UP: Prayers offered at Sambhal temple unlocked recently

The temple housed an idol of Lord Hanuman and a Shivling. It had remained locked since 1978. The temple also has a well nearby.

Security personnel inside the temple that was reopened after 46 years, at Khaggu Sarai area in Sambhal district (PTI)

Devotees thronged the Khaggu Sarai area here on Tuesday to offer prayers to a Lord Hanuman idol that was discovered in the Bhasma Shankar temple, reopened last week after being shut for 46 years.

Tuesday is dedicated to the worship of Lord Hanuman.

“The temple was cleaned around 4 am. A ‘cholaa (cloth meant for gods and goddesses)’ was offered to Lord Hanuman and the Hanuman Chalisa recited,” said the temple’s priest Shashikant Shukla.

He added that “shringaar (decoration)” of Lord Shiva was also done in the temple’s sanctum sanctorum.

The Shri Kartik Mahadev Temple (Bhasma Shankar temple) was reopened on December 13 after the authorities said they stumbled upon the covered structure during an anti-encroachment drive.

The temple housed an idol of Lord Hanuman and a Shivling. It had remained locked since 1978. The temple also has a well nearby.

Meanwhile, the owner of a house opposite the temple that was flagged for encroachment said he would remove the illegal structure.
Shukla, the temple priest, said devotees had started coming to the temple from near and far.

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