Shree Kashtabhanjan Dev Hanumanji Temple, Sarangpur
Sarangpur Hanuman Mandir is situated where Lord Hanuman Ji Maharaj himself, famous by the name of Shri Kasht Bhanjan Dev, who removes all the troubles. Hanuman ji, sitting in Sarangpur of Bhavnagar, Gujarat, reigns here in the name of Maharajadhiraj.
The specialty of this Sarangpur Dham is that here Swami Narayan Bhagwan’s great saint Aishwarya Murti Gurudev Gopalan Swami appointed such a god to remove the sufferings of the people here, to remove the sufferings, to remove the disease of the people. Proposed, whose name is Kasht Bhanjan Hanuman Ji Maharaj.
Sarangpur in Gujarat is a small village with a population of just three thousand, which is located at a distance of 82 km from the Gujarat city of Bhavnagar and about 153 km from Ahmedabad, where bus services and private vehicles are easily available to reach.
Most of the people of Sarangpur are associated with Swami Narayan sect , but the biggest attraction here is the very grand temple of Kasht Bhanjan Dev. Pawanputra, sitting on a beautiful throne made of 45 kg gold and 95 kg silver, amidst the huge and grand pavilion of the beautiful temple, decorated like a court, fulfills all the wishes of his devotees. There is a crown of diamonds and jewels on his head and the mace kept nearby is also made of gold.
The specialty of this Sarangpur Hanuman temple, about 170 years old, is that it was established by Param Pujya Shri Gopalanand Swami ji, a follower of Lord Shri Swami Narayan.
The mention of Sarangpur and Shri Kasht Bhanjan Dev has been written in golden letters in the pages of history. It is said that Lord Shree Swami Narayan himself spent some time of his life here. Even today his memories are inscribed in Rome Rome.Special worship of Lord Hanuman is done on Tuesdays and Saturdays. Devotees come here with the desire to remove their sufferings and the evil eye defects. And by getting the priest of the temple to worship Bajrang Bali, he gets rid of the defects. The idol of Shani Dev sitting under his feet gives this Dham of Bajrang Bali a special place apart from other temples. Because here Shani appears in female form at the feet of Bajrang Bali. That is why the devotees who are troubled by the wrath of Shani come here and get rid of all worries by offering coconut.
The image of this temple is said to be so powerful that a mere look at it will drive the evil spirits out of the people affected by them. Saturday is the designated day for a special ritual (as Saturday is dedicated to Hanuman) for those affected by mental illnesses and other disorders. They are brought to the temple to be touched by the rod used by Sadguru Gopalanand Swami during the installation ceremony of the image. This rod has now been covered in silver. The temple administration has hired a brahmin householder to act as a priest at the temple and conduct this ritual. After this, the person affected is instructed to circumambulate the shrine and repeat this after doing darshan a number of times. Some people take a special vow to do this a certain number of times or to chant the Swaminarayan Mahamantra while doing this.
