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There’s a 600-year-old historical past associated with the temple of Mom Ambe in Hamirpur, even within the flood of rivers, it didn’t budge

Hamirpur: The Navdurga competition has began from nowadays within the temple of Mom Ambe, positioned at the banks of the confluence of Yamuna, Betwa rivers in Hamirpur, Uttar Pradesh. The historical past of this temple is ready 600 years outdated, the place the statue of Mom Ambe, who’s seated, is from the Maratha duration. All of the village used to be destroyed by way of the floods of each the rivers, however the temple may just now not be shaken. Baragaon, positioned within the rugged, about 13 km clear of Hamirpur town, is legendary in all the area for being the Maratha temple of Maa Ambe. Right here the village is positioned a couple of km clear of the confluence of Yamuna and Betwa rivers. It’s stated that the temple of Maa Ambe is positioned at a peak of about 100 meters above the extent of Yamuna river. This temple is of Maratha generation, which is made from kankar and lime.

The idols of Mom Ambe and Kali put in within the temple are very miraculous. Throughout the temple, the Shiva Linga is put in in entrance of the idols of each the goddesses. The Mahant of the temple Sukhdev Rishi instructed that this temple used to be constructed all the way through the Maratha rule. There used to be a dense inhabitants within the neighborhood of the temple, however time and again the village itself used to be ruined by way of the floods of Yamuna and Betwa rivers. Now Baragaon has settled two km clear of the temple.

The village used to be devastated by way of the growth of Yamuna and Betwa
The Mahant of the temple Sukhdev Rishi instructed that within the yr 1978 and 1983, all the village used to be submerged within the serious floods in Yamuna and Betwa rivers. However Ambe Maa’s temple remained utterly secure. Aside from Mahant, former Sarpanch of Surauli village, Ramphool Nishad instructed that individuals had been surprised to look the miracle of the idol of Mom Ambe on the time of flood. There used to be an outcry within the house as the world across the temple used to be submerged in water within the catastrophic floods. Hundreds of other folks needed to flee the village.

The village used to be settled a number of km away because of the flood of rivers
Because of the floods of Yamuna and Betwa rivers, the brand new Baragaon used to be settled about two km clear of the temple. Now this village is totally secure. The Mahant of the temple instructed that yearly on this Maratha temple, all the way through the month of Kartik and Navratri, the entire village organizes non secular occasions in combination. At the 8th day of Navratri, with the assistance of the folks of the village, a Bhandara is arranged within the temple, wherein 1000’s of other folks take part. Advised that when the corona transition duration, now the competition of Navratri has made a touch right here.

Worship in Mata Rani’s courtroom fulfills needs
The priest of the temple instructed that many of us on this temple were given the happiness of kids by way of bowing their heads at the idol of Mom Ambe. Advised that 3 many years in the past a businessman’s son used to be abducted from Amauli in neighboring Fatehpur district. Then at the behest of any person, the service provider had come right here within the temple and bowed his head within the courtroom of Mata Rani, he had requested for a vow whilst crying. With the blessings of mom Ambe, the very subsequent day his son returned house safely. The service provider had arranged a non secular program within the temple.
Document – Pankaj Mishra