| Mahavir Mandir | |
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Hanuman Mandir | |
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Hinduism |
| Deity | Hanuman |
| Festivals | Rama Navami,Hanuman Jayanti |
| Location | |
| Location | Patna |
| State | Bihar |
| Country |  India |
  Location in Patna | |
| Geographic coordinates | 25°36′14″N85°8′11″E / 25.60389°N 85.13639°E /25.60389; 85.13639 |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Nagara Architecture |
| Completed | First built – unknown Rebuilt – 1947 Final Rebuilt – 1987 |
| Elevation | 57 m (187 ft) |
| Website | |
| mahavirmandirpatna | |
Mahavir Mandir is aHindu temple dedicated to the godHanuman, located inPatna, Bihar, India. Millions of pilgrims visit the temple every year.[1][2]Acharya Kishore Kunal is the secretary of the Mahavir Mandir Temple Trust, Patna.[3] After theVaishno Devi Temple, this temple has the highest earnings of over 1 lakh per day rendering its trust budgets as the second highest in the northern part of the country. The temple attracts huge crowds on festivals likeRamnavami. It is one of the leading temples dedicated to the worship of LordHanuman.
As per thePatna High Court judgment in 1948, the temple has existed since time immemorial.[4] But due to the scrutiny of historical facts and traditions, it appears that this temple was originally established byswami Balanand, an ascetic of the Ramanandi sect in around 1730 CE. This temple gained popularity in 1947 with a large number of Hindurefugees coming toPatna after thepartition of India. Subsequently, the temple was rebuilt as a concrete house, which wasdemolished in 1987 to construct a huge marble temple. The idol ofSankat-Mochan, an avatar of Hanuman, stands in it.[5]
Long winding queues can be seen at the temple on Saturdays and Tuesdays, the traditional worshiping days of Hanuman. Thousands of people visit Mahavir Mandir everyRama Navami and New Year celebration.[6] On Rama Navami, the queues can be over one kilometer long.[7][8]
Since 13 June 1993, Suryavanshi Das, a person from theDalit caste, has beenpriest of the temple, the decision received support from three well known priests—Ramchandra Paramahans, Mahant Avaidyanath of Baba Gorakhnath Dham and Mahant Avadh Kishore Das.[9]
Arrangements for free food have been made to the devotees who visit Ramlala at Ram Rasoi.[10] Acharya Kishore Kunal, secretary of the Shri Mahavir Sthan Nyas Samiti,[11] started it on Sunday 1 December 2019. This free food facility functions in the Amava temple just outside the temple of Ramlala, at Amawa Mandir Complex, Ramkot, Ayodhya-224123.[12] Devotees who visit Ramlala at Ram Rasoi get free food between 11:30 am till 3:00 pm every day.
For this, 60 quintals of Govind Bhog shear rice have been sent to Ayodhya.[13] This rice has been sourced from Mokri village in Kaimur (Bihar).[14] The services of Shri Ram's kitchen and Shri Ramlala's bhog will function continuously. There is arrangement of feeding one thousand people daily in the initial phase. After this, based on the increasing number of Ramlala's devotees, food will be arranged for more and more people.[citation needed]
Mahavir Mandir Trust is namedShri Mahavir Sthan Nyas Samiti(श्री महावीर स्थान न्यास समिति).[11] Headed by AcharyaKishore Kunal, the trust monitors working and development oftemple. TheTrusts uses the temple fund to run human welfare organizations and hospitals like Mahavir Cancer Institute & Research Centre,[15][16] Mahavir Vaatsalya Hospital and Mahavir Arogya Hospital and other several hospitals andorphanage in the agricultural and rural state ofBihar.[citation needed]The Mahavir Mandir Trust has the second highest budget inNorth India, after that of the MaaVaishno Devi shrine.[17]
The temple started the publication ofDharmayan, a magazine focusing onculture,religion, andnationality in 1990. Since then the magazine has continuously been in publication. They recently celebrated a Diamond Jublee with the publication of its 100th issue. Dignitaries such as Acharya Sitaram Chaturvedi, Sahitya Vachaspati Shriranjan Suridev, Dr. Kashinath Mishra have been associated with this esteemed magazine. Currently Acharya Kishore Kunal graces the position of Chief Editor and it is being edited byPandit Bhavanath Jha.[citation needed]
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