My Personal Blog - Sarada Ramani

After finishing The snan at Triveni Sangam you return to the Yamuna Ghat and the next place to visit is the Bade Hanuman Temple or the Lete Hanuman Temple.  Yes we always see Hanuman in a standing position or carrying the Sanjeev parvathy or sitting near Rama, here he is in a lying position and believe me he is huge.  The crowd is also huge carrying flowers sweets etc.   You need to climb down the steps to have his darshsan.  Really a sight to see too. As usual here is the write up from Wikipedia and other sources.. 500 metres north of Prayagraj Fort , there lies a renowned religious site - Bade Hanuman Ji Temple. Also called Lete Hanuman Mandir, the shrine is an underground pit which houses an enormous image of Lord Hanuman in a lying position. This is the only Lord Hanuman temple in the world the idol in reclining position. Another interesting thing to know about this popular Hindu temple in Prayagraj, is that one side of Lord Hanuman’s statue is half immersed...

  So happy to be here in this city which is so ancient that it has a mention in the vedic period even. For any Hindu this city is a special place as taking a snan or bath at the Triveni sangam ( the confluence of 3 rivers Ganga(the white ) yamuna (green) and the invisible Saraswati is the most sacred one.  Our escort Mr Amit was going on about how Allahabad is a knowledge city as many aspirants for the all administrative services get selected into IAS IPS IRS and what or not. The most famous Allahabad University makes the city very renowned Allahabad (pronunciation, officially known as Prayagraj, also known as Ilahabad, is a metropolis in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.It is the administrative headquarters of the Allahabad district—the most populous district in the state and 13th most populous district in India—and the Allahabad division. The city is the judicial capital of Uttar Pradesh with the All...

  Sangam & The Sanam Scriptures says that a Snan is Triveni Sangam dissolves all the Paap that is in your credit. And that’s the first thing we did in the morning leaving the hotel by 5.30 reached the ghat. Had super hot and freshly made Chai and proceeded in two boats to where the White Ganges meets the Green Yamuna and the invisible Saraswathi to form the mighty Ganges which flows into Kasi, Bodh Gaya and then on to West Bengal to join with bhramputra and flow into the Bay of Bengal From the Yamuna ghat side you need to take a boat ride to the Sangam ( where you can see the calm Yamuna merging with the fast Ganga. At that place boats are stationed and the water level is around 4 ft. From the boat you transfer to another stationary boat where a pandit does the sangalpam and then you get into the water to have the holy dip. During sangalpam you need to gave a coconut and a small red cloth flowers turmeric powder and kumkum and a coin. Getting down during the dip leave this in t...