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| Mahavir Mandir Patna |
Mahavir Mandir Patna is the top
religious tourist place to visit in the Patna city of Bihar. Mahavir Temple is
also famous as Hanuman Mandir and Manokamna Mandir in Patna.
Lord Hanuman is also famous as
Mahavir's name that's why this Hanuman Mandir is famous as Mahavir Mandir. Mahavir
Temple is one of the most sacred Hindu temples dedicated to Lord Hanuman.
Mahaveer Mandir is the most
famous Lord Hanuman temple in North India. You can just imagine its popularity
by the data that Mahavir Mandir Trusts' budget listed in the top ten temples of
India.
Tourists or devotes who comes
Patna they must visit Mahavir Temple of Patna. North India Hanuman temple of
Patna is the second most popular temple after the Hanumangarhi temple of
Ayodhya.
During the Ramnavami, Patna railway station is fully filled with devotees and there is a long queue of
devotees for getting the Darshan of Lord Hanuman.
In the temple, there is a stone
kept from the Ram Setu that weights are about 15 kg and it is floating in the
water. This is called here temporary Ramsetu.
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History of Mahavir Mandir
Patna Mahavir Temple is not a
historical or any type of ancient pilgrimage temple but now it is the top-most
popular religious place of the Patna.
As per records, Hanuman Mandir's historical detail was found in the year 1730 when the temple's establishment
was carried out by Swami Balanand that was a Ramanandi sect ascetic. At that time
this temple was built by collecting donations from the common public on a
bullock cart to the fund.
Then this temple was under the
Ramananda sect till 1900 AD. After this temple was under the sect of Gosain
Sanyasis till 1948 AD.
This temple gained popularity
during India's independence year. Lots of refugees came from Pakistan to India
during the partition. At that time lots of refugees taken shelter in Patna city
railway station near the Hanuman temple.
Then this temple's boundary was
built with cement and concrete. The next year in 1948 Patna High court declared
this Hanuman temple as a public temple and open for all.
After 35 years, the Hanuman temple's
new and grand construction started by Honorable Acharya Kishore Kunal and his
devotees. During the years 1983 and 1985 old building was broken and renew the
temple with a marble finished building.
Now the present temple is spread
around ten thousand square feet area and has sufficient space for many activities.
Mythologies Mahavir Mandir
It is said that, if any devotee
prayed to Lord Hanuman with a pure heart then Lord Hanuman always fulfill his
wish. That's why this temple is also popular as Manokamna Temple.
Mahavir Mandir Patna Architecture
Patna Mahavir temple architecture
is the Nagara style that is popular in Northern India. Temple's main gate is
towards to north direction.
The sanctum sanctorum of the
temple has two idols of Lord Hanuman. While there is a statue of Lord Shiva in
the corridor of the sanctum sanctorum.
Temple's building has two floors.
There are four Sanctum Sanctorum on the first floor of the Mahavir temple.
Among all these four one of the Shri Ram temple then Lord Shri Krishna temple,
then Goddess Durga temple, and a Lord Shiv temple.
Lord Rama's temple has idols of
Rama, Sita, Lakshmana, and Hanuman. At the Krishna temple, you can see idols
showing Lord Krishna teaching Arjuna the Gita.
There is a meditation hall and
idols of Lord Ganesha, Lord Buddha, Lord Vishnu, and Goddess Saraswati.
On the second floor, rituals are
performed such as Sanskar, Satyanarayan worship, chanting, etc. You can see
Sanskar mandap also on the second floor. On the second floor, you can also see
the pictures of various scenes of Ramayana is displayed.
There is a large statue of
Tulsidas inside the campus of the temple. Temple's walls are filled with
various pictures of Ramayana. Temple campus floor is marble finished with
beautiful designs.
You can see there are sacred
shining brass Kalas on the top of the temple that is seen from the nearby areas
easily.
Lord Hanuman's two Idols at Mahavir Mandir
Normally you can't see two idols
of Lord Hanuman in the temples sanctum sanctorum but at the Patna Hanuman
Mandir, you can see two idols of Lord Hanuman at the same place that are the
same in size and shape. The main Attraction of the Patna Mahavir Mandir is the two
Idols of Lord Hanuman.
There is Shloka in Shrimad
Bhagwat Gita in chapter 4, where Lord Shri Krishna said "Paritranaya
Sadhunam Vinasaya Ca Duskrtam Dharma-Samsthapanarthaya Sambhavami Yuge
Yuge" that means 'to save sage men, to destroy those who sin, and to
establish religion well, I advent myself in every ages after ages.
It is said that pairs of idols of
Lord Hanuman works differently for their devotees. One idol is Paritranayya
Sadhunam that means it protects good peoples. The second idol is Vinaashaay Ch
Dushkrtaam means to remove the evil of evil persons.
Mahavir Mandir Patna Prasad
Mahavir Mandir Patna is also
famous for its Naivedyam Prasad. Actually Naivedyam laddus of Tirumala Tirupati
Temple is famous for decades. Other famous temples such as Jagannatha Temple,
Lord Muruga, etc also offers Naivedyam Prasad.
Initially, Patna Mahavir temple
was not sold the Naivedyam laddus as Prasad. But later temple started preparing
Naivedyam Laddus for offering to Lord Hanuman. Mahavir temple has experts for
the Naivedyam Laddus that come from Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh.
They prepare the Naivedyam laddus
that include gram flour, green cardamom, Kashmiri saffron, sugar, cashew nuts,
raisins, flavors, and other items in the fixed ratio. Naivedyam Laddus are
cooked in pure fresh ghee and make like a small ball shape and size.
Naivedyam is a Sanskrit word that
means to offer food to the deity. Naivedyam
Laddus are first offered to Lord Hanuman then distributed to the devotees.
Mahavir temple administration runs only a single shop of Laddus which is
situated on the temple campus that sells more than 25 K laddus daily.
Maximum devotees purchase the
Prasad from the temple's shop. Patna Hanuman Mandir Naivedyam's price would be
around 250 to 300 rupees per kg only. When I purchased the Patna Hanuman mandir
laddu price was 256 rupees per kg only.
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Best Time to Visit Mahavir Mandir
The best time to go Mahavir
Mandir will be during Hanuman Jayanti and Ram Navami festival, at that time
temple looks so beautiful and lots of religious activities organized inside the
campus by the temple committee. Temple also organizes Bhandara for Lord Hanuman
devotees.
If you consider the season then the best time to go to the Mahavir temple would be March to April and October to November
months. During that period Patna city's weather would be pleasant.
If you consider days in a week
then Tuesdays and Saturdays are the most important days for any Lord Hanuman
temple. Devotees prefer these days to go temple to worship Lord Hanuman.
Manokamna Mandir Patna filled with lots of devotees on Tuesday and Saturday.
If you want to visit the temple
when there is no crowd is then you should avoid above mention days.
Temple opens daily so you can go
anytime to visit the temple. Morning time will be best to visit the Mahavir
temple.
Mahavir Mandir Patna Timing
Patna Hanuman Mandir's opening
time is in the morning at 05:00 am and the closing time in the evening is 11:00 pm.
Temple opens daily for the
devotees so you can come here at any time to get blessed by Lord Hanuman.
Mahavir Mandir Patna Aarti Timing
Patna Hanuman Mandir does the
Lord Hanuman's Aarti five times daily. Mahavir Mandir Patna Aarti timings are
given below.
Morning Arti time: 05:00 am
Bhog Aarti time: 11: 00 am
Afternoon Aarti time: 04:00 pm
Evening Aarti time: 07:30 pm
Sayan Aarti time: 10:30 pm
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| Daridra Narayan Bhoj for poor peoples at Mahavir Mandir Patna |
Hanuman Temple also organizes the
Daridranarayan Bhoj at 03:30 pm for the poor people daily in the temple's campus.
Visiting Time Duration
Temple is not spread in many
areas so you can easily see the temple within one hour. On normal days you can get
Darshan of Lord Hanuman very easily but on special days such as Tuesday,
Saturday, and on festival days there is a long queue for the Darshan of Lord
Hanuman then time can be increase and depends on the crowd in the temple.
Patna Hanuman Mandir Entry Fees
There is no entry ticket for
entry in the temple. You can go there any time to get relaxed from the city's
busy life. This place provides you peace of mind and you can do meditation here
also.
Facilities at Mahavir Temple
Hanuman Mandir Patna has every
facility for the devotees who come to get Darshan of Hanuman Ji.
- There is a parking stand for vehicle parking but due to heavy crowd space becomes insufficient.
- There are many free-of-cost slippers stand for devotees where they can remove their footwear.
- Drinking water and washrooms are available inside the temple campus.
- Temple has sufficient space inside the temple for various types of activities such as Jagran, Bhandara, and other religious activities.
- There is Ram- Rasoi in the temple campus where daily food is cooked for the Lord Hanuman devotees who come to the temple. Ram-Rasoi is a community meal system that is run by the temple.
- If you want to purchase a religious book then there is a book shop inside the temple campus.
- There is also a religious items shop also.
- There is astrologers and gems shop for religious activities. You can fulfill this type of need here.
- Temple's activity and the campus are monitored by CCTV.
Shri Mahavir Sthan Nyas Samiti
Patna Mahavir Mandir is run by
the trust Shri Mahavir Sthan Nyas Samiti. This trust also runs many other
organizations such as Mahavir Cancer Institute & Research Centre, Mahavir
Vaatsalya Hospital & Mahavir Arogya Hospital, orphanages, and many more.
How to Reach Mahavir Mandir Patna
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| Patna Junction Railway Station |
Mahavir Mandir is situated just
outside of the Patna Junction railway station in the north direction. If you
come to Patna railway station you can easily see the temple from anywhere on
the premises of the railway station.
Patana is the capital of Bihar so
reaching Patna from anywhere in India is very easy by railway, airways, and
roadways. Patna city is well-connected to major cities of India by air, road,
and rail networks. In Patna city the local transports facility also very good
you can get e-rickshaw, Rickshaw, Auto, Taxi, Vikram, city bus and private cabs
also.
By Air: Lok Nayak
Jayaprakash International Patna Airport has good connectivity between India's
metro cities such as New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkatta, Chennai, and other top cities
such as Lucknow, Vadodara, Bhopal, Indore, etc. Patna Hanuman Mandir is about
6.5 km from the Jay Prakash Narayan International Airport. At the airport, you
will get various transport means to reach the Patna railway station or to the
temple.
By Road: Patna city has
good connectivity by the road network from different cities. You can reach here
by road easily by your own vehicle or by roadways or private buses or cabs.
Every city bus has a stoppage at the Patna railway station. ISBT Patna is about
10 km from the railway station of Patna. You get easily a city bus, taxi, Vikram,
etc to reach the temple here.
By Railway: Patna Junction
railway station is one of the busiest railway stations in north India that has
connectivity to maximum parts of India's cities. So reaching Patna by train is
the easiest way. To reaching the Mahavir temple you have to just come out from
the railway station and you would reach the temple.
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TouristBug’s Recommendations
- If you go to the temple you should go to the third floor of the temple and see the mesmerizing view of Patna city from the temple.
- Photography is not allowed inside at many parts of the temple.
- Please remove footwear before entering the temple campus.
- You can purchase sweets from anywhere near the temple from the sweets shop but it will be better if you purchase it from the temple's Naivedyam laddus inside the temple to offer the Lord Hanuman.
- You should see Ram Setu's stone kept in the temple that is floating in the water.
Places to visit near Patna
There are lots of tourist places
to visit in Patna for tourists such as Shri Patan Devi temple, Golghar, Gandhi
Maidan, Patna Museum, Patna Planetarium, Takht Sri Patna Sahib, Funtasia Water
Park, Kamaldah Jain Temple, ISKCON Temple, etc.