Gayatri tapobhumi

Gayatri Dwar

Gayatri Tapobhumi in sumerpur was developed and flourished by the austerity of Sri Naga Swami Roti Ram Baba. It is a pilgrimage. Have parks and charms of trees which attracts tourist.

The introduction of Tapobhumi is incomplete without describing of Roti Ram Baba. Years ago, in a place called Emilia near the railway line in sumerpur a young monk stayed in an old hut . The people enthusiast in exercise and wrestling started coming to the Roti Ram Baba. Baba gave his hut to the Sanskrit school and crossed Sagar Road near Brook at Cemeteries. To overcome the fear of ghosts from the minds of people, Baba built a ghost bungalow (Bhoot bangla) and he lives in crematorium. Their devotees began to come here and fears had gone. Thus Cemeteries become a lucrative pilgrimage.

Roti Ram Baba was the worshipers of Mother Gayatri. In 1956 Baba was hosted a great Gayatri immolation. Due to the effect of this immolation and discourse region's contaminated environment had changed. Criminals and sinners improved their habits. Devotees also built many temples. Since then crematorium transformed as Shrine land. Roti Ram Baba had given the name Gayatri Ganga to the nearby flowing brook Kadoran nala. In the night of June 24, 1984, Swamiji was assassinated by unidentified peoples. Some sight worthy temples are as follow-

Gayatri Dham

1.Gayatri Temple: This is a five mouthed Gayatri mata temple.

2.Bhoot Banglaw: It is a tile shed room. According to Roti Ram baba Gost are live here.

3.Sadgyan Mandir: This temple is made from three parts. Underground portion of this temple is like a cave.

4.Yagyavedi: Is formed after returning from exile of baba ji.

5.Virakt Ashram: This Ashram is situated at high land of gayatri tapobhumi. The gate of this ashram was doneted by Shri Shyam lal gupta (sumerpur) in 2015.

6.Chaturmasha kuti: It was built by Grains and oilseeds merchant association of Bharwa Sumerpur in 1984 after the death of Baba ji.

Samadhi Sthal

7.Samadhi Sthal: The Burial of Baba Roti Ram is in the Virakt Ashram.

8.Mahila Mandal Sthan: Programs for building the character of women. Swamiji's conscioused women. Every Thursday, they worship and held meetings in front of the mother Gayatri.

9.Shiv Mandir: Towards the north of Gayatri Mata temple there is a Shiv temple.

10.Hanuman Mandir: This temple is southward from Gayatri mata temple.

Anusuiya Tempple

11.Ram Janki Mandir: There is a Ram Janki temple towards southward

12.Dewalaya: Shiv Devalaya is situated near Virakt Ashram

13.Golghar: There is a Golghar near the well.over it The water tank is made up.and there is a room beneath.

14.Sri Ganesh Dwar: There is very beautiful Ganesh dwar at main Gate.where situated Ganesh Statue

15.Gayatri pashucharan: Here Baba was organized Gayatri  immolation.

16.Gayatri Vidya Mandir Inter Collage: This collage was built by the name of Gayatri and support of Roti ram Baba.

17. Anusuiya temple: Located just near the samadhi sthal.

As it is situated outside of population and there are ITI college and inter college. Hense it is liked by new youngsters and couples.

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Jalalpur The Next Kashi.

Jalalpur temple

Visit, Look and feel the charm of old temples in Jalalpur. Yes, Anyone who will listen this will be surprised. It is widly said that Jalal Pur Village In Hamirpur District have the highest number of Shiva temple after Varanasi. Jalalpur, Situated on the bank of river Betwa was the Thshil before British rule. Today, village name is written next to Pargana (Sub division). At that time this village was the Business hub. The road transport was not available. So the Business was done by the Rivers.

Jalalpur temple

It can be said on the basis of hearsay that there was a religious Businessman Named Mannulal in this village, who built 51 Shiva temples in the village. The carving of the temple was amazing and adorable. Shivalingas of the temples were made of rare stones.The paints and carving of these temples, made centuries ago are still alive. 

There was a time when people used to come from far away to see these temples. But onlookers are rare now. 

Mnnulal shop is still located near the bank of Betwa River. There is a storehouse at top of the stairs . It is said that Mnnulal had pushed all the doors of the store house through the wall. It is a big and closed box of 40 feet long and 20 feet wide still situated near the bank of Betwa River. The villagers says that Treasury and the goods of Mannulal Businessman are placed inside it . But none body is sure. 

The Shivlanga of these temples are Made of white stones under the dense forest. If we throw torch light on these Shivlings, It returns the shines of light for a while. It is supposed that there are diamonds inside the Shivlingas. So many Shivalingas are cut off by the greedy people.The Money digger often continues to dig here. Hundreds of rugged pit can be seen. These 51 temples only Pataleswar is worshiped in the temple. Because the maintenance of this temple is done by the the police station. The carving and built manner of  this temple is also amazing.

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Kalpa Taru

Kalpavriksha, Parijaat tree or kalpataru (Adansonia digitata)  tree is situated on the bank of Yamuna River. It is a tree whose average life is more than 2500 years. It is a wish-fulfilling or Boon-Giving divine tree in Hindu mythology.

 It was mentioned in Sanskrit literature (Rig Veda) from the earliest sources onwards. Sage Durvasa meditated under the Kalpavriksha. Shiva's daughter Ashok Sundari was created from Kalpavriksha tree by Parvati, to alleviate her loneliness.

 As per mythology, if you wish anything from this tree, it fulfills the wish. Considered as sacred among Hindus, the tree is believed to have been one of the nine jewels, which were churned out of the sea (Samudra Manthan) by the demons and gods. The king of the gods, Indra, had taken this tree to his paradise. 

Nearly every part of the tree has some medicinal value. Both the fruit and leaves are high in vitamin. It is single and rare in Uttar pradesh district and preserved by adminitration.

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Tourist Location

Bundelkhand has an identity of its own in History, and Hamirpur is the gateway of Bundelkhand so many historical places are scattered around this region. Some of them are

Rath: This region belongs to Pandawa in Mahabharat period. This region is called Virat puri at that time. Keechaka was killed by Bheem.

Dhanauri: The cows of the king  Virat  was abducted from Gnauri village which is located at Rath. Ghanauri's previous name is Dhenu-hari. There is two meeting halls of Chandelas and a Barah Khambha. 

Mosque of Aurangjeb:There is a mosque in Rath Build by Aurangjeb.

Bade Peer: At the time of Aurangzeb, A religious person  bring a brick of  a famous shrine of Sekh Abdul Qadir Jilani from Baghdad and made a Dargaah.

Daanu Mamu: At the time of British rule. Sumer Singh Lodhi and Awanti Bai started the freedom struggle from this place. Awanti bai was the first lady of this place who helped and supported Maharani Laxmi Bai. Sumer Singh was hanged on Maurani Pur. His mausoleum built hare at Danu Mamu in Budhauliya pura.

Swami Brahmanand Monument: Social reformer swami Brahmanand's Working place is rath. A monument was built in the premises of his degree college.

Gandhi Ashram:The sign of Dewwan Shatrughan Singh's Social work is the Gandhi Ashram, Gandhi School and Hindi Bhawan in Kalpi.

Gadhi Mangrauth: The name was derived from the Magar (crocodiles) lived here. In the last of 12^th century Rajaram inhabited in Magrauth from Rajasthan. His son Babu Singh had created a fort of Ramgarh, Mangrauth fortress and a place in th sake of his father near the Manjhgawan village across the dhasan river.

Gadhi Jigni: Babu Singh who comes from Mount Abu, the pratihar king had made his second fort in Jigni.

Maudaha: Maudha is mentioned as a stronghold in times of Chandelas. It is said that it covered by huge trees in the past with the abundance of honey.thus its name turns to Maudaha.In Mughal period,this region is well known for the breeding and raising of elephants. There is a Hathi Darwaja of Mughal Period for the treatment of mad elephants.

Mudkata Baba: It is a Dargah of Nawab Senapati Daler Khan situated at mankraon road it is called Mudkata Baba.

Elephant door in Hamirpur: Chandel Chandel King Hammir Varman had build a fort at the bank of river Yamuna to stop the invaders. Which was destroyed in flood only stairs of the castle and Hathi Darwaja are remain.

Badan pur: The founder of hamirpur come from Alwar and stayed in a home of Ahir Badna and involved in his social work. This place is called Badan pur by the name of Badna.

Bhuiyan Rani: In Jhalokhar village Near a  small deep lake shore, there is a temple of Bhuiyan Rani. The soil have such properties so that the body has become dust off many diseases.

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Transportation

This post is nothing but an article on  transport network of Hamirpur. It explains  the way-routes and the available transport facility. Let's read forward.

Regular bus services and train are available For Banda and Mahoba which connect many villages.

All other villages with pucca road access are generally serviced by a variety of dangerously overcrowded and poorly maintained small vehicles, including `six-seater’ E-rickshaws, tanga and jeeps. Usually, the number of passengers carried is two to three times the seating capacity. Horse-drawn carts is also continue to be used.

National Highway no 86 : This is also called Kanpur-Hamirpur-Sagar road. Hamirpur, Kundaura, Bharwa, Ingohta, Maudaha and Khanna are situated across the highway.

List of route Connecting Hamirpur and

other villages.

Sumerpur to Banda : Pandhari, Para, Tedha and sikahula.
Hamirpur to Rath: Pauthiya chhani, Niwada, Binwar, Chilli, Muskara and Bihuni.
Hamirpur to kalpi: Jhalokhar, Kurara, sarsai.
Maudaha to Banda: Sijnaudi, Urdana, Ghatkana, 
Engohta to chhani: Vidokhar, Mawai and Lalla.
Maudaha to Rath: Ragaul, Kunehta, Baswari and Muskra.
Bharkhari to Binwar: Kharela, Gahrauli and Umri.
Panwadi to Harpalpur: Through Rath.
Rath to Mangrauth: Through Gohand.
Sumerpur to Sisolar: Pandhari, Bhauniya, Pachkhura, Badanpur, Mihuna, Minders and Tola.
Binwar to Jalalpur: Through Bandhur.
Sumerpur to Patyora: via Deogaon.
Muskara to Jalapur: Bilgaon and Down I.
Mahoba to Chilli: Bamharauli, Paths and Samgaon.
Kundaura to Pauthiya: via Mahmoodpur.

Hamirpur is well connected to the outside world. No railway station is at Hamirpur Town. The nearest railway station is Hamirpur Road which is around 5–6 km from the district headquarter and itself falls on Kanpur district. 

Demand for the railway station has been raised several times but of no use. Other nearer Railway station is Bharuwa Sumerpur which is 15 km from Hamirpur. Other railway stations are Ragaul and Khandeh.

Recently in the railway budget 2010, the minister of railways Mamta Benarji has announce survey of Hamirpur Road (Baripal)-Hamirpur line which is a good step for better connectivity of Hamirpur with Kanpur provided the poor road condition on NH-86. The new line will boost the travel to other places like Raipur, Durg etc.

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Sati Shrines

Satī the feminine of satya which means "true" was a religious funeral practice among some Indian communities in which a recently widowed woman would have immolated herself on her husband’s funeral pyre.The term is derived from the original name of the goddess Sati, also known as Dakshayani, who self-immolated because she was unable to bear her father Daksha's humiliation of her (living) husband Shiva.The practice had been banned several times, with the current ban dating to 1829 by the British.

Sati shrine

The term may also be used to refer to the widow herself. The term sati is now sometimes interpreted as "chaste woman."Numerous sati stones (or shrines) are found across Bundelkhand which are worshipped even today; 'sati maiya' is believed to grant wishes and protect husbands.
There are also numerous villages with names derived from 'sati': Satpara, Sataurha, Satrayee, Sataree, Satuniya, Satipura, Satariya

Case-Tola Khangaran is a village westward from Rath Near the bank of Dhasan River.here live is the majority of Bubdelknd's famous historical descendant of bravo Khangaar of Gdhkundar. Thats why the name of this place is Tola Khangaran. Here lived a kayastha named Lala Parm. who has only one married son. Lala's son became ill and died. ultimately, His wife expressed her the desire  to her father-in-law to be sati with her husband. She has prepared herself for that. She done her full makeup, wearing new clothes, put vermilion on the forehead. Eyes Mascara, color on legs, basil and coconut in her hand  sat on the mare. and walked with the dead body of her husband. Sati news flashed like lightning in the neighboring village of Tola Khangran . Many men and women of the other Village came by the bullock carts and gathered to see the sati  of carts Sati family appeared . The funeral location became like a fair. Sati funeral pyre was decorated. Sati accedes with husband. Sati kept her husband's head on her thigh. people set fire on pier and soon Sati  was dedicated to fire.After this Collector of Hamirpur Mr. Sridhar Nehru arrested many man and women and applied anti-sati law Section 302.and put them in jail. 

Other phenomina of Sati around Hamirpur are :

In 1979 an Aahirwar woman from Tathera village in Mahoba district reportedly committed sati.
In 1984 An Sati is known in Jari village of Banda district.
In 1994 Pawan Devi tried to commit sati in Chodhry Mohalla in Banda.  She was rescued by the police after she jumped onto her husband's funeral pyre.
In 1999, Charan in Satpura village of Mahoba district is said to have committed sati.
In 2002 Kattubayee from the Nayee community committed sati in Patna Tamoli, Panna district. The district has five recently built sati temples.
In 2005 Ramkumari, a Brahmin woman from Banudarhi village in Banda district, reportedly committed sati. However, the administration said it was a case of suicide.

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Hamirpur District

Hamirpur, with an area of around 4,000 sq km and population of 10.5 lakhs (Census 2001), is among India's least urbanised and industrialised districts.

Till recently the district included a southern hilly and forested portion that has been made into a separate district called Mahoba.

Hamirpur town, which  has a population of less than 35,000, stands on a tongue of land near the confluence of the Betwa and Yamuna rivers.  It is well connected by road to Kanpur, 60 km away, and by rail to Kanpur and Banda.

According to tradition, the town was founded in the 11th century by one Hamir Deo, a Rajput from Alwar.

Most of Hamirpur district is a treeless alluvial plain through which the Yamuna, Betwa, Dhasan, Ken rivers and numerous tributaries flow in tortuous routes. The rivers cause extensive soil erosion and formation of ravines.

Among the few non-agricultural products of note from the district is soapstone, used to make vessels, dishes and object d art, mined at a village called Gorahri.

Hamirpur is one of the districts of UP where Krishi Gyan Kendras to train farmers in different aspects of crop production and livestock management have been set up by the Kanpur-based Chandrashekhar Azad University of Agriculture (founded 1893), a premier institution of agricultural research and education.  

Rath (pop. around 56,000) is the largest town in the district.

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Hamirpur Tourism

Bundelkhand has an identity of its own in History, and Hamirpur is the gateway of Bundelkhand so many historical places of Chandela period are scattered around this region. Some of them are

Rath: This region belongs to Pandawa in Mahabharat period. This region is called Virat puri at that time. Keechaka was killed by Bheem.

Dhanauri: The cows of the king  Virat  was abducted from Gnauri village which is located at Rath. Ghanauri's previous name is Dhenu-hari. There is two meeting halls of Chandelas and a Barah Khambha. 

Mosque of Aurangjeb:There is a mosque in Rath Build by Aurangjeb.

Bade Peer: At the time of Aurangzeb, A religious person  bring a brick of  a famous shrine of Sekh Abdul Qadir Jilani from Baghdad and made a Dargaah.

Daanu Mamu: At the time of British rule. Sumer Singh Lodhi and Awanti Bai started the freedom struggle from this place. Awanti bai was the first lady of this place who helped and supported Maharani Laxmi Bai. Sumer Singh was hanged on Maurani Pur. His mausoleum built hare at Danu Mamu in Budhauliya pura.

Swami Brahmanand Monument: Social reformer swami Brahmanand's Working place is rath. A monument was built in the premises of his degree college.

Gandhi Ashram:The sign of Dewwan Shatrughan Singh's Social work is the Gandhi Ashram, Gandhi School and Hindi Bhawan in Kalpi.

Gadhi Mangrauth: The name was derived from the Magar (crocodiles) lived here. In the last of 12^th century Rajaram inhabited in Magrauth from Rajasthan. His son Babu Singh had created a fort of Ramgarh, Mangrauth fortress and a place in th sake of his father near the Manjhgawan village across the dhasan river.

Gadhi Jigni: Babu Singh who comes from Mount Abu, the pratihar king had made his second fort in Jigni.

Maudaha: Maudha is mentioned as a stronghold in times of Chandelas. It is said that it covered by huge trees in the past with the abundance of honey.thus its name turns to Maudaha.In Mughal period,this region is well known for the breeding and raising of elephants. There is a Hathi Darwaja of Mughal Period for the treatment of mad elephants.

Mudkata Baba: It is a Dargah of Nawab Senapati Daler Khan situated at mankraon road it is called Mudkata Baba.

Elephant door in Hamirpur: Chandel Chandel King Hammir Varman had build a fort at the bank of river Yamuna to stop the invaders. Which was destroyed in flood only stairs of the castle and Hathi Darwaja are remain.

Badan pur: The founder of hamirpur come from Alwar and stayed in a home of Ahir Badna and involved in his social work. This place is called Badan pur by the name of Badna.

Bhuiyan Rani: In Jhalokhar village Near a  small deep lake shore, there is a temple of Bhuiyan Rani. The soil have such properties so that the body has become dust off many diseases.

Chandel baithak:The chandel baithak and barah khambha is situated in ghanauri near Rath tahsheel.In mahabharat period the cows of Virat were kidnaped in Rath.

Singh Maheswary Temple.:The temple is belong to loRD Shiv and Prathwi (earth) is located on the bank of yamuna RiverIn the north at Hamirpur Head quarter.Historically this templeis suppossed to be the heritage of Gupta period.

Mehar Temple:This temple was constructed by Permeswary Dayal Pukar , A devotee of Awatar meher Baba in 1964 at hamirpur head quarter the idol of awatar meher baba was placed in the templeon 18 th november 1970.

Swami Bramhanand Monument:Rath is a working place of great social reformers like swami Bramhanand a monument is situated in his school garden.

Chaura Devi temple:This temple is constructed arout the peepl tree as the idol of goddesswas dreamed to a devotee in the mid-night.aftr some time a beatyful part was also constructed here.

Banke Bihari Temple:in 1872 the temple was constructd by Pt. Dhaniram on the birth anniversoryof his nephew prag Dutt.The temple is Very populer for it's art and Desighn in all over the bundelkhand.

Gayatri tapobhumi:This religious place is situated on hamirpur sagsr road in bharwa sumerpur near imiliya village.It is 17 kilometer far from Hamirpur and was a atapobhumi of Saint Roti Ram baba.

Bhramhanand Dhaam:After the inaugration by the contemporary chief minister of up in 1999.this place come to be known as dhaam.in the memory of swami bramhanand .this dhaam was constructed in barbara village of Sarila block.

Kalp tree:This tree is located on the bank of river yamuna at hamirpur.This is very old and Rare in india,Preserved y the government.

Nirankari Ashram:this is the worship and meeting place of nirankary devotees of baba hardeo singh ji maharaj located in hamirpur and other villages.religious programs are handel here every sunday.

Gayatri Shakti peeth:In 1971 this religious place come to existance By the motiwation of Pandit Sriram.

City forest:city forest was established by forest department on the hamirpur Kalpi Road Near about Two kilometers from Hamirpur.

Bhuiya Rani:Buiya rani Temple is located in Jhalokhar.Village near a deep lake .It is supposed that the soil of here have some medicinal quality.The patient of Gathiya and liprisi are treated cure after rubiing the soil of here.

Hathi Darwaja:Chandel King Hammir Varman Contructed a fort on the bank of river yamuna for sefty which was destroyed in flood only Hathi Darwaja remain.

Mudkata Baba:A dargaah of nawab sena pati Dsaler khan is situated on mankraaw way .This is called Mudkata.

Chaura Devi Situated beside river Yamuna. it is believed that devi came out from the trunk of a tree.

Gayatri Dhaam Near Bus Stand.

Devadas Mandir Near Subhash Market and a holistic as well as most enjoyable place of the town.

Mahaveeran Mandir: Situated beside river Yamuna. Hanumaan Mandir.

Kalka Mata Mandir: Situated in Muskara town. Near bus stand.

Madari das ashram: This spritual place is located in Pandhari village.

Mata Mandir , Anjhi (Muskara): Situated in Anjhi Village.

Arya Samaj Mandir in rahuniya dharamshala it is a very peaceful place.

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