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 is 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 relations, Sandeepany conducts Vedanta courses, camps, etc, at Sidhabari
Ashram.
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. The velocity of the wind at Sidhabari was very heavy, and the used to blow with all fury, it was told then by the local people that the wind 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 crystallise the Sankalpa of having a Rama mandir for the Pahadi people."
As rightly predicted by Pujya Gurudev Swamiji, It is a wonderful sight to see that the Ashram is fully surrounded by trees and woods with the grace of Pavanaputra Hanuman.
Digambara temple
Thus a Digambara temple for Pavanaputra Hanuman had come up in Sidhabari. The twenty-two-foot-high idol of Hanumanji had come up in the peaceful setting of Sandeepany. The deity of health and strength stands under the multi-starred sky open to the embrace of his beloved father, Vayu the Wind God. The idol of Pavanaputra Hanuman is standing on the eight-sided pedestal. There are eight verses inscribed around the pedestal, one on each side. To purify the idol of impurities accumulated during the making stage, the mastaka abhishekam (sacred anointment) of the deity was conducted on the 10th of October 1982.
As rightly predicted by Pujya Gurudev Swamiji, It is a wonderful sight to see that the Ashram is fully surrounded by trees and woods with the grace of Pavanaputra Hanuman. It is also worthy noting that the ashram is Swami Chinmayananda’s final resting place.
Source: "Hanumat Vibhuti," published by Central Chinmaya Mission Trust,
Mumbai - 400072
Contact:
For further details about Chinmaya Mission's activities at Sidhabari please contact:
Chinmaya Tapovan Ashram
Phone: (01892) 22121 / 24951 / 234324 Fax: (1892) 24956 / 236199
Chinmaya Tapovan Trust
Kangra District
Sidhbari-176 057
Himachal Pradesh India.
Email: chinmaya@globalserve.net
ctt@chinmayamission.com
Chinmaya Tapovan Trust: +91-1892-234324
Location of the temple: "Temple of Hanuman, Sidhabari, HP"
Experience
Visit this Digambara temple, have a darshan of the Pavanaputra Hanuman, and earn a lot of peace of mind and shed ego.
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Ed [Prior to July 2001]
updates: Sep 2019, Dec 2024