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 positioned at Fatehpuri Gate in Rajasthan, is unmatched. It is believed that the idol of Ganesh ji put in on this temple is filled with miracles. The most attention-grabbing factor about this idol put in centuries in the past within the Ganesh temple positioned at Fatehpur Gate of town is that this idol is manufactured from 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 quite a lot of rain through 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 positioned close to Fatehpuri Gate reached Sikar metropolis in historic occasions by way of 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 battle. Raja Devi Singh dominated Sikar in 1840. At that point, the ruler of Kasli princely state Purna Singh was very highly effective and conceited. 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 battle.
Even the cannonballs had turn into ineffective
Fed up with the conceited ruler of Kasli, Purna Singh, the troopers posted at Nani Gate instructed the entire thing to Raja Devi Singh. On this, the king despatched certainly one of his trusted troopers to persuade the ruler of Kasli. The ruler of Kasli killed him at the moment, attributable to which Raja Devi Singh bought indignant 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 came upon the rationale for this, it got here to gentle 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 battle are additionally proving ineffective.
Ganesh Ji, Sikar
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Sikar was introduced after profitable the battle from Kasli
After understanding 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 battle to punish the ruler Purna Singh for his sins for the vanity of the Kasli state and for killing his commander. After which the king of Sikar attacked Kasli and he received the battle. 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 identify of Vijay Ganesh. That is why Fatehpuri Gate is also referred to as Vijay Ganesh. From then until immediately, individuals’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 individuals of Sikar metropolis and its close by areas have a marriage or some other auspicious event, they attain the Ganesh temple located at Fatehpuri Gate of town to provide 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, hundreds of devotees go to the court docket of Ganesh ji and search his blessings. A five-day Ganesh competition can be organized on Ganesh Chaturthi. In which many non secular applications are organized together with Ganesh ji’s milk tub, Chhappan Bhog tableau, Mahila Mangal Geet, Maha Aarti, Jagran and Shobha Yatra.
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