Katariya, a village located about 8 km from Samkhiyadi, kutch. It is very famous for Manas Hanumant Dham temple. In recent times the temple has become the place of trust of the people. Hanumanji is the devotee of lord Shree Ram and the Representative of the strength, wisdom and knowledge. Saturday as we know the day of Hanumanji, people offer mustard oil and sindoor to Hanumanji. The children, adults, seniors, men, women and everyone have faith in Hanumanji. Hanuman Chalisha is chanted by the people everyday.
The Temple and tradition of Kutch
Manas Hanumant temple is the centre of people ‘s faith in God. The statue of Hanumanji in the orange wears is established in the Garbhgruh(inner part of the temple). The chanting of Hanuman Chalisha by the people with the dhoop, dip and aarti and beats of dhol creates a divine atmosphere here.
The tradition here is that who the people come here with any wish fulfilment, buy the dry coconut tie it with red thread and offer the coconut to Hanumanji. People also write short notes of their problems and fold it and put the note to Hanumanji to solve their problems. People come here from many far places and out of Kutch also. The divinity of the temple gives the people strength to fight against their pain. People come here deciding to come for three Saturday, five Saturday, eleven Saturday till their wish completes. People also donate money and other materials for the running of the temple. Bathing small Hanumanji idol in the early morning by Poojari and then collect that holy water in the bowl and pour a spoon water in the bottles that taken by people. The devotees take the holy water with them as the charnamrut (prasad).
Annakshetra( food place) Manas Hanumant Dham Katariya
The devotees come here from far away places. The temple authorities arrange the food for the people. Twenty for hours the facility of food is provided. The volunteers work here, cook the food here and serve the people. Tea and coffee are also provided to the people.
Building for stay | Manas Hanumant Dham
The temple spread in a big area. There is the facility of rooms for the people who want to stay here for some days. The volunteers come from far places to serve the people. The trust in Manas Hanuman pulls the devotees to this place. Parking arrangements are there to park their vehicles. Very smoothly the temple authority arranges everything. Both the facilities with the rent and without the rent are provided for the stay.
Spiritual Speech by Bhanuprasadji on Saturday
Bhanuprasadji keeps the legacy of his guru to worship Hanumanji. He follows the path of his guru(teacher). Every Saturday he gives religious, spiritual pravachan. Bhanuprasadji is the pujari and caretaker of the temple and welcomes all the people who come there. He explains with easy understandable language so that people can catch it. He tries to give the solutions with the examples of the Ramayan and the Geeta. After the speech, at the dusk time after evening he performs the Aarti of Hanumanji standing on a leg. Human life is full of problems and whenever the people don’t find the solution, they go to the temple surrendering themselves. Manas Hanumant Dham is the place where people get the peace of mind. The people can see The Manas Hanumant Dham ‘s live telecast, the speech, the aarti on the YouTube and follow on Instagram page and other social media.
