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'''Hanuman temple, Salangpur''' is a [[Hindu temple]] located in [[Salangpur, Gujarat|Salangpur]], [[Gujarat]] and comes under the [[Vadtal Gadi]] of the [[Swaminarayan Sampraday]]. It is the only Swaminarayan Temple which does not have the [[Murti]]s of either [[Swaminarayan]] or [[Krishna]] as the Primary deity of worship.<ref name="isbn052165422X">{{cite book | author=Raymond Brady Williams | title=An introduction to Swaminarayan Hinduism | publisher=Cambridge University Press | year=2001 | url=https://archive.org/details/introductiontosw0000will | url-access=registration | quote=hanuman sarangpur. |access-date=May 14, 2009|pages = [https://archive.org/details/introductiontosw0000will/page/128 128], 96| isbn=9780521652797 }}</ref> It is dedicated to [[Hanuman]] in the form of ''Kastbhanjan'' (Crusher of sorrows).<ref name="isbn0195309219">{{cite book | author=Philip Lutgendorf | title=Hanuman's tale | publisher=Oxford University Press US | year=2007 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fVFC2Nx-LP8C&dq=hanuman+sarangpur&pg=PA248 |access-date=May 14, 2009|page = 248| isbn=978-0-19-804220-4 }}</ref> Hariprakash Dasji A.k.a. Hariprakash Swami is trustee at Present.
'''Hanuman temple, Salangpur''' is a [[Hindu temple]] located in [[Salangpur, Gujarat|Salangpur]], [[Gujarat]] and comes under the [[Vadtal Gadi]] of the [[Swaminarayan Sampraday]]. It is the only Swaminarayan Temple which does not have the [[Murti]]s of either [[Swaminarayan]] or [[Krishna]] as the Primary deity of worship.<ref name="isbn052165422X">{{cite book | author=Raymond Brady Williams | title=An introduction to Swaminarayan Hinduism | publisher=Cambridge University Press | year=2001 | url=https://archive.org/details/introductiontosw0000will | url-access=registration | quote=hanuman sarangpur. |access-date=May 14, 2009|pages = [https://archive.org/details/introductiontosw0000will/page/128 128], 96| isbn=9780521652797 }}</ref> It is dedicated to [[Hanuman]] in the form of ''Kastbhanjan'' (Crusher of sorrows).<ref name="isbn0195309219">{{cite book | author=Philip Lutgendorf | title=Hanuman's tale | publisher=Oxford University Press US | year=2007 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fVFC2Nx-LP8C&dq=hanuman+sarangpur&pg=PA248 |access-date=May 14, 2009|page = 248| isbn=978-0-19-804220-4 }}</ref> Hariprakash Dasji A.k.a. This Hanumanji temple is considered most holy and sacred. Hariprakash Swami is trustee at Present.


==History and description==
==History and description==

Revision as of 18:18, 28 April 2022

Kashtabhanjandev Hanuman Mandir
Shri Hanuman Mandir, Sarangpur
Religion
AffiliationHinduism
DistrictBotad district
DeityHanuman in the form of Kastbhanjan
Location
LocationSarangpur
StateGujarat
CountryIndia
Hanuman temple, Salangpur is located in Gujarat
Hanuman temple, Salangpur
Location in Gujarat
Geographic coordinates22°9′23″N 71°46′19″E / 22.15639°N 71.77194°E / 22.15639; 71.77194
Architecture
CreatorGopalanand Swami

Hanuman temple, Salangpur is a Hindu temple located in Salangpur, Gujarat and comes under the Vadtal Gadi of the Swaminarayan Sampraday. It is the only Swaminarayan Temple which does not have the Murtis of either Swaminarayan or Krishna as the Primary deity of worship.[1] It is dedicated to Hanuman in the form of Kastbhanjan (Crusher of sorrows).[2] Hariprakash Dasji A.k.a. This Hanumanji temple is considered most holy and sacred. Hariprakash Swami is trustee at Present.

History and description

The temple complex before renovation

This temple is among the more prominent ones in the original Swaminarayan Sampraday. The idol of Hanuman was installed by Gopalanand Swami. According to author Raymond Williams, it is reported that when Sadguru Gopal Anand Swami installed the idol of Hanuman, he touched it with a rod and the idol came alive and moved. This story has become a charter for the healing ritual performed at this temple.[1] The idol of Hanuman here is a stout figure with a handlebar moustache, crushing a female demon under his foot and baring his teeth, standing among sculpted foliage full of fruit bearing monkey attendants.[2] In 1899, Kothari Gordhandas of Vadtal appointed Shastri Yagnapurushdas to manage the affairs of the mandir; during his tenure, Shastri Yagnapurushdas renovated the site, built the adjacent bungalow, and acquired more land for the complex to bring it to its current state.[3] Yagnapurushdas then broke away in 1907 and created BAPS. Govardhandas then appointed a new mahant of the temple of Sarangpur. Since, then the Vadtal Gadi has constructed additional improvements and buildings to the temple.

Following

The image of this temple is said to be so powerful that a mere look at it will drive the evil spirits out of the people affected by them.[4] Saturday is the designated day for a special ritual (as Saturday is dedicated to Hanuman) for those affected by mental illnesses and other disorders. They are brought to the temple to be touched by the rod used by Sadguru Gopalanand Swami during the installation ceremony of the image. This rod has now been covered in silver. The temple administration has hired a brahmin householder to act as a priest at the temple and conduct this ritual. After this, the person affected is instructed to circumambulate the shrine and repeat this after doing darshan a number of times. Some people take a special vow to do this a certain number of times or to chant the Swaminarayan Mahamantra while doing this.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Raymond Brady Williams (2001). An introduction to Swaminarayan Hinduism. Cambridge University Press. pp. 128, 96. ISBN 9780521652797. Retrieved May 14, 2009. hanuman sarangpur.
  2. ^ a b Philip Lutgendorf (2007). Hanuman's tale. Oxford University Press US. p. 248. ISBN 978-0-19-804220-4. Retrieved May 14, 2009.
  3. ^ Dave, Kishore (2009). Shastriji Maharaj. Ahmedabad: Swaminarayan Aksharpith. p. 44. ISBN 978-81-7526-129-7.
  4. ^ Rajaram Narayan Saletore (1981). Indian witchcraft. Abhinav Publications. p. 40. ISBN 9780391024809. Retrieved May 14, 2009.

External links

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