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There
are so many temples in the city.
By seeing all these temples,
this town can be called as the
town of temples like Pushkar.
Amongst these temples, two temples
have great importance historically
and religious point of view.
Their details are as under |
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It
is believed that Raja Naun Karan
the ruler of the area was a
devotee of Chamunda Devi. He
constructed a temple of the
Devi at the bottom of a hill.
This temple is in the heart
of the city. After the fall
of the regime of Raja Naun Karan,
this area came under the control
of the Mughals. They built a
mosque named as Jama Masjid,
the biggest masjid at Narnaul
on the temple of Chamunda Devi.
After Independence, the people
of this town started digging
and found the temple in torn
condition. This temple is now
one of the most important and
is visited by the people of
the town and a big fair is held
on the occasion of Ram Naumi. |
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The
temple of Lord Shiva is situated
at Narnaul-Rewari road near
New Bus Stand. This is the only
temple of this area where every
member of the Hindu family comes
for the worship of Lord Shiva
and other Hindu deities. A big
fair is held here on the occasion
of Raksha Bandan.
A brief history
of this temple is that tb ere
was a khet (agricultural land)
and a man who was ploughing
the land saw the Shiv ling during
ploughing. He heard a voice
during sleep that he is the
Lord Shiva and a temple be constructed
here for the benefit of the
people. Thus, this temple was
built and is now a place of
worship. It is the firm belief
of the people of the area that
every desire is fulfilled by
Lord Shiva provided if he is
worshipped or named by heart.
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About
eight kilomteres west of Narnaul
town, the hill is located near
the villages Thana and Kultajpur.
This hill has acquired a country
wide fame as it is believed
that Chavan Rishi practised
penance here for many years.
On the top of this hill a saucer
shaped plain surface is strewn
with its ruins of a hill fortress,
probably built by King Naunkaran
of Bikaner. A temple dedicated
to Chavan Rishi decorates the
hill. In the memory of Chavan
Rishi, a big fair is held on
the occasion of Somavati Amavas.
Born in Bbirgu dynasty, Chavan
is said to be the founder of
Bhargava community. The Bhargavas
of Haryana are also known as
Dhosar. The celebrated warrior-general,
Hemu, was a Dhosar (Brahman).
This place
is considered most sacred and
is regarded as Tirtha. A Shiva
temple, tank and a well exist
on the hill. The water of the
tank and the well is regarded
sacred as that of the Ganga
and the Yamuna. People come
here from far and wide to have
darshan of the image of Chavan
Rishi. After having a bath in
the tank, people consider themselves
lucky and free from past sins.
In this tank separate ghats
for taking bath exist for men
and women. A devotee has to
climb 457 stairs of the Dhosi
hill via village Thana. The
people also go up the Dhosi
hill via village Kultajpur through
Khura (plain stairs) and take
bath in the Shiva Kund2. There
is a 5-6 feet long wall alongwith
the stair-way. One can easily
go up the hill with the support
of this wall. On the Dhosi hill
the other religious spots of
interest are Panch Tirathi and
Suraj Kund.
There are two
temples on the top of the hill-one
about 250 years old and the
other about 100 years old. In
the main temple, the idols of
Chavan Rishi, Sukanya, Krishna
and Radha stand installed. Besides,
an asht dhatu idol of Lord Vishnu
lies on Shesh Shayya posture.
At some distance from the temple,
there still exists a ghufa (cave)
where the Rishi is said to have
performed tapsya.
It is said
that the Rishi used to take
a special type of herb known
as Chavan Prash. This herb,
widely believed, is very much
common here on the hill. Due
to constant use of this herb,
Rishi maintained his body well
for a longer period. It is understood
that after his name, a medicine
known as Chavan Prash has become
very common and popular throughout
the country. |
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It
is religiously a very important
place and is situated at a distance
of 25 kilometres from Mahendragarh.
There is a famous Shiva temple
here. A big fair is held on
the eve of Shiva-Ratri in the
month of Sawan. A large number
of people come here from far
and wide to worship the idol
of Lord Shiva.
As per their
vows taken earlier and their
desires having been fulfilled,
the devotees go to Hardwar a
week before the fair to bring
Ganga water in two small pitchers
known as Kawars. They travel
on foot during the whole return
journey from Hardwar to Bagot.
They do not place these kawars
on the earth, as is believed
that by doing so the sacred
water contained therein will
become impure.
On reaching
Bagot, they sprinkle Ganga water
over the stone idol of Shiva
and offer worship throughout
the day by singing hymns and
bhajans in his eulogy. |
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The
village is situated at a distance
of 25 kilometres from Narnaul
in south-west direction on Haryana-Rajasthan
border. It is famous mainly
for the temple of Baba Rameshwar
Dass. This temple has been built
on the land of village Bamanwas
where as the main wall of the
temple makes the border of the
village Tibba Basai of Rajasthan.
The huge temple
was built by Baba Rameshwar
Dass. Since 1963, the construction
work of this temple has been
continuously done from time
to time. Consequently it has
become one of the greatest temples
of this area. The temple has
a very spacious hall having
beautifully decorated walls
and marble flooring where thousands
of devotees can sit at a time.
Beautiful marble idols of gods
and goddesses have been installed
in the hall and in numerous
different rooms around it. On
the right side of the main temple,
there is a beautiful shiva temple
in the premises of which huge
stone image of Nandi (length
of about 25 feet; height of
about IS feet and width of about
20 feet) has been installed.
In this temple itself a unique
Shiv Linga having a height of
about 10 feet stands installed
besides other images of Lord
Shiva. On the walls of the temple
the preachings of the Gita,
the Ramayana and other religious
epics are written. The painted
idols on walls and marble are
unique. The idol of Lord Hanuman
on the main entrance of the
temple is so huge (having a
height of 40 feet approximately)
that probably it has no comparison
in Northern India.
The people
of Haryana and Rajasthan have
great devotion for Baba Rameshwar
Dass. The devotees from all
over India (mainly from Calcutta,
Bombay, Ahemdabad, Delhi and
Hyderabad and many other cities)
come for having a glimpse of
the' image of Baba and due to
the help rendered by these devotees,
this huge temple could be raised.
The Baba came to this place
in the beginning of 1963 and
the construction work of this
temple was started. The people
of Bamanwas made available the
land for the temple to the Baba.
Thereafter, the amenities like
electricity, water-supply and
roads were provided. Both Haryana
and Rajasthan Governments have
constructed metalled roads in
their respective areas up to
this temple. Bus service of
Haryana Roadways is also available
from Narnaul bus stand to the
temple.
Before the
construction of this temple,
Baba Rameshwar Dass had changed
many places. In the initial
stage he lived along with his
Guru, Shri Nand Brahmehari at
Shiv Kund located at the ridge
of Dhosi. After the death of
his Guru be got constructed
a temple at village Bighopur
in Narnaul Sub-Division and
lived there.
Thereafter,
the Baba came to this place
(Bamanwas) and got this temple
constructed. A big fair is held
annually on the occasion of
Ram Navmi when lakhs of devotees
from various parts of the country
participate. The most peculiar
feature of the temple is that
no cash donations are accepted
there. |
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This
is a small village. It is at
a distance of 10 kilometres
from Narnaul. Due to its Ram
Mandir, it carries a special
religious significance. Shiv
Ratri fair is held here every
year. |
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Two
great saints named as Baba Narsingh
Dass and Baba Ganesh Dass were
born in this village. It is
said that there was no child
of Raja Hari Singh of Nabha.
The Raja was blessed with a
son and a daughter by the grace
of Baba Narsingh Dass. The son
was named Tikla by the saint
who later became the ruler of
Nabha named as Tika Singh. Raja
Hari Singh built a temple of
this Baba with a smadh of marble
stone and one tank, at the bottom
of the hill for the benefit
of villagers. Both the temple
and the tank are worth seeing
and there is a small rest house
in the temple. Baba is worshipped
by the people of this area and
a big fair is held at smadh
of the Baba on Basant Panchami.
The other saint Baba Ganesh
Dass was also very famous and
a big fair is also held near
his samadh on sankranti. Samadh
of Baba Narsingh Dass was on
the list of very important temples
of the erstwhile Nabha State.
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Jawala
Devi fair is held in March-April
when devotees and other persons
worship the goddess Jawala.
It is said that offerings of
wine are made by the devotees
to the image of the goddess.
Besides, the people visit the
temple for performing the mundan
ceremony of their babies.
It is obligatory
and a social necessity for every
newly married couple in the
area to go there and bow their
heads before the goddess for
a happy and prosperous married
life. |
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Due
to saint, Baba Kesria, this
place is religiously very important.
The saint is worshipped by local
people with great reverence.
A fair is also held in his memory
on first September every year.
It is said that a visit to this
place cures a person of snake-bite. |
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The
place carries a religious significance.
A mela (fair) is held in January-February
in memory of Khimag Devta. Popular
belief is that any one suffering
from leprosy gets cured by lighting
a jot at the shrine. |
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