HARI JAYANTI AND RAMNAVMI

One of the holiest and sacred Hanuman temples in India is Kashtabhanjan Hanuman Mandir . It is considered to be one of the most important among the Swaminarayan Sampraday (sect)  . The temples image is considered to be really powerful. It is believed that the vile spirits leave the possessed by just one look at it . The temple is humungous and really spacious . Ram Navami is a Hindu festival celebrating the birth of Lord Rama to King Dasharatha of Ayodhya.  Hari Jayanti marks the advent of Shri Swaminarayan Bhagwan on this earth . This date is chaitra sud nom in the Hindu calendar (April) . This date also coincides with Ramnavmi the birth of Lord Ram.  Since being a prominent temple of Ram Bakht Hanuman run by the Swaminarayan sampradaya the event of Ram Navami and Hari Jayanti is celebrated with great devotion . Special Poojas and aartis are performed on this day.  A spiritual gathering occurs in the evening here and  devotees sing bhajans recall lessons and divine incidents from the lives of Bhagwan Shri Ram and Bhagwan Shri Swaminarayan and pray that they imbibe these virtues into ones lives.