Why is Hanuman Dhara Temple so special?

The water of this stream flows touching Hanumanji. That is why it is called Hanuman Dhara. By seeing this, every person becomes free from stress and his wishes are also fulfilled.

It is said about Hanuman Dhara that after Shri Hanuman ji set fire to Lanka, he came to this place to extinguish the fire in his tail, which devotees call Hanuman Dhara. It is 4 kilometers away from Ram Ghat at the beginning of Vindyas. A miraculous holy and cold water stream emerges from the mountain and goes into the pond below, bathing the tail of Hanumanji’s idol. It is said that when Hanumanji set fire to Lanka with his tail, there was a lot of burning on his tail. In Ramrajya, Hanumanji requested Lord Shri Ram so that he could get treatment for his burnt tail. Then, with the strike of his arrow, Shri Ram created a sacred stream at this very place, which continuously fell on Hanuman ji’s tail, reducing the pain of his tail. This place is on the mountain range.

Hanuman Dhara Presently this Chitrakoot place is situated on the border of Karvi (Karvi) tehsil of Banda district of Uttar Pradesh and Satna district of Madhya Pradesh. The main place of Chitrakoot is Sitapur which is at a distance of eight kilometers from Karvi. This Hanuman temple is established near a place called Sitapur in Uttar Pradesh.

The water of this stream flows touching Hanumanji. That is why it is called Hanuman Dhara. On one hand, a grand view of mythology can be seen there, while on the other hand, it also gives an indication of how much blessings Shri Ram had on devotee Shiromani Hanuman ji.

The story is that one day after the coronation of Shri Ram in Ayodhya, Hanumanji said to Lord Shri Ramchandra, ‘O Lord, after burning Lanka, the heat generated by the intense fire is giving me a lot of pain. Please tell me some solution by which I can get rid of this. Because of this I am feeling hindered in doing any other work. Please remove my trouble.’ Then Lord Shri Ram said smilingly, ‘Don’t worry. Lord Shri Ram told this place to Hanumanji. You go to Chitrakoot mountain. There you will be freed from this suffering by the continuous falling of nectar-like cool water on your body.

Hanuman ji came to Chitrakoot and recited Shri Ram Raksha Stotra 1008 times in a hill of Vindhya mountain range. As soon as his ritual was completed, a stream of water appeared from above. As soon as the water stream fell into his body, Hanuman ji’s body felt cool. Even today, that water stream continuously falls here. Due to which this place is known as Hanuman Dhara. The water of the stream merges into the mountain itself. People call it Prabhati river or Patalganga.

Chitrakoot – A detailed description of Chitrakoot is found in Valmiki Ramayana, Mahabharata Purana, Smriti Upanishad and literary mythological evidence, especially in Meghdutam written by Kalidas. This pilgrimage of Treta Yuga is famous by the name of Chitrakoot because of the golden natural scenery cherished in its womb, which remained the shelter of Shri Ram, Mother Sita and brother Lakshman for almost 11 years. It was at the confluence of Mandakini Payaswini and Savitri that Shri Ram performed Pitra Tarpan. This place, witness to the meeting of Shri Ram and his brother Bharat, is a direct witness to the days of Shri Ram’s exile, where one can get to know the circumstances of the Ramayana era by visiting innumerable oriental monuments.

Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh had visited Chitrakut Tirtha itself and the ashram of Sati Anusuya here is presented as a proof of this story. Chitrakoot developed during the reign of King Harshvardhan. During the Mughal period, especially during the time of Swami Tulsidasji, the prestige of this place became evident again.

Chitrakoot also has pride among the pilgrimages of India because in this pilgrimage, with the help of Bhaktaraj Hanuman, devotee Shiromani Tulsidas had the darshan of Lord Shri Ram.Here Hanuman ji calmed the fire, although there are many grand temples of Hanuman ji in India, but the Hanuman Dhara temple of Chitrakoot Dham located in Satna district of Madhya Pradesh, adjacent to Banda in Uttar Pradesh, is something different. Even today, water is seen continuously falling on Hanuman ji’s left arm. Looking at the eyes of Hanuman ji sitting there, it seems as if he is smiling at us. Along with this, a small temple of Lord Shri Ram is also there.

Hanuman Dhara: There is a statue of Panchmukhi Hanuman here. It is situated on a hill about 100 meters high. When Shri Ram was returning from conquering Lanka, he built this place for the resting place of Hanuman. ‘Sita Rasoi’ is situated here on the top of the hill.

There are also many types of stones with names written on them regarding fans and other items donated by the devotees. Before having darshan of Lord Hanuman dressed in vermilion and oil, no devotee forgets to wash his hands and face in the pond below. The stairs are straight at some places and curved at others. Some are coming through the old path, some are walking on the stairs made of cement.