The Lucknow Tales
Shri Hanuman Ji present at an Indian Village Mandir
The Shri Hanuman Ji's idol is claimed to be few centuries old and was dug out from a high mud mound. It is presently housed in a roof less room with mud-plastered brick walls having a small low entrance.
Legend has it that this idol is from a famous Shri Hanuman Mandir which collapsed due to an earthquake, during the reign of Akbar, the mogul emperor. This event is a historic fact.
Though there are walls surrounding the Hanuman Ji’s idol but there is no roof. It is said that traditionally Shri Hanuman Ji is an outdoor god and do not like to be enclosed or encumbered within enclosed space.
The small innocuous mandir now attracts a large number of devotees regularly and a full day mela is held on every Tuesday. The simplicity of the process is amazing. Normally no pujari is available and each devotee directly offers a variety of flowers, sugar coated dry sweets and light up few incense sticks. Some devotees bring vegetable oil and light up a diya, normally reusing an available old one. Mostly after reciting the Shri Hanuman Chalisa, the devotees go their way.
Contrary to the electrically powered decorations of the urban Hanuman Ji, to see the highly eroded and rough image of the ancient Shri Hanuman Ji, lit up with the bright sun light falling directly on Him, is a rare and an unforgettable experience.
Shri Hanuman Ji present at an Indian Village Mandir
The Shri Hanuman Ji's idol is claimed to be few centuries old and was dug out from a high mud mound. It is presently housed in a roof less room with mud-plastered brick walls having a small low entrance.
Legend has it that this idol is from a famous Shri Hanuman Mandir which collapsed due to an earthquake, during the reign of Akbar, the mogul emperor. This event is a historic fact.
Though there are walls surrounding the Hanuman Ji’s idol but there is no roof. It is said that traditionally Shri Hanuman Ji is an outdoor god and do not like to be enclosed or encumbered within enclosed space.
The small innocuous mandir now attracts a large number of devotees regularly and a full day mela is held on every Tuesday. The simplicity of the process is amazing. Normally no pujari is available and each devotee directly offers a variety of flowers, sugar coated dry sweets and light up few incense sticks. Some devotees bring vegetable oil and light up a diya, normally reusing an available old one. Mostly after reciting the Shri Hanuman Chalisa, the devotees go their way.
Contrary to the electrically powered decorations of the urban Hanuman Ji, to see the highly eroded and rough image of the ancient Shri Hanuman Ji, lit up with the bright sun light falling directly on Him, is a rare and an unforgettable experience.