Vanshinarayan Temple located in Uttarakhand.
Vanshinarayan Temple located in Uttarakhand.
Raksha Bandhan 2023: Every festival in India has its own importance, due to which it is popular all over the world. Then whether it is a festival Diwali, Holi, Rakhi, Christmas, everyone has a distinct identity of its own. Every festival is celebrated with great pomp across the country. Rakshabandhan, the most beloved festival of brothers and sisters, is about to come in a few days, whose enthusiasm can be understood by looking at the markets. The brightness of the markets is a symbol of the fact that people have started preparing for this festival with great enthusiasm. But do you know about such a temple in the world, which opens only on the day of Raksha Bandhan. As each festival has its own religious significance. Similarly, Rakhi also has its own religious importance, about which today we are going to tell you something that you hardly know.
where is the temple located
Please tell that this temple is located in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand. Its name is Vanshinarayan Temple. To reach here one has to go towards Urgam valley in Chamoli. Vanshinarayan Temple is dedicated to Lord Vishnu. People here call this temple by the name of Vanshinarayan. The idols of Van Devi, Lord Shiva and Ganesha are installed inside this temple.
Its doors open on the day of Raksha Bandhan
It is said about this temple that the doors of this temple remain closed throughout the year. Its doors are opened only on the auspicious occasion of Raksha Bandhan. On the day of Rakhi, the local people here clean and worship this temple. After that start celebrating the festival of Rakhi.
mythology
The mythological belief of this temple is that after Lord Vishnu became the gatekeeper of King Bali, when Goddess Lakshmi could not see him. After this, Mata Lakshmi went to Narada Muni, a devotee of Lord Vishnu. Then Narad Muni told the whole story to Mata Lakshmi. Distressed by this, Mata Lakshmi asked Narad Muni the solution to Lord Vishnu’s salvation. On this, Narad Muni told Mother Lakshmi that she should go to King Bali on the full moon day of the month of Shravan and ask him for the liberation of the Vamana avatar by tying Rakshasutra. After that, on the full moon day of the month of Shravan, Mata Lakshmi tied Rakshasutra to King Bali and freed Vaman Avatar Lord Vishnu.
Offering
Because of getting freedom from Vamana avatar, the people of this place make offerings of butter and offer it to Lord Vishnu.
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