09-24-2008, 04:32 AM
Recently visited Eklingji temple in Rajasthan.
Its a wonderful temple to visit. More history of this temple in the link.
http://www.mmcfindia.org/Bappa_Rawal.asp
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Also visited Shrinathji temple in Nathadwara. The guide there came up with interesting story about Shrinathji. Two related stories actually.
1. There is a diamond in Shrinathji's chin. The guide said that diamond was given by Aurangzeb. Aurangzeb also used his beard to clean Shrinathji temple's stairs. Before this version of the story, what I had heard was that it was because of Aurangzeb's fear that Shrinathji's murti was moved from Vrindavan to Nathdwara and that it was on insistence of Mewar's Rana that the murti was established at Nathdwara.
2. The second story is again about some inscriptions on the heavily fortified main gates of the temple. Just on the entrance there are 2 inscriptions - one on left side with picture of cow on it and another one on right with a pig on it. The guide said that the inscriptions had saugand for hindus and muslims (cow/pig) that they will maintain the maryada of the temple.
Does any body have anymore insights ?
Its a wonderful temple to visit. More history of this temple in the link.
http://www.mmcfindia.org/Bappa_Rawal.asp
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Also visited Shrinathji temple in Nathadwara. The guide there came up with interesting story about Shrinathji. Two related stories actually.
1. There is a diamond in Shrinathji's chin. The guide said that diamond was given by Aurangzeb. Aurangzeb also used his beard to clean Shrinathji temple's stairs. Before this version of the story, what I had heard was that it was because of Aurangzeb's fear that Shrinathji's murti was moved from Vrindavan to Nathdwara and that it was on insistence of Mewar's Rana that the murti was established at Nathdwara.
2. The second story is again about some inscriptions on the heavily fortified main gates of the temple. Just on the entrance there are 2 inscriptions - one on left side with picture of cow on it and another one on right with a pig on it. The guide said that the inscriptions had saugand for hindus and muslims (cow/pig) that they will maintain the maryada of the temple.
Does any body have anymore insights ?
