Rajasthan-Karauli

Kaila Devi Temple

About

Shri   Kailadevi  ji  temple  is  situated around   23   km.  away  from  Karauli town in district Karauli. It is believed that the temple came into  existence around 1100 A.D. This  temple  is  of Shri Kaila Devi ji  which  is  reigning diety of millions of people of eastern Rajasthan, M.P. and U.P.  Around  60 lacs pilgrims flock to this place every year. This temple is regarded as one of   the  9  Shakti  peeths   of  goddess Durga.

 

In chaitra Navratra virtually the entire area of  eastern  Rajasthan,  western U.P. and western  M.P. congregate at the  feet of goddess  . 1000 of   buses, cars  and other  vehicles bring these people  here. Lacs of devotees come on foot also. A  real  sea of  humanity engulfs   the    surrounding   area   for around 15 days. Such a large assemblage of devotees require tremendous efforts for provision and maintenance of basic civic amenities and services.

 

The Govt. Deploys a  whole  array  of officers and staff from  various  Govt deptt.   for   proper   management   of Chaitra fair

• Hill Station: False
• Religus: True
• Honeymoon: False
• SeeBeach: False

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The temple is dedicated to the tutelary deity, goddess Kaila Devi, of the erstwhile princely Jadaun Rajput or Yadav Rajputs rulers of the Karauli state. It is a marble structure with a large courtyard of a checkered floor. In one place are a number of red flags planted by devotees.

 

These Red flags existing in the Kaila devi mandir are placed by the devotees. Devotees used to put the bhog along with these flags there in kaila devi mandir on each day of the year. The Jagran by the bhagat ji is the most attractive thing here happens every night at 09:00 PM IST in the temple. Devotees used to come there by foot from different areas of Rajastha,UP,MP and all over India in the month of Chaitra.

 

 

 

 

Shri Mahavir temple

About

Shree Chandanpur Mahavirjee is one of the miraculous pilgrimages of Jains. This pilgrimage situated in Karauli district of Rajasthan is splendoured with natural beauty. Built at the bank of a river, this pilgrimage is a prominent centre of devotion for Jain devotees. Chandanpur Mahavirji temple is hailed as the heart of pilgrimages. This is a sacred place of the Digambar tradition of Jainism.

The idol of Shree Mahaveer, the principal deity of the pilgrimage temple, was found during an excavation. Some 'Kaamduhadhenu' (self milching cow) used to pour out its milk everyday upon a mound near Chandanpur village. It was surprising for the owner of that cow and the villagers. They excavated the mound. The villagers were overwhelmed with emotion on witnessing the emergence of the idol of the Lord. The news of appearance of the idol spread everywhere. The masses surged to have a glimpse. The wishes of people began to be fulfilled and thus a magnificent temple was built to ceremoniously install this uniquely miraculous idol of Lord Mahaveer.

 

• Hill Station: False
• Religus: True
• Honeymoon: False
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Shri Mahavirji is situated in the Chandanpur village on the bank of the Gambhir river as can be seen from the Map of the area .[7]

 

By Train: The nearest railway station is Shri Mahavirji (SMBJ), which lies on the Delhi-Mumbai rail line and is located about 7 kilometers away from Shri Mahaveerji.

 

All the major trains on Delhi-Mumbai line stop here. There are board and lodging provisions all around the temple.[8]

 

The details of trains connecting Shri Mahavirji, their frequency and their timings are available at Indian Railways website.

 

By Road: Shri Mahavirji is at a distance of 140 km from Jaipur, 175 km from Agra and 300 km from Delhi.[9]

 

Best route to reach Shree Mahavirji from Delhi is to take NH8 connecting Rajasthan State Highway 25 and go via Gurgaon, Bhiwadi, Tijara, Alwar, Rajgarh, Bandikui, Sikandara, Gudha, Nadoti. At Nadoti one needs to go off the Rajasthan State Highway 25 towards east to reach Shree Mahavirji which is about 28 km from Nadoti. As of April 2012, except for this last stretch, most of the stretches are toll roads and are very well maintained. Avoid going via Mathura, Baharatpur as the section from Mathura onwards (which is more than 60% of the journey distance from Delhi) is not fully developed.

 

 

 

 

Madan Mohan ji Temple

About

Madangopal Jiu Temple is a temple in Mellock, very close to the more popular village Samta in the Indian state of West Bengal. The temple is locally known as Gopaler Mondir, which literally means the temple of Gopala.

 

The temple is a large, terracotta ornamented, dilapidated temple of Radha and Madangopala and was built in the 17th century AD by Mukundaprasad Roychoudhury, who was a family member of the Roychowdhury Zamindars, who then ruled the village of Mellock. It was earlier situated on the banks of the Rupnarayan River but now the river has changed its course and moved farther. It is an aatchala  temple. Reconstruction work was started in the early 2010s but suddenly stopped midway.

• Hill Station: False
• Religus: True
• Honeymoon: False
• SeeBeach: False

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The village of Mellock has a history that dates back to centuries. Both the village and the temple are situated on the fertile plains of the river Rupnarayan. The temple is dilapidated and was under reconstruction and renovation since the early 2010s but work suddenly stopped midway.

 

It was built in the 17th sentury AD by Mukundaprasad Roychoudhury, who was reputed in the village to be very strong and muscular. He was a wrestler too. And in those days, the road to the temple was connected to the barrage by a small wooden bridge. It is said that Mukundaprasad would carry two heavy stone dumbbells in his arms to the temple. This meant to be his exercise. He would cross the wooden bridge with those stones and neither did he use to get tired nor did the wooden bridge ever break. One of the stone dumbbells is still kept in the campus of the temple and one can notice the impressions of the arms of Roychoudhury, which is a result of the force exerted by him while carrying it.