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MANDAR HILL |
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legend about the tank. There was a king in Karnatak, Chola by name, who is supposed to
have taken a bath in the tank on Makar Sankranti day before he went to offer his puja at
the temple atop the hill. It is said that the king was cured of the disease from which he
was suffering. Some say it was leprosy while others suggest that it was a persistent skin
trouble. The reputation that the tank has gained for curing ailments attracts a large
number of people to it on the Makar Sankranti day for a bath. From 4 A.M. till 12 noon,
hundreds of people have their bath in this tank and a big mela is held near the tank.
Thousands collect to have a darshan of Madhusudan Bhagwan particularly on this day. It is
said that this deity was enshrined at the temple of Mandar, but left the hill and went to
Baunsi when the temple was desecrated by Kala Pahar.
On the Makar Sankranti day the image is brought out from Baunsi and is taken in a
procession to Mandar. After a worship at Mandar Hill it is taken back to Baunsi.
Papaharini tank also attracts a large number of bathers on Mekh Sankranti, solar eclipse,
and lunar eclipse, Bhado Purnima, Kartik Purnima and Maghi Purnima days. The water of the
tank is often taken for being kept in the houses of the devotees, who regard it to be as
sacred as the waters of the Ganga. There is a dak bungalow belonging to the Forest
Department near this tank. |
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