00:00Old Delhi Railway Station has an ancient temple called Bankhandi Mahadev.
00:11As soon as you enter the temple, you don't know where the flower of the road disappears.
00:16There is a lot of worship of this temple of Lord Shiva.
00:19It is said that every devotee who comes here gets the desired fruit.
00:24This temple has its own significance because it has been here since the time of the Pandavas.
00:29And the Shivalinga is worshipped by the Pandavas.
00:32Earlier, it was like a jungle.
00:38That is why it is called Bankhandi Mahadev.
00:40The name of Lord Shiva was also Bankhandi.
00:43This temple was inaugurated about 100 years ago.
00:47It is credited to Chiranand Giriji Maharaj.
00:51It is said about the temple that Lord Bholenath lives here.
00:56And whoever worships here with a pure heart, his wish is surely fulfilled.
01:01Bholenath is very miraculous.
01:03Whoever performs his worship with devotion or sits in front of him,
01:09his wish is fulfilled and he gets peace.
01:14In ancient times, Lord Bankhandi performed worship here.
01:18Here, the Shivalinga itself took place.
01:20During the exile, the Pandavas performed worship of Lord Shankar here.
01:24At that time, this whole area used to be a jungle.
01:27Now, the temple is being arranged by the Panchadash Junagadh Akhara Sanstha of Benaras.
01:33The Mahant of Bankhandi Mahadev is Shri Mahant Bharatpuri Maharaj.
01:40So, everything is done under his supervision.
01:44The Kabaddi is also served here.
01:46And the arrangements for the Kabaddi players to eat and drink,
01:52everything is done under his supervision.
01:55And he is the Mahant of this place.
02:00Usually, there is a crowd of devotees here all year round.
02:04The temple administration has arranged for the devotees not to have any problem.
02:09The temple administration has arranged for the devotees not to have any problem.
02:17The cleanliness of the temple should be kept clean and safe.
02:22This has been discussed with the local Nigam Parshad.
02:25Earlier, it was called Bankhandi because it was a jungle.
02:29Later, it was given the name of the temple.
02:31And in this temple, special arrangements are made for the Kamad
02:34and the Bhandari, Bhajan and Kirtan.
02:40Bureau Report, ETB Bharat.
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