Ganesh Chaturthi 2024: The glory of the idol of essentially the most historic and well-known Ganesh Ji temple of Sikar metropolis, the primary revered Vighnaharan situated at Fatehpuri Gate in Rajasthan, is unmatched. It is believed that the idol of Ganesh ji put in on this temple is stuffed with miracles. The most attention-grabbing factor about this idol put in centuries in the past within the Ganesh temple situated at Fatehpur Gate of town is that this idol is product of clay. Even after this, it doesn’t soften in water when it’s anointed with water. The place the place this idol has been put in receives numerous rain in the course of the monsoon season. Due to which water reaches the temple and the Ganesh idol stays fully immersed in water. But nonetheless this idol has not melted until date.
Ganesh Mandir, Sikar
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It doesn’t soften even after being immersed in water
Talking concerning the historical past of the temple, this idol put in within the temple situated close to Fatehpuri Gate reached Sikar metropolis in historic occasions by two princely states Patoda and Kasli. Historian Mahavir Puropit tells that Rao Raja Devi Singh of Sikar introduced the idol of Ganesh ji from Kasli to Sikar after defeating his enemy, the ruler of Kasli princely state Purna Singh within the struggle. Raja Devi Singh dominated Sikar in 1840. At that point, the ruler of Kasli princely state Purna Singh was very highly effective and smug. He would repeatedly assault the gate of the fort complicated constructed in the direction of Nani village of Sikar with a spear, scare the troopers and problem the king of Sikar for struggle.
Even the cannonballs had turn into ineffective
Fed up with the smug ruler of Kasli, Purna Singh, the troopers posted at Nani Gate advised the entire thing to Raja Devi Singh. On this, the king despatched one among his trusted troopers to persuade the ruler of Kasli. The ruler of Kasli killed him at the moment, resulting from which Raja Devi Singh received offended and attacked the Kasli state. Cannonballs have been additionally fired on the state, all of which proved ineffective. Still, the king of Sikar attacked Kasli a number of occasions, however each time he needed to face defeat. After this, when the Sikar king discovered the explanation for this, it got here to mild that there’s a miraculous idol of Ganesh ji within the Kasli state, which removes the troubles approaching the Kasli state. Due to which the shells fired within the struggle are additionally proving ineffective.
Ganesh Ji, Sikar
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Sikar was introduced after successful the battle from Kasli
After realizing this, King Devi Singh consulted the royal monks and pundits on this matter. On their recommendation, he sat on his knees within the battlefield and prayed to please Lord Ganesha. The king of Sikar prayed to Lord Ganesha for victory within the struggle to punish the ruler Purna Singh for his sins for the conceitedness of the Kasli state and for killing his commander. After which the king of Sikar attacked Kasli and he gained the struggle. After this, the Kasli state was included within the Sikar state and this miraculous idol of Lord Ganesha obtained from Kasli was put in close to Fatehpur Gate in entrance of Sikar Fort within the title of Vijay Ganesh. That is why Fatehpuri Gate is also referred to as Vijay Ganesh. From then until right this moment, folks’s religion within the first worshiped Lord Ganesha put in in Fatehpur Gate of Sikar metropolis saved growing.
Thousands of devotees pay obeisance on the court docket of Vighnaharan
Whenever folks of Sikar metropolis and its close by areas have a marriage or another auspicious event, they attain the Ganesh temple located at Fatehpuri Gate of town to present the primary invitation. Where they provide the primary invitation to Ganesh ji and pray for the auspicious event to be accomplished with none hindrance. On each Wednesday, 1000’s of devotees go to the court docket of Ganesh ji and search his blessings. A five-day Ganesh competition can also be organized on Ganesh Chaturthi. In which many non secular applications are organized together with Ganesh ji’s milk bathtub, Chhappan Bhog tableau, Mahila Mangal Geet, Maha Aarti, Jagran and Shobha Yatra.
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