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Amritsar: Like every year, this year too a large number of devotees from North India and abroad pay obeisance at the Shri Bada Hanuman Temple during the 10-day world famous Langur Fair, which begins from the first Narata of Assu. Reached Shri Durgyana Tirtha for darshan. In the morning, Hanuman ji was decorated and the fair was started by offering laddus. As soon as the morning broke, there were long queues of devotees for darshan and the servants of Shri Giriraj Seva Sangh were engaged in service since morning. Today Shri Bada Hanuman Temple was opened first thing in the morning. It is known that Shri Bada Hanuman Temple is the only temple in the whole of North India where Langur fair is held every year and during the fair, devotees make a wish to have children and after the wish is fulfilled, the devotees bathe their children. After performing in the sacred lake, they come to the temple wearing langur uniforms to pay obeisance. The children who became langurs were first bathed in the sacred pond and after worship, they were dressed in langur costumes and danced to the beat of the drum. The children who became langurs paid obeisance at the Shri Hanuman temple along with their families. In this langur fair which lasts for 10 days, devotees turn their children into langurs and bow to them in the morning and evening and on the next day of Dussehra, after bowing, the langur's uniform is taken off. Let us also tell you that the history of this temple is related to the Ramayana period, during the Ramayana period, when Shri Ram ji had left the horse of Ashwamedh Yagya, then Luv-Kush had caught this horse and tied it to a log during the war. During this, Shri Hanuman ji also reached this place and after talking to Luv-Kush, Shri Hanuman ji realized that they were the children of Shri Ram ji, meanwhile Hanuman ji was filled with love and he did not do anything to Luv-Kush. -Kush to Shri Hanuman ji, the temple was constructed with a Vat (tree) situated at this place and devotees tie a mauli on this Vat (tree) and pray for having a child and when the vow is fulfilled If so, then they make a wish. Children make langur. From the first night of Assu till Dussehra, people come dancing barefoot to the beat of drums in the morning and evening. Let us also tell you that in this temple there is an idol of Shri Hanuman in a sitting posture, where the devotees bow their heads. Parents also have to follow very strict rules to make children langur, with which they have to eat and bow as per the rules every day and a few days before the start of langur fair, the children who go to langur fair Their parents have to register to come to the langur temple and after registration, the devotees bring the langur uniform. In the langur fair, a large number of children have become langurs, including girls and the devotees are sons. Or daughter, seeing no difference, devotees convert children into langurs and by making daughters into langurs, they give the message of increasing the respect of daughters in the society. Devotees brought Shri Hanuman ji in the form of laddu prasad made of beads and bowed their heads at the Shri Hanuman temple in different groups while chanting Jai Shri Ram, Jai Bajrang Bali and Bajrangi Sena.
Shri Durgiana Temple Committee President Professor Lakshmi Kanta Chawla and General Secretary Arun Khanna said that the temple committee has made complete arrangements for the security and food of the devotees coming to the Langur Fair and has also prepared Prasad for the devotees observing fast. The temple committee has deployed staff and arranged for pundits to worship the children who will become langurs and also complete care will be taken about the accommodation and food of the pilgrims. He said that today, on the first day of Navratri, Shri Hanuman Temple has been opened in the morning and police personnel have been deployed at various places for the safety of the devotees.
Strict rules for making children langur
On the first day of Navratri, puja material, sweets, fruits, coconut, fruit sehra, gold on the ground, langur and car drivers cannot use leather shoes, slippers, belts etc. and should come to the temple barefoot. It is necessary that onions, Do not eat chopped garlic, betel leaves and any intoxicating thing and keep fast, do not go to the door of other's house, do not eat food from other's house, apply oil, shampoo all over the body, soap is prohibited, with your own hands. And washing clothes with soap is allowed, it is necessary to bow twice regularly at the temple of Lord Hanuman, on Ekadashi, the next day of Dussehra, Lord Hanuman is dressed as a langur. the temple will be removed