Mehandipur Balaji Temple
| Mahendipur Balaji Ji Temple | |
|---|---|
 Idol of Hanuman at the main shrine | |
  Location in Rajasthan  Location in India | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Hinduism |
| District | Dausa |
| Deity | Hanuman |
| Location | |
| Location | Mahendipur |
| State | Rajasthan |
| Country | India |
| Coordinates | 26°56′N 76°47′E / 26.94°N 76.79°E |
| Website | |
| shribalajimehandipur | |
Mehandipur Balaji Temple [1] is a temple in Mehandipur, Dausa district, in the Indian state of Rajasthan dedicated to the Hindu deity Hanuman. The name Balaji refers to the childhood form of Hanuman, revered in several parts of the country. Unlike similar religious sites, it is in a town rather than the countryside. Its reputation for ritualistic healing and exorcism of evil spirits attracts many pilgrims from Rajasthan and elsewhere.[2][3] the year.
Research
In 2013, an international team of scientists, scholars, and psychiatrists from Germany, The Netherlands, AIIMS, and the University of Delhi started a study to evaluate all aspects of the treatments and rituals taking place at the temple.[4][5]
Notes
- ↑ "Official Website of Temple". Ghata Mehandipur Balaji Trust. 17 July 2023. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
- ↑ Gold 1990, p. 278
- ↑ Kakar 1982, pp. 53–88
- ↑ "Mehandipur Balaji Temple of Rajasthan: International team searching source of magical healing power near Dausa". Daily Bhaskar. 26 June 2013. Archived from the original on 9 July 2015. 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
- 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
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