Shyam Baba Ka Pavitra Dham - Khatu Shyam Ji Mandir
Khatu Shyam Ji Mandir Rajasthan ke Sikar jile ke Khatu gaon (Danta Ramgarh tehsil) me sthit Bhagwan Khatu Shyam (Barbarika) ka pramukh tirth sthal hai. Jaipur se kareeb 80 km ki doori par sthit yeh mandir pura desh bhar ke shraddhaluon ki aastha ka kendra hai.
Mandir Ki Visheshtaayein
- 1027 AD Sthapna: Mandir ki sthapna Raja Roop Singh Chauhan ne ki thi, jab unki patni Narmada Kanwar ke sapne se Shyam Baba ka shish Shyam Kund se prapt hua.
- Shyam Kund: Pavitra sarovar jahan se Bhagwan ka shish prakठhua tha. Yahan snan ko shubh mana jata hai.
- Makrana Marble: 1720 AD me Diwan Abhai Singh ne mandir ka jirnodhaar karake use shwet Makrana marble se banwaya.
- Panch Aarti: Pratidin Mangala, Shringaar, Bhog, Sandhya aur Sayana - paanch aartiyan hoti hain.
Darshan Aur Aarti Ka Samay
- Grishma: Subah 4:30 - 12:30, Shaam 4:00 - 10:00
- Sardi: Subah 5:30 - 1:00, Shaam 4:00 - 9:00
- Aarti: Mangala 4:30, Shringaar 7:00, Bhog 1:30, Sandhya 7:30, Sayana 10:00
Tyohaar Aur Mel
Phalgun Mela (Phalgun Shukla 9-12) me lakhon shraddhalu aate hain. Ekadashi, Janmashtami, Jhool Jhulani Ekadashi, Holi aur Basant Panchami par bhi vishesh aayojan hote hain. Naye vivaahit jode, naye janme bachche ke mundan aur parivaar ki kul devta ke roop me Shyam Baba ki puja hoti hai.