Balaji Temple (Devanagari: बालाजी मन्दिर) in Mehandipur, Dausa district, located on the border of Karauli district and Dausa district, is a Hindu temple dedicated to the Hindu deity Hanuman. The name Balaji refers to Shri Hanuman in several parts of India because the childhood (Bala in Hindi) form of the Lord is especially celebrated there. The temple is dedicated to Balaji (another name for Shree Hanuman Ji). Unlike similar religious sites it is located in a town rather than the countryside. Its reputation for ritualistic healing and exorcism of evil spirits attracts many pilgrims from Rajasthan and elsewhere.[1][2]
| Mahendipur Balaji Ji [Hanuman Ji] Temple | |
|---|---|
 Idol of Hanuman at the main shrine | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Hinduism |
| District | Dausa |
| Deity | Hanuman |
| Location | |
| Location | Mahendipur |
| State | Rajasthan |
| Country | India |
  Location in Rajasthan  Location in India | |
| Geographic coordinates | 26°56′N 76°47′E / 26.94°N 76.79°E |
Research edit
The temple has been known for many years, for exorcism from evil spirits attachments and black magic or spells.[3][4] In 2013, an international team of scientist, scholars and psychiatrists from Germany, Netherlands, AIIMS, New Delhi, and University of Delhi started a study to evaluate all aspects of treatment and rituals at the temple.[5][6]
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Notes edit
- ^ Gold 1990, p. 278
- ^ Kakar 1982, pp. 53–88
- ^ Shobha John (24 July 2011). "Temples & Taboos". The Times of India. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- ^ "Know about Balaji temple in Rajasthan, a place to exorcise ghosts". India TV News. 12 October 2014. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- ^ "Mehandipur Balaji Temple of Rajasthan: International team searching source of magical healing power near Dausa". Daily Bhaskar. 26 June 2013. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- ^ "Mahendipur Balaji Temple: নিজের উপর ঢালতে হবে ফুটন্ত জল! মুক্তি পেতে মন্দিরের মধ্যেই আজও বাস 'তেনাদের'". The Bengali Chronicle (in Bengali). 9 July 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
References edit
- Dwyer, Graham (2003), The Divine and the Demonic: Supernatural Affliction and its Treatment in North India, Routledge, ISBN 0415297494
- Gold, Ann Grodzins (1990), Fruitful Journeys: The Ways of Rajasthani Pilgrims, University of California Press, ISBN 0520069595
- Kakar, Sudhir (1982), "Chapter 3: Lord of the Spirit World", Shamans, Mystics and Doctors: A Psychological Inquiry Into India and Its Healing Traditions, University of Chicago Press, ISBN 0226422798
- Satija JJHU, D. C.; Singh, D.; Nathawat, S. S.; Sharma, V. (1981), "A psychiatric study of patients attending Mahendipur Balaji Temple", Indian J Psychiatry, 23 (3): 247–250, PMC 3012952, PMID 22058548