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Sankat Mochan Temple
” Shri Sankat Mochan”
temple is situated at a distance of about 5 K.m from Shimla and is located
at Taradevi on the Kalka- Shimla National Highway. This temple
is very easily approachable and is one of the most sought after site
to be visited not only by the devotees and pilgrims but also by the
tourists of all age groups visiting Shimla, the Hill capital of Himachal
Pradesh.
The history of the temple
dates back to the late 1950’s, when Baba Neeb Karori Ji Maharaj visited
this tranquil and serene site surrounded by lush green forests
, emerald meadows, the magestic lofty mountains in the background which
offered a very soothing and meditative atmosphere stirring the soul to
enjoy the bliss of nature, a gift from god to all of us. Baba Neeb
Karori Ji Maharaj stayed here in a hut for about ten days and being deeply
fascinated and charmed with the place expressed his keen desire
for a Hanuman temple to be constructed at this very location .Baba’s devotees
the than Lt. Governor of Himachal Pradesh late Raja Bajrang Bahadur Bhadari
and Sh. Bhagwan Sahai shouldered the
responsibility to fulfill their Guru’s desire and began with the construction
of the temple in the year 1962 and finally it was consecrated on the 21st
of June,1966, What began as a small temple, by god’s grace and blessings
has acquired great dimensions and today the entire temple complex is sprawled
over 18.8 bighas of land owned by Shri Sankat Mochan Hanuman Mandir.
At present the temple
complex facilitates the people to worship and pay their obeisance to different
deities as the complex comprises of Lord Rama and Hanuman temple, Lord
Shiva Temple , Navgrah Temple ,Baba Neeb Karori Ji Maharaj Temple and a
beautiful Ganesha Temple portraying the architecture of the south.
The Temple complex also
includes a three storey building which is partly used as the “Langer
Hall” where on every Sunday all the visitors are served with prashad /
Langer Below the langer hall are the “Marriage Halls” which are rented
out on nominal charges to the parties who intend to ceremonize
marriages here and it is a regular feature of the temple throughout
the year. The other half of this building houses the residential
area given to the priests and the domestic staff working
in the temple. For the convenience and facilities of the visitors,
the temple offers a ‘Prasad’ shop and also has a Govt Ayurvedic Dispensary.
The complex also has provision of thirty neat and clean well maintained
toilets. |
