Reasons Why You Never Bring Home Mehandipur Balaji Prasad
By: Kratika Wed, 27 July 2022 5:10:26
Mehandipur Balaji in Karauli district of Rajasthan is one of those places in India, which is surrounded by unheard mysteries. Let us tell you, the temple is revered among the devotees of the Hindu deity Hanuman and is celebrated and prayed in this temple as in his childhood. Because of this, the temple is also called Balaji i.e. child. Let us tell you some interesting things related to this temple.
You must visit Mehandipur Balaji once. The moment you go inside the temple, you will see a different world. A strange kind of energy will affect you, which is a bit difficult to describe. Here devotees will be worshiping Hanuman with chants of Jai Bala, seeing the crowd you will hold back a bit, but the enthusiasm seen in them will attract you to do devotion. There will be many people in the same crowd who will be afflicted by evil spirits. Let us tell you, Hanuman ji is also used to drive away the ghosts and demons.
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The religious place is also known to exorcise and fulfill every wish. Here you will see some women and men among hundreds of devotees, who will be screaming or speaking in different languages and voices. People tie themselves on the railing outside the temple to remove the evil spirit from the body. Many pundits can be seen performing exorcism and chanting mantras using the holy water emanating from the idol of Balaji. The whole atmosphere there may scare you a bit, but due to faith and belief, pilgrims from all over the country come here to have darshan.
The prasad that is received has to be thrown there –
It is said that if you are going to the temple, you have to follow some strict rules. You should eat vegetarian food a week before planning the trip. In addition, you should not eat, bring back or distribute the prasad found in the temple. In fact, the prasad that is received has to be thrown there and without looking back, one has to go away from it. A special place has been made here for this process.
It is forbidden to do these things in the temple –
It is believed that people suffering from evil spirits can get quick relief through methods like Arji, Savamani and Darkhaast in the temple. After this people go to visit the idol of Bhairav Baba, also known as Kotwal Kaptan (Army Chief) or Shri Pretraj Sarkar (King of Evil Spirits). Also, you should not give money in any form to the priest or anyone in the temple. Even if you give money, no priest will charge you money. Also photography or videography is banned here. If you are planning to visit the temple, then avoid going on Saturdays and Tuesdays as it is most crowded.
Where is the temple situated?
The village temple is situated on the border of two districts – Karauli and Dausa in Rajasthan. From Jaipur, it is only 109 km and from Delhi about 300 km.