5/5 Pawan F. 1 year ago on Google • 243 reviews
The
Hanuman
temple
at
Chagapur
in
Amravati
district
is
socially
very
important.
All
the
cultural
programs
of
the
village
are
celebrated
in
the
premises
of
this
temple.
Also
people
from
all
communities
of
the
village
come
together
for
the
programs.
There
is
a
large
sized
Hanuman
temple
in
the
village
'Chagapur',
5
to
6
km
from
Amravati
in
Maharashtra.
The
structure
of
the
temple
is
very
elegant
and
it
has
a
beautiful
antique
stone
idol
of
Hanuman
about
4.5
feet
high
and
3
feet
wide.
There
is
a
dining
hall,
an
auditorium,
a
very
ancient
well
which
has
an
underground
chamber
which
can
be
seen
above
the
water
level
or
submerged
in
the
water,
people
come
from
far
and
wide
to
see
this
well.
Moolamurthi
in
Hanuman
temple
hanuman
jayanti-
Earlier
this
temple
was
ancient
in
very
simple
form.
But
with
increasing
popularity,
the
temple
was
renovated.
Solar
powered
lamps
have
been
installed
in
this
temple.
Even
if
there
is
no
electricity
in
the
village,
there
is
always
light
in
the
temple.
Since
the
year
2000,
Akhand
Harinam
ceremony
was
started
in
the
temple.
Also
there
is
a
big
Ganapati
Idol,
Devi
Idol,
Balaji
Idol
which
is
kept
in
a
glass
cabinet,
the
temple
hall
is
big
so
all
the
devotees
can
pray
together.
The
features
of
this
temple
are,
1}
As
this
temple
is
outside
the
village
on
Valgaon
Road
,
the
villagers
have
to
use
vehicle
to
go
to
the
temple.
Bus
and
Auto
have
a
stop
on
the
main
road.
2}
Since
there
is
a
lot
of
space
in
the
area
of
this
temple,
many
cultural
events
of
the
village
are
held
there.
3}
A
large
number
of
devotees
come
to
this
temple
every
Saturday
to
break
coconuts,
and
maha
prasad.
4}
Villagers
say
that
Hanuman
takes
vows
in
this
temple.
5}
The
'Akhand
Harinam
Week'
program
is
concluded
in
this
temple
every
year
on
Hanuman
Jayanti.
In
this
program,
many
villagers,
from
the
youngest
to
the
oldest,
sit
for
Dnyaneshwari
Parayana,
hanuman
path,
bhajan
Kirtan
was
held
on
each
day
of
the
program.
On
the
last
day
of
the
program,
Kala
Kirtan
and
Kala
Prasad
i.e.
collective
village
meal
is
done.
This
temple
is
a
cultural
heritage
of
Chagapur
village.
People
of
the
village
have
a
lot
of
faith
in
this
temple.
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