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Exploring
Madhya
Pradesh
at
orchha.....
at
Raja
ram
mandir.....
a
place
where
Ram
is
worshipped
as
King......
The
Ram
Raja
Temple
is
a
sacred
Hindu
pilgrimage
&
receives
devotees
in
large
numbers
regularly
and
is
also
commonly
known
as
Orchha
Temple.
The
annual
domestic
tourist
number
is
around
650,000
and
the
foreign
tourist
number
is
around
25,000.
In
India
this
is
the
only
temple
where
God
Rama
is
worshiped
as
a
king
and
that
too
in
a
palace.
A
Guard
of
Honour
is
held
every
day,
police
personnel
have
been
designated
as
Guards
at
the
temple,
much
in
the
manner
of
a
king.
Armed
salutation
is
provided
to
God
Ram
every
day.
In
the
temple
Raja
Ram
is
accompanied
by
Sita
,
brother
Lakshmana
Maharaj
Sugriva
and
Narsingh
Bhagwan
.
Durga
Maa
is
also
present
in
the
darbaar
on
the
right
side.
Hanuman
ji
and
Jambavan
ji
are
praying
just
below
Sita.
The
speciality
of
this
temple
is
that
God
Ram
has
a
sword
in
his
right
hand
and
a
shield
in
the
other.
Shri
Ram
is
sitting
in
Padmasan,
with
the
left
leg
crossed
over
the
right
thigh.
Story
behind
this.......
The
King
of
Orchha
Madhukar
Shah
Ju
Dev
(1554)
was
a
devotee
of
Banke
Bhihari
of
Brindavan
while
his
wife
Queen
Ganesh
Kunwari
was
a
devotee
of
Ram.
One
day
the
King
and
the
Queen
(गणेश
कुंवरि)
went
to
God
Krishna's
temple
but
the
temple
had
closed
by
that
time.
The
queen
urged
the
king
to
go
back
but
the
king
wanted
to
stay.
So
both
the
king
and
queen
decided
to
stay
back.
They
joined
a
group
of
devotees
who
were
singing
and
dancing
in
praise
of
God
Krishna
outside
the
temple.
The
king
and
queen
also
joined
in
the
prayers
and
started
to
sing
and
dance.
It
is
believed
that
God
Krishna
and
Radha
personified
and
danced
with
them
and
golden
flowers
were
showered
from
the
heavens
at
that
moment.
After
that
incident
the
king
asked
the
queen
to
accompany
him
to
Braj-Mathura
the
land
of
God
Krishna,
but
the
queen
wanted
to
go
to
Ayodhya.
The
king
got
annoyed
and
told
the
queen
to
stop
praying
child
form
of
God
Ram
and
accompany
him
to
Braj.
But
the
queen
was
adamant,
after
which
the
king
said
that
"You
keep
praying
to
Ram
but
Ram
never
appears
in
front
of
us,
unlike
God
Krishna
who
danced
with
us
along
with
Radha
the
other
day.
If
you
are
so
adamant
to
go
to
Ayodhya
then
go,
but
return
only
when
you
have
the
child
form
of
Ram
with
you.
Only
then
will
I
accept
your
true
devotion."
The
queen
took
a
vow
that
she
would
go
to
Ayodhya
and
return
with
the
child
form
of
Ram
or
else
she
would
drown
herself
in
Ayodhya's
Sarayu
river.
The
queen
left
the
palace
and
started
the
long
journey
to
Ayodhya
on
foot
to
bring
God
Ram
with
her
to
Orchha.
She
didn't
tell
the
King
before
leaving
that
she
had
ordered
her
servants
to
start
building
a
temple
(Chaturbhuj
Temple)
when
she
brings
God
Ram
with
her.
On
reaching
Ayodhya,
the
Queen
started
praying
to
God
Ram
close
to
Laxman
Fort
near
Sarayu
river.
She
ate
only
fruits,
then
she
gave
up
fruits
and
ate
only
leaves,
and
eventually
she
gave
up
all
food.
The
Queen
fasted
and
prayed
for
about
a
month
but
God
Ram
did
not
appear,
so
eventually
in
despair,
she
jumped
into
the
river
at
midnight.
Just
then
something
magical
happened
and
God
Ram
appeared
in
child
form
in
the
Queen's
lap
God
Ram
told
the
queen
that
he
was
happy
with
her
prayers
and
she
could
ask
for
a
boon,
at
which
the
queen
asked
God
Ram
to
come
with
her
in
child
form
to
Orchha.
God
Ram
agreed
to
go
but
he
put
forth
three
conditions:
"I
will
travel
only
in
Pukh
Nakshatra.
When
Pukh
Nakshatra
will
end
I
will
stop
and
resume
only
when
Pukh
Nakshatra
sets
in
again.
In
this
manner
I
will
travel
from
Ayodhya
to
Orchha
on
foot
along
with
a
group
of
sages.
Secondly,
once
I
reach
Orchha,
I
will
be
the
King
of
Orchha
and
not
your
husband.
Thirdly,(since
the
child
form
of
Ram
would
travel
in
the
queen’s
lap),
the
first
place
you
seat
me
will
be
my
final
place
of
stay
and
will
be
famous
by
the
name
of
Ramraj.The
Queen
agreed
and
started
her
journey
to
Orchha
with
baby
Ram
in
her
lap.Since
the
queen
travelled
only
in
Pukh
Nakshtra
it
took
8
months
&
27
days
for
the
queen
to
reach
Orchha
from
Ayodhya.
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