Recent trip to Avantika Temple, Bulandshahr, U.P.

Recent trip to Avantika Temple, Bulandshahr, U.P.

Avantika temple is located in a small village  on the banks of Ganga River near  Bulandshar in U.P. This is the oldest temple and said to be from Dwapar yug. River Ganga flows by the side of this temple.  

In Avantika Devi temple the Devi (statue)  appears in two forms, one is Jagadamba on right side and on left side Sati. Stanch belief of devotees that  Prayers offered to Avantika Devi fulfills all wishes.. Many unmarried girls offer prayers especially on Dusehra festival and pray Devi to fulfill their wishes to have husbands of their choice. Here Rukmini offered prayers to Avantika Devi and got Srikrishna as husband.

        

There is a  story behind this Avantika Temple.  Sri Krishna abducted Rukmini from Avantika temple in dwapar yug, while she went to perform puja to Maa Avantika Devi , who is the incarnation of Maa Lakshmi Devi.  Avantika Devi is also called Ambika Devi  and  swayambhuhu.  It is believed,  its existence is since dwapar yug and also mentioned  about this temple  in Mahabharat and Bhagavadgeeta..

There is a tradition  in Avantika Devi  temple  to offer only  ‘SINDHUR AND PURE GHEE’ .  There is a long story behind this offer. 

Other  interesting  places to visit in  Avantika is Gurukul Ashram , Rukmini Vallabh Dev Vedant Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya, Goushala, Library, etc. all these are run by Shri Anant Shri Vibhushit Swamy Mahanand Brahmachari ji Maharaj. There are huge buildings like hostels for the residence purpose of gurukul  students, teachers and other administrative staff.

                                            

   

Sri Vishnu Sahasranama Satsangam, Shipra City, Indirapuram, Gaziabad have arranged a pilgrimage trip of one day to Avantika.  There are about 100 devotees in two buses visited the place,  performed  Vishnu Sahasranamam  Puja at Yagna Sala by Sri Srinivasan and other male devotees and offered prayers, chanted Vishnu Sahasranamam by all at Yagna Sala, and Lalitha Sahasranamam and  Narayaneeyam chanted by ladies  in the Avantika  temple.

     

 Very good arrangements done  by the Vishnu Sahasranamam organizers for travel, refreshments, lunch etc.

At the end of journey devotees thanked the Organisers especially Sri Srinivasan who is instrumental to all “ADYATIMK ACTIVITIES” through Sri Vishnusahasranamam Satsangam.

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