Sankat Mochan Hanuman Temple
Benaras is an ancient place associated with
Hanuman’s name. The huge temple here, known as Sankatmochan is believed to be
established by Tulsidas himself. Sankat Mochan Temple is dedicated to the Lord
Hanuman. This temple is also called as the Monkey temple because of the
presence of lot of monkeys inside the premises. It is one of the holy temples
of the Lord Hanuman and the main location for Hindus for their many religious
as well as cultural festivals. It is located in the southern part of the
Varanasi, on the way to the Durga Mandir and New Vishwanath temple BHU,
Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. A Special type of Besan Laddoo is offered as Bhog
inside the main temple to the Monkey- God Hanumana every day.
Hanuman Jayanti is commemorated with a great
fervour in this ancient and divine Hanuman Temple. It falls in the Hindi month
of Chaitra (Chaitra Pournima) on 15th day of the Shukla Paksha annually. It is
observed dominantly in the month of March/April every year. It celebrates the
Birthday of Lord Hanumana by the devotees inside this holy temple. Priests
perform Pooja with traditional Rituals from early morning after taking a holy
Bath.
