Tourist Places in Jhajjar
Tourist Places in Jhajjar
Beri Mandir
India has been the land of saints, fakir’s and Mahatmas from the ancient time. The ruins of temples of Mahabharta time are found in the whole country. Some of these are present in haryana also. In haryana there is a town named ‘Beri’. In Beri a huge fair is held at the occasion of Navratra’s twice in a year. In the famous temple of Bhimeshwari Devi lakhs of devotees from all over the country come and worship the goddess.
In the market, hundreds of shops are decorated at the occasion of the fair. In these fairs newly married couples come to tie the nuptial knot again before the goddess .The mundan ceremony of small children is also performed here. After reaching the temple and waiting for a long lakhs of Devotes light the ‘Jyot’ of desi ghee and offer coconut and parsad to the goddess.
Here, after the government has taken the charge of the temple, continuous efforts have been made to beautify the temple. With devotion and faith, the devotees arrive here, It seems that Beri is not less important than any other religious places devoted to goddess Devi's chanting. In the Beri the enhancing of goddess’s name echoes all the time.
According to the well-known story, it is named, Bhimeshwari due to the installation of the idol of the goddess by Bhima.
According to the saying before the beginning of the battle of the Mahabharta period Shri Krishna told mahabali Bhima to bring his kuldevi to the battlefield of the Kurukshetra and take the blessing from her.
According to the order of Shri Krishna and his brother ‘Yudhistar’ , Bhima approached the Hinglay mountain ( Which is now in Pakistan ) and prayed the kuldevi to move to the battle field for victory.
The goddess accepted the request of Bhima but laid down a condition, she said that she was ready to go with him but if he dropped me down on the way from the lap then she would not proceed further.
In the way Bhima felt the desire to go to toilet so he placed the idol of the goddess under a tree of Beri from his lap and went on, after toilet, he also felt thirsty but he could not find any water near by. Bhima blowed the earth with his gada to take out water and took bath. After that when he tried to lift the goddess than he remained her condition, under compulsion, Bhima placed the goddess near the bank of the pond and went to kurukshetra after seeking the blessing for victory.
After 18 days of war when Kaurva’s got killed Gandhari reached the place screaming .Oftenly said that here only Shri Krishna took out from the illusion. When Gandhari passed from there she saw her own kuldevi. After that she erected the temple here. Although the ruins of the temple erected by Gandhari are not present now, but of the seat of the great goddess is still there. Presently, marvelous temple is here.
In Beri, there are two temples. The process of moving the goddess from outer to inner temple has been going on since the Mahabharta period. At that time there was a dense forest. Maharishi Durvasa was residing in Dubaldhan around 8 kms from here in fear of thieves. Every morning at 5 a.m. Mahrishi Dhurava would bring the idol of goddess in the outer temple in his lap and at 12:00 noon again he would return it in the inner temple. The process of moving of goddess from inner to outer temple is still going on. The aarti sung by durvasa is still enchanted everyday and every evening. The ‘ Akhand Jyoti’ for 24 hrs is enlightening.
Bua Wala Talab
Never a lady in the world, has ever built any monument in the memory of her lover If there is one “ The Tajmahal”; of course it is from Shahjahan. But “Bua” has not only built a tomb, in the remembrance of her lover, but also made a concrete pond, where the two used to meet so often. Now, it's remnants (in Jhajjar), tell its history.
In 1635, there lived Kalols in Kot, who converted in to Muslim later on. They were enjoying prestigious posts in the the then govt.. Bua, a daughter of Mustafa Kalol, was one of them. She was very beautiful as well as brave. Even in the evening she used to go with her horse. It was evening, The sun was approaching the west.
The Drawing raps were giving the earth its unique golden touch. Crouched on her milky white horse,dressed like a soldier, armed with a boo, a young lady of sixteen was rushing towards the jungle like lightning.
All of a sudden, she stopped!! And in the very next moment, she was having her bow in hand. For a while, she noticed a tawny near the shrubs. The horse too, stopped still!! And then!? She shot an arrow in the direction of the beast.
Within no time, a great tawny beast with its fierce groaing flashes out of the shrubs. It was about to attack. But the same time, she was minutely observing its body. The horse got unsettled and with to take revenge on the attacker lifted his fore legs in the air. But She was quick hardly got a chance to do much, to think even; the whole jungle shuddered with fierce roar of a tiger. Like a lightening, he jumped ever the horse and the rider fall on the ground. She had to go unarmed with that beast. “Desperate man does all things.” Though, she was trembling in fear, she could manage to hold its tongue tightly and tried to draw it out with her full force.
It was unexpected for the tiger, and the next moment, he chewed her wrist, with his fierce jaws. The gaudy teeth injured the lady’s wrist so badly that she floundered with unbearable pain, but she did not surrender so easily. She was struggling hard for life but she was losing her patience and turning faint. Then she shouted for help. Hearing the shout Hasan, the woodman rushed to the place and encountered at once with the tiger. It seemed, as if two tigers were fighting there.
Then, as soon as, he got the chance, he struck a full blow, with his chopper and soon the great tawny beast succumbed to death at last. It was like a dream for the young lady she could never think of her survival. The young man came forward and held the young lady in his arms and went towards a nearby pond. The clothes of the lady were badly torn. It was moonlit night, when she returned to her senses, she was astonished. At once, she could be able to know that the young man, who is caring her wounds, had saved her life.
He was a strongly built and hand some looking young man. Bua, fell in love with him. “Are you ok?”, seeing the lady in sense the young man asked. Yes, she tried to get up. “Don't, you need rest, be formal you need more rest, more nursing”, advised the young man. Seeing the lady, without blinking towards him he asked, “ What are you looking it?” “ I will remain indebted to you all my life”, replied she. “ It was my duty” “……………….. but I shall pay it back even if it costs my own life.” "I am Bua, I am the daughter of Mushtafa, the grantee.
I like hunting, with my horse, today also, I went out for this.” “ I am Hasan, a poor woodman, I have to depend on this.” Hasan took blood drenched Bua, to her home. As her parents saw her causin they got stirred. Soon a man was sent for calling the vaidya . The treatment started. He sought permission for his return. But the permission was not granted, because of late night. He was provided a room in their guest room. He was sleep soon dead tired. Embraced him in his arms. Hardly had he slept for a while, he heard the footsteps of someone. Reluctant to open his eyes found smiling Bua, standing before him. Like in a dream, rubbing his eyes, he asked hesitantly,” why did you come here?” “Why shouldn't I?” “I am absolutely fine now tell about you.” She went on saying still smiling. “ I am also alright, infact I was bothered about you.” About Me?, you have given me a new life. I can not forget that moment in my life, if you wish, I can sacrifice my life on your feet.” She was firm. “Would you marry me?” The young man was felling nervous. Bua, blushed at this. “I, cannot live without you.” And she rushed to her room.
Next morning it was an emotional moment for Bua’s parents. Since Hasan was departing “let us know what you want. We shall try to grant your demand. You have saved the life of our daughter, if we could repay your debt , come on tell us frankly. On having this, Hasan hesitatingly but firmly said, “ if you really want to repay, give your daughter's hand to me, I want to make her my life partner…………….” They promised to full fill his desire.
Days passed by. Both Hasan & Bua, used to meet near the pond of that some forest. Though Mustafa Khan had promised, in words, at heart, he did not want to do so, because of Hasan's poverty. One day Mustafa Khan called for Hasan and sent him for battle field, Under kings army. During the war, Hasan was killed. Soon the sad news reached Bua. She at once reached the spot and buried him near by the same pond, where the used to meet so often. She built a tomb in the memory of her lover quite near of his burial. In the moonlit night, Bua used to sit alone through the night and shed tears in the remembrance of Hasan. Two years passed, Bua also breathed her last. She was buried just beside of Hasan’s tomb. Thus she reunited with Hasan in the next world. At last they become one.
GURUKUL, JHAJJAR MUSEUM : UNIQUE IN HARYANA
The Archeological Museum of Gurukul Jhajjar is probably, the biggest museum in Haryana. It came in the picture in the year 1959. The Director of this museum Swami Omanand Saraswati made great efforts in collecting the antiques under one roof from various parts of the country.
The Museum has vast collections of antique coins as well as the rare and beautiful variety of idols in it. It has a huge variety of antics from all over Haryana, Rajasthan, Punjab , Ahichchhatra (Bareli) and Koushanbhi (Alahabad).
In the year 1995, during the Indo-Japan Festival in Japan , some of the antiques & rare pieces of idols had been taken to be exhibit there, which proves its importance and insured then for lacked by the Indian Govt. According to the Director of the Museum the, idols, which had been exhibited led lines in the Japanese Newspapers and Magazines then.
A part from these idols the museum also consists a large number of big and small sizes of idols and statues from Rampart Period. Some of them are;
Panchwati’s Deer Statue (referring to the time of Sita’s Kidnapping) Photographs of phallus of Word Shiva from Gupt paring and the lusting of boar by Bharata, the great son of Shakuntala & Dushyanta attract the visitors. More to these are lord Vishnu’s 5’, Lord Ganesha’s 2’ and the brass plate (looks like of vaidic period) made by the milkman Dharamvir Arya, forcibly draws one’s attention.
A wooden chain with no joints, made by the local craftsman and the articles used in agriculture in miniature inside the bottle are the magnificent examples of art and craft.
It shows the scene of the historic Chakravyuha of Mahabharata period in its other part there is an image of chessboard too.
Here, one can see the Nilgiri’s huge pot, the barrels, made by camels skin, old scripture, pictures, art pieces utensils idolatrous and variety of small things made from brass and bell metal and tusker.
The novelty of this museum is 427 copper leaves the Satyartha Prakash encaved on them and each one weighing 2.5 kilograms.
In 1983 it costs about 2.5 lacs. There is large no. of scriptures, ranograpty, philosophy, mythology, therapeutic literature from the Ramayana and Mahabharata periods available here.
Not only this, one can have the privilege of seeing a rich collection of antique coins in the glass boxes. A part from Roman, Unani , Gupt, pall and, chol, Gurger, Pratihar, Chouhan, Khitaji, Tuglak, Ledhi, Bahmani era it has a good no. of currency from Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, China, Pakistan, Japan, Thai Land , Berma, Russia, Canada, Australia, France, England and so on. One can also see the dies of those currencies from various eras.
In its huge halls the idols and statues from different periods give a new charm to this museum.
The chief of these are……………….
(i) Collection of arms and ammunitions from Mahabharata and Moughal eras, which are made from bronze and bell metal.
(ii) Its own literary institution. Through which it throws the rays of knowledge of its literatures on the people.
Rare of Rares
(iii) A unique stone is being kept. It was found from the hills of Kaliyana (Ch.Dadri). The specialty ofthis stone is its unique flexibility found rarely.
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