Saṅkaṭamocana, Sālāsar and Mehandīpur

Śrī Hanumān · Vārāṇasī (UP) and Rajasthan

Saṅkaṭamocana Hanumān temple in Vārāṇasī, beside the Asi stream, is traditionally said to have been founded by the poet-saint Tulasīdāsa. Tuesdays and Saturdays are busy, and the annual Saṅkaṭamocana Saṅgīt Samāroh brings great classical musicians to perform before Hanumān.

In Rajasthan, Sālāsar Bālājī in Churu district, where Hanumān is shown with a beard and moustache, and Mehandīpur Bālājī in Dausa district are major pilgrimage centres, visited by many seeking relief from troubles. Hanumān Jayantī is the main festival at all three.

Tradition says Tulasīdāsa, while writing the Rāmacaritamānasa in Kāśī, was guided by Hanumān to a vision of Rāma, and founded the Saṅkaṭamocana temple where he had that darśana. At Sālāsar, tradition says the image was found by a farmer while ploughing, and brought to the village as a devotee had dreamt.

Uttar Pradesh · Rajasthan · Hanumān · Hanumān Jayantī · Tuesdays · Saturdays

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