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Sankat Mochan Hanuman Temple in Shimla |
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Maharajji's desire to establish Hanumanji Temple when and where, none
could even guess. Once, in the fifth decade Babaji went to Shimla and
stayed in a hut at Taradevi, at a distance of about 6-7 km from Shimla,
for about 9-10 days. Hanumanji (in the mind of Maharajji) was so much
delighted with the beauty of that place that he liked to stay there.
Therefore, in the sixth decade, the then Lt. Governor, late Raja Bhadri
and a devotee Shri Bhagvan Sahai acquired a piece of land and got a
Hanuman temple built there. How could Hanumanji live alone! So, mainly,
Shri Rama, Sita, Laxmana and by their side Shankarji were installed. By
Babaji's grace this Hanuman temple at Shimla has gained so much
recognition that various celebrations are organized every now and then
and not only the devotees but the tourists also enthusiastically
participate in them. Especially on Ramnavmi, the foundation day of the
temple, thousands of devotees have prasad in bhandara. Now the bhandara
is held on every Sunday.
It appeared that the work was incomplete without the temple of Babaji
Maharaj. So, by the inspiration of Shri Siddhi Ma, the trustees of the
temple decided to build Babaji Maharaj's temple and to install his
Murti therein. Shri Veerbhadra Singh, the Chief Minister of Himachal
Pradesh laid the foundation stone on 10 April 1995.
The temple was completed and inaugurated on Ramnavmi, 25 March 1999,
with grand celebrations.
Again Maharajji's temple was renovated and installed a new vigrah of
Maharajji on Ram Navami the 17th April 2005. |
