DIGAMBARA TEMPLE OF HANUMAN, SIDHABARI, HIMACHAL PRADESH...
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Sidhabari
Sidhabari is Located at the foothills of the majestic Dhauladhar ranges of
the Himalayas in the lovely Kangra Valley. On one side is the abode of
Goddess Nagarkot and on the other side her other manifestation Chamundi Devi.
From time immemorial, Sidhabari has been an abode of sages and saints. There
is a reference to it even in Sreemad Bhagavat. Swami Chinmayanandaji had
founded the academy of knowledge, named after Rishi Sandeepany, the Guru of
Lord Krishna here at Sidhabari. Set under the tradition of Guru-Shishya
relation Sandeepany conducts vedanta courses, camps etc.,
Swami Chinmayanandaji and Sandeepany
While Sandeepany was coming up in the scenic beauty of Sidhabari, Pujya
Gurudev Swami Chinmayanandaji thought of building a Rama Mandir for the
Pahadi people of Sidhabari. But the wind velocity here was very heavy and the
wind use to blow with all fury. It was told then by the local people that the
wind was so strong in Sidhabari that it would not allow any tree to grow
there. Pujya Gurudev Swami Chinmayanandaji then said "We will install
Pavanaputra Hanuman here in a Digambara temple. His grace will not only
mellow the Wind-God and allow the trees to grow in the ashram but will also
enable us to crystallize the Sankalpa of having a Rama Mandir for the
Pahadi
people."
Digambara temple
Thus the Pavanaputra Hanuman in a Digambara temple had come up in Sidhabari.
In the peaceful setting of Sandeepany, stands the twenty two feet high Idol
of Hanumanji, the deity of health and strength, under the multi starred sky
open to the embrace of his beloved father, Vayu the Wind God. The Idol of
Pavanaputra Hanuman is placed on the pedestal having eight sides. There are
eight verses inscribed around the pedestal, one on each side. The mastaka
abhishekam (sacred anointment), to the deity was conducted on 10th of October
1982 to purify the idol from impurities accumulated during the making stage.
It is a wonderful sight to see that the Ashram is fully surrounded by trees
and woods with the grace of Pavanaputra Hanuman, as rightly predicted by
Pujya Gurudev Swamiji. It is also worthy to note that the ashram is Swami
Chinmayananda’s final resting place.
Source : "Hanumat Vibhuti" published by Central Chinmaya Mission Trust,
Mumbai - 400072
For further details about Chinmaya Mission's activities at Sidhabari please
contact:
Chinmaya Tapovan Ashram
Phone: (01892) 22121 / 24951, Fax: (1892) 24956
Sidhbari Ashram,
Sandeepany Himalayas,
Sidhabari 176 057
Himachal Pradesh, India.
Email: chinmaya@globalserve.net
Chinmaya Tapovan Trust: (01892) 22180, 22121.
Visit this digambara temple and have dharshan of the Pavana puthra Hanuman and earn lot of peace of mind and shed ego.