Salasar Balaji Dham has great importance for Hanuman devotees. Which is a very famous temple located in Churu district of Rajasthan. Devotees believe that by visiting and worshiping in this temple, Bajrang Bali fulfills every wish and removes all diseases and defects. So let’s know about the history and importance of Sarsar Bala Ji temple.
There are two famous Balaji temples in India. One is the temple of Tirupati Balaji located in Andhra Pradesh and the other is the temple of Salasar Balaji located in Rajasthan. Whose recognition is far and wide. You will get to see a different form of Hanuman ji by coming to Salasar Balaji temple. Here Bajrang is seated in a beard and mustache with a round face. The story behind which is very interesting. Every year a grand fair is organized here on Chaitra Purnima and Ashwin Purnima. During this time, the view here looks like Mahakumbh.
It is said that for the first time in Salasar Balaji temple, Hanumanji appeared to Mahatma Mohandas Maharaj in disguise as a beard-mustache. Then Mohandas asked Balaji to appear in this form. This is the reason why Hanumanji’s beard-mustache statue is installed here.
It is believed that Salasar Balaji becomes happy only by offering coconut. But devotees also offer flags with coconut. Due to this belief, coconut has become a symbol of faith here. About 25 lakh coconuts are offered in this temple every year. Special arrangements have also been made to ensure that these coconuts are not used again. They are dug and buried in the field. For nearly 200 years, devotees have been tying coconut in red clothes to fulfill their wishes on Khejdi tree in the temple complex. 5 to 7 thousand coconuts are offered here daily. Their number increases four to five times during the fair days.
When the statue of Hanumanji was installed in the Salasar Balaji temple. In the history of Salasar Balaji temple, Lord Hanuman appeared here in a miraculous way. The story behind this is also very interesting. The incident took place in 1754 when a Jat farmer was plowing his field in Asota village in Nagpur district. Then his solution hit a pointed rocky object. When he dug up, there was a stone here. He cleaned the stone with his thumb and saw that the image of Lord Balaji remains on the stone. At the same time, Jat’s wife brought food, she also cleaned the idol with her sari and both the couple bowed to the stone themselves. The farmer then offered the first part of Bajra’s Churme to Balaji. From the history of Salasar Balaji Temple, only Bajra Churma is served in Salasar Balaji Temple.
The news of the appearance of the idol reached Thakur of the village including the entire village. One night, Balaji asked Asota’s Thakur to take the idol to Salasar in a dream. On the other hand, the devotee of Hanuman told Maharaj Mohandas of Salasar in a dream that no one can stop the bullock cart from which the idol goes to Salasar. Where the bullock cart stops automatically, their idol should be installed. After these orders received in the dream, the statue of Lord Salasar Balaji was installed at the present place.
Salasar Balaji temple is opened for devotees at 4 am. Mangal Aarti is performed here at 5 am by priests. Rajbhog Aarti takes place at 10: 3 am. But this aarti is performed only on Tuesday. So if you want to join this Aarti, then come here on Tuesday. At 6 in the evening, there is incense and Mehdas ji’s aarti. This is followed by Balaji’s Aarti at 7:30 pm and Bal Bhog Aarti at 8:15 pm. Here you can visit till 10 pm. After the sleeping Aarti at 10 am, the doors of the temple are closed, which opens to the devotees again at 4 am the next day. In the temple, a special enjoyment of millet flour is offered to the idol of Balaji.