Shree Hanuman Mandir Gudiyari There is also a Hanuman temple in the capital, which symbolizes the religious richness of Raipur in history. Even today, every Tuesday, people from far-flung villages arrive here for worship. It is believed that Hanuman’s self-proclaimed statue of Hanuman was seen 400 years ago here. Since then worship has been done here.
Learn about the ancient Hanuman temple- According to historians Raipur was earlier known for cotton market. People from far and wide used to come here to buy cotton. Gudihari was also one of the major mandis. The self-proclaimed statue of Lord Hanuman spread far and wide. Traders coming from outside states also had such faith in this statue that they would first stop and worship God, and only then they shop.In this way, Lord Hanuman is being worshiped here for a long time. Special rituals are also performed here on special occasions. This temple is also a center of attraction due to its historical and religious importance.
Same belief about Dudhadhari Math-The statue of Hanuman was built in 1550 at Dudhadhari Math. It was built by Maratha kings. The first Mahant was Balabhadra Das. They used to take only milk diet. The name Dudhadhari Math is named after him. Here also the statue of Lord Hanuman is carved with the statue of Ramjanaki. People also believe that the direction of the idol of Lord Hanuman was changed to see Ramjanaki. Earlier it was set up in another way.
First there was a straight statue, then later turned- Since ancient times, there has been a belief that where Lord Hanuman is there, a statue of Ramjanaki or Lord Shankar is also installed.] The local people here also built the statue of Ramjanaki here. It is believed that the statue of Ramjanaki was not in front of the self-proclaimed Hanuman but a little late. Later, the statue of Swayambhu Hanuman also bowed down. Though there is no archaeological or other evidence of this, this is what the locals believe and worship Ramjanaki and Hanuman with full devotion.
That is why the name Machi Talab-People believe that there were trees around the pond located near Hanuman temple. Common people and markers from outside used to rest in the shade of these trees. There were more fish in the pond than in the rest of the city. The second belief is that the fish here had medicinal properties.Due to these beliefs, the pond was named Machhi Talab. Where the statue of Hanuman is there, the tradition of installing the idol of Lord Ramjanaki or Shankar has been going on since ancient times.) After this, the local people built the statue of Ramjanaki here.