15 November 2010

Tantra Temples in India - Mehandipur Balaji Temple, Rajashtan







Thousands of devotees of Lord Shri Balaji comes every day to Mehandipur Balaji to pay homage. It is the belief that lord Shri Balaji not only cure the “sankat” but also provide “riddi and Siddi”.

Legend







Around 1000 years ago the images of lord Shri Balaji, Shri Pretraj Sarkar and Shri Bhairav dev appeared in the valley of the hills of Arawali range. 
The appearance of Lord Shri Balaji in Arawali hills is chamatkar of this saga. Shri Ganesh Puri ji Maharaj was 11th Mahant of this temple. Earlier this area was thick and dense forest, full of wild animals. The ancestor of Shri Mahantji saw the lila of Shri Balaji in dreams indicating three divine deity and magnificent temple. He also heared divine voice ordering “get up and be prepared for my duty”. But he was unable to see any one. Ultimately Lord Shri Balaji appeared before him and ordered ”Take duty of serving me”.






Sri Mehandipur Balaji Temple is situated in Dausa,Rajasthan.Basically Shri Mehendipur Balaji Temple is Lord Hanuman Ji's Temple.Long ago the image of Lord Balaji and that of Pret Raja [the King of spirits] appeared from the Arawali hills. Now people suffering from malignant spirits and black magic or spell get their relief when they make an appeal for relief to Shri Bhairav ji and Shri Pret Raj Sarkar who holds his court and awards punishment to the malignant spirits, ghosts, goblins, ghouls, evil eyed witches etc.Shrine of Balaji, Court of Pret Raja, Pooja griha, Bhairav ji temple and Ram Darbar are some of the spots worth seeing here. 







Religious ritualistic performances, charity, feeding the poor, homeless and incapacitated people, water supply for all and fodder for cows and stray animals are the activities of this temple. 












Balaji temple at Mehandipur in Rajasthan is very Powerful place. It is believed that the deity in this temple has divine power to cure a person possessed with evil spirit.Hundreds of 'Sankatwalas', as the possessed people are refereed to in local lingo, throng to the temple everyday to offer prayers and have 'darshan'. The temple has also become a home and the last respite for the victims.The 'Mahant' of the temple, Shri Kishor Puri Ji, prescribes the treatment. It can include reading holy texts, following a strict vegetarian and simple diet, and even afflicts physical pain to one's body.






One can witness people going through various physical therapies like keeping heavy stones on their body , on arms, legs and chest , to ease their pain. There are others who inhale the smoke that fumes out of the sweet Patasa's kept on smoldering cowpats. The ones with serious case of spirit possession, who tends to get violent, are even shackled in chains within the temple premises.

This may appear a bit anachronistic at the first glance, but thousands of people are believed to have been cured in this way. Festival time [Holi, Hanuman Jayanti and Dusshera etc] are regarded as the most auspicious time to emancipate from the evil spirit

Medical science may discard such approach to the ailment as self-deceptions based on blind faith, but for the believers, the power of Balaji is something supernatural, something beyond metaphysics.



On reaching Mehandipur Balaji the people come to know how malignant/ evil sprit and black magic cast their spell and how the sankatwalas get relief/cured from sprits and ills.
The disciples are advised not to be fooled by sants and fakirs but contact pujariji in his office.





Worship: To worship Balaji Maharaj [Hanuman Ji] Morning Time: Summer: Up to 9.00 pm Evening Time: Winter: up to 8.00 pm
Festivals: Shri Hanuman Jayanti, Krishna Janamashtami, Jal Jhoolani Ekadashi, Winter Navaratras, Vijaya Dashami or Dashehara, Sharad Poornima, Deepawali, Annakuta, Makar Sankranti, Shiva Ratri, Holi, Spring Navaratras, Rama Navami etc.


How to get to the Temple:


By Air - The nearest airport is Sanganer, Jaipur [113 kms]



By Rail - The Nearest Railway station is Bandikui [40 kms]

By Road - Mehandipur Balaji is well connected to All major cities of North India .There is very frequent service of buses on Agra Jaipur highway. The journey can be performed by car from delhi either via Alwar-Mahwa or mathura-Bharatpur-mahwa.


1 comment:

balaji said...

This is in-formic blog, which amplifies about divya darsanam, this blog also navigate me how to visit the beautiful temple.....being a balaji's follower , Recently i visited Shree Balaji Sewa Samitee Temple at Buldhana with my friends...
This Shree Balaji temple is exact replica of "Lord Balaji's tirupati temple".
This is a very gud , newly constructed temple specially built for the people who are unable to go to tirupati everytime to worship lord balaji at Titupati...
This is a very awsome temple, where so many activities taking place regurlarly.... So, everybody should visit at least once, this wonderful Temple at Buldhana ....

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