Hanuman Dhara Chitrakoot

Hanuman Dhara 

In hindi the word Dhara means waterfalls and the Place gets its name from the fact that on the Hanuman Pratima there is a gentle waterfall which flows into a kund  just a few steps away.  

This place is steeped in Mythology   It is believed that Hanuman on his return from his mission to find Sita to convey the message to Rama.  We have all read that in Lanka Hanuman was not offered a seat in Ravana darbhar.  So Hanuman created a throne for himself by lengthening his tail.  So his tail was put on fire which enraged Hanuman and so he went around setting Lanka on fire.  Though he had doused the flame by dipping it in the sea, he was still feeling its heat.

Rama seeing  his ardent devotee's suffering, sent a Rambhaan into the hill through which a gentle spring came forth to cool Hanuman.  It is believed that  this hill is the place where this event happened.

So on top of a small Hanuman Murphy  there is a gentle flow of water.  Today it is  capped in a pipe.  This water flows into a small kund.

For the benefit of the devotees there is a rope car and so it was easy and a beautiful ride up the mountain to seek the blessings of Shri Hanuman ji.  

There is a also a small cave called Sita rasoi where it us believed that Sita used to cook here.  You need to climb up from Hanuman Temple to see this cave.  Apart from these it is also a temple which has the murthis of Rama Lakshman and Sita here.

A lot of monkeys 🐒 are found here and there are people selling channa to feed the money.