HISTORY
The history of the idol of Shri Bade Hanumanji, situated at the Sangam Kshetra of
Prayag is very unique. The internal story connected with the history of the idol is like
this. In the city of Kannauj a very rich but issueless trader was living. He had a great
storage of money and material and had all the enjoyments of life; But unfortunately that
trader had no issue. |
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This trader went towards the hills of
Vindhychal to construct a temple of Hanuman Ji to fulfil his wish of getting a son. In the
chain of hills of Vindhyachal that trader had constructed a huge statue of Hanuman Ji out
of stone. He decided to bathe that statue of Hanuman Ji at many places of pilgrimage.
While bathing this statue of Hanuman Ji at various Teerthsthals, he ultimately arrived at
Sangam Kshetra of Prayag. While he was taking rest in the night he dreamt that if he
leaves this statue at this holy place his all |
| the wishes and hankerings
will be fulfilled. At the dawn of the day he decided to work on the lines of the previous
night dream. Thus leaving that statue at Prayag Kshetra that rich trader left for his city
Kannauj. As the time passed that rich trader got a son born to his wife by the kindness of
Shri Bade Hanuman Ji and all his wishes were also fulfilled. |
After some time that huge statue of Shri Bade Hanuman Ji remained
submerged in the waters and got stucked under the sands. After some time a pinancing
Mahatma Ji cladded with Vyaghracharma arrived at Sangam Kshetra in the holy month of Magha
to have a pious dip in Triveni. The name of that pinancing Mahatma cladded with
Vyaghracharma was Balagiri. Fortunately on one day when that pinancing Mahatma was
piercing his Trishul in the sand to form his Dhooine, he got some inkling of that huge
Shri Vigrah. That pinancing Mahatma Balgiri started to remove soil and sand from that
place. He got at that place the Shri Vighrah (statue) of Shri Bade Hanumanji. After
purifying that Shri Vighrah that pinancing Mahatama had it situated at that very place and
started to meditating upon Shri Bade Hanumanji. The nearby people were very much impressed
by the sacred influence of that pinancing Mahatma Shri Balagiri and the fame of Shri Bade
Hanuman Ji started to extend for and wide very rapidly.
Another
internal story about the Shri Vigrah of Shri bade Hanuman Ji is also prevalent. It is said
that when the pinancing Mahatma Shri Balgiri Ji Maharaj got that statue of Shri Bade
Hanuman Ji he made efforts to bring that statue in a standing posture but even after
trying much hard, he was unable succeed. After it the statue of Shri Bade Hanuman Ji was
tried to be laid in the fort. After many abortive efforts the devotees were unable to
remove the same from that place. It is said that when the effort were made to bring the
statue in standing position or to remove it to instal in the Fort the statue itself got
stuck inside. Thus it was believed that Shri Bade Hanuman Ji did not want to be removed
from that particular place then all the efforts to remove the same were stopped.
Consequently the statue of Shri Bade Hanuman Jee was left at the place where it was Found
by Shri Balgiri Ji Maharaj.
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