dhanvantari at Tarakeshwar temple]]
== Temples ==
=== India ===
[[File:Dhanwantari Bhagwan.jpg|thumb|160px|Dhanvantari at Ayurved Sankul Anand, which is a premier institute of [[Ayurveda]] situated in the Milk City of India, [[Anand, Gujarat]].]]
==== In Maharashtra ====
In Konkan, There is a Dhanvantari temple at Dapoli, District Ratnagiri, Maharashtra. It belongs to Dongare family and is owned and run by Vaidya Aniruddha Dongare. Many devotees from Konkan and rest of Maharashtra visit the temple and offer their prayers.
=== In Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry ===
There are a few dedicated temples to Dhanvantari in South India especially in [[Kerala]] and [[Tamil Nadu]], where ayurveda is highly practised and patronised. The [[Thottuva Dhanwanthari temple]] in Kerala is a particularly famous temple, where Lord Dhanvantari's idol is almost six feet tall and facing east. On the right hand the lord holds amrita and with the left hand the lord holds Atta, Shanku and Chakra. The 'Ekadasi' day celebration, which falls on the same day as the 'Guruvayur Ekadasi' is of special significance.
In [[Tamil Nadu]], in the courtyard of [[Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple (Srirangam)]], there is a Dhanvantari shrine where daily worship of the deity is performed. In front of this temple there is an engraved stone believed to be from the 12th century. According to the writings on the stone, Garuda Vahana Bhattar, a great ayurvedic physician, established the statue inside the temple. A ''[[prasada]]'' or ''[[theertham|tirtham]]'', a herbal [[decoction]], is given to the visitors. The shrine is the oldest Dhanvantari shrine in the state.<ref>[[#Madhavan|Madhavan 2007]], p. 108</ref> Another Dhanvantari shrine is found in the second precinct of [[Varadharaja Perumal Temple, Kanchipuram|Varadaraja Perumal Temple]] in [[Kanchipuram]].<ref>[[#Madhavan|Madhavan 2007]], p. 110</ref>
Dhanvanthari temples in Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry include:
* Nelluvai Dhanwantari Temple, Wadakkanchery, Thrissur, Kerala
* Sri Danvantri Arogya Peedam, Walajapet, Vellore District, Tamil Nadu<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.danvantritemple.org|title=Sri Danvantri Temple|website=www.danvantritemple.org}}</ref>
* Thevalakkadu Sree Dhanwanthari Temple, Kulasekharamangalam Post, Vaikom, Kottayam, Kerala<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sreedhanwantharitemple.in|title=Thevalakkadu Sree Dhanwanthari Temple Kulasekharamangalam, Vaikom, Kottayam, Kerala, India|website=www.sreedhanwantharitemple.in}}</ref>
* Aanakkal Dhanwanthari Temple, Thaniyathukunnu, Thrissur<ref>{{cite web |url=http://aanakkaldhanwanthari.com/home.htm |title=Welcome |access-date=2013-10-15 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131022060438/http://aanakkaldhanwanthari.com/home.htm |archive-date=22 October 2013 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
* Sree Dhanwanthari Temple, Ramanathapuram, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu<ref>http://temples.avpayurveda.com {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140301222422/http://temples.avpayurveda.com/ |date=1 March 2014 }}</ref>
* Sree Dhanwanthari Temple, Maruthorvattom, Cherthala, Kerala<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dhanwantharitemple.org|title=Official website of Maruthorvattom Sree Dhanwanthari Temple: Temple of Lord Dhanwanthari, the Master God of Ayurveda|website=www.dhanwantharitemple.org}}</ref>
* Sree Dhanwanthari Temple, Prayikara, Mavelikara, Alleppey, Kerala<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sreedhanwantharitemple.com/index.html|title=Sree Dhanwanthari Temple Prayikara, Mavelikara|website=sreedhanwantharitemple.com}}</ref>
* Sree Dhanwanthari Temple Elanthoor, Pathanamthitta, Kerala
* Sree Dhanwanthari Temple Kanakkoor, Alappuzha, Kerala
* Sree Dhanwanthari Temple Poothakulam, Kollam, Kerala
* Shri Dhanwantari Temple, Gopabandhu Ayurveda Mahavidyalaya Campus, Puri, Odisha
* Sri Dhanvantri Swamy Sannidhi within the Sanjeevi Vinayakar Temple, JIPMER campus
*Shri Aalkkalmanna Dhanwanthari Temple is situated at Eranthod Village, Angadippuram Panchayat, Perintalmanna Taluk of Malappuram District.
*There is also Sri Murrari Dhanvantri Moorthi Kshetram temple in kollam district (boothakulam) paravur. It belongs to a family called Thundvilla, it is owned and run by the family members itself. People offer prayer for there beloved ones and offer paalpayasam to god.
*Shri Dhanvantari Temple, Palluruthy, Kochi, Kerala is a small temple managed by Gowda Saraswath Brahmin Community.
==== Others ====
In Varanaseya Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya, [[Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh]] state, one statue of Dhanvantari is present in the university museum. Two statues are at the headquarters of the [[Central Council for Research in Ayurveda and Siddha]] at [[New Delhi]]. There is another statue inside the Ayurveda Maha Sammelan office, Dhanawantari Bhawan at New Delhi and one statue of Dhanvantari is present at Mohyal Ashram in [[Haridwar]].{{citation needed|date=January 2016}}
=== Nepal ===
[[File:Dhanwanantari Temple Jaybageshwori Pashupatinath Kathmandu Nepal Rajesh Dhungana 1.jpg|thumb|Dhanwanantari Temple, Jaya Bageshwari, Kathmandu]]
There is a shikar style temple dedicated to the god in the Jaya Bageshwari neighbourhood of [[Kathmandu]]. The temple is near the famous [[Pashupatinath Temple|Pashupatinath temple]].
== Commemoration ==
His birthday is celebrated by practitioners of Ayurveda annually on [[Dhanteras]], two days before [[Diwali|Deepavali]]. It is also celebrated as National Ayurveda Day in India, which was first observed in 2016.<ref name="indiatimes.com" />
==See also==
* [[Ashvins]]
* [[Ayurveda]]
==References==
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==Further reading==
* {{cite book|title=Vishnu temples of South India, Volume two|last=Madhavan|first=Chitra|year=2008|publisher=Chitra Madhavan|isbn=978-81-908445-1-2|ref=Madhavan}}
== External links ==
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*[http://www.sanatansociety.org/hindu_gods_and_goddesses/dhanwantari.htm Hindu God Dhanwantari: The promulgator of Ayurveda.]
*[http://www.infinityfoundation.com/mandala/t_es/t_es_agraw_physician_frameset.htm Does Ayurveda begin with Dhanvantari, the ancient physician? By D.P. Agrawal]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070930163831/http://vedabase.net/sb/9/17/4/en1 Dhanvantari in the Bhagavata Purana]
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