Rani Sati Temple
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Rani Sati Temple is a famous temple located in Jhunjhunu
town in Indian state of Rajasthan
.
The most characteristic feature of the temple is that there is no statue or image of any female or male diety. A trident in the form of power and force is worshiped.
A splendid portrait of the Rani Satiji is located in the Pardhan Mand. The temple also boasts colorful wall paintings. The temple is made of white marble and is graced with fine murals.
On the occasion of Bhado Amavasya
or the no-moon day of Bhadav Month Hind Calendar a Utsav is held. A large number of devotees visit the temple on the occasion from the Country and Globe.
The rani sati temple is a very famous pilgrimage for the locals and rajasthanis all over the world. People from various states visit here every year to offer their pooja to Shri Rani Sati (the goddess).
There are other Sati shrines in Jhunjhunu, as well as in numerous other towns in Rajasthan, but the temple of Rani Sati is most famous amongst all Agarwal Community in particular.
Rani Sati was a Married to a Agrawal young man Tandhan Das in antiquity, who died in warfare. His young wife became sati.
The location of her sacrifice is now marked with the memorial temple in Hissar.
The Ashes of the Remains where ordered to be carried by the Sati Narayani on the horse of the groom which was the cause of war. Rana was assisting the Sati in all rituals, he was blessed that the Rana would be called before her "RANI SATI".
The traveling horse stopped in the Middle of a Graveyard in Jhunjhunu
town in Indian state of Rajasthan
where the temple exist today, and as per the instruction a temple was constructed by the members of the family, she is now the family deity of the Agrawal
marwari
s hailing form the town (Tulsyans, Poddars, Jalans and Jhunjhunwalas).
Rani sati ji was the first of thirteen Sati of the community to commit sati.
It is believed the devi had taken birth previously as Uttara
.It was then during the time of Mahabharat she wanted to give away her life and be sati after her husband (abhimanyu) had died. However, Lord Krishna had stopped her as she was pregnant and inspired her to give birth to children. And be sati in her next birth. Lord Krishna had then given her golden knowledge about her next birth and her being Sati.
film Laj Rakho Rani Sati was produced in early 1970s. In the movie, Rani Sati, as a goddess, is invoked as a deity.
Jhunjhunu
Jhunjhunu is a town in the state of Rajasthan in India, and the administrative headquarters of Jhunjhunu District. It is located a 180 km from Jaipur and 245 km from Delhi. The town is famous for the frescos on its grand Havelis, a special artistic feature of this region.- Etymology...
town in Indian state of Rajasthan
Rajasthan
Rājasthān the land of Rajasthanis, , is the largest state of the Republic of India by area. It is located in the northwest of India. It encompasses most of the area of the large, inhospitable Great Indian Desert , which has an edge paralleling the Sutlej-Indus river valley along its border with...
.
The most characteristic feature of the temple is that there is no statue or image of any female or male diety. A trident in the form of power and force is worshiped.
A splendid portrait of the Rani Satiji is located in the Pardhan Mand. The temple also boasts colorful wall paintings. The temple is made of white marble and is graced with fine murals.
On the occasion of Bhado Amavasya
Amavasya
Amavasya is the Indian name for a New moon. The word Amavasya is common to many Indian languages especially Sanskrit, Hindi, Assamese, Kannada, Bengali, Konkani, Marathi, Oriya, Telugu, and Gujarati...
or the no-moon day of Bhadav Month Hind Calendar a Utsav is held. A large number of devotees visit the temple on the occasion from the Country and Globe.
The rani sati temple is a very famous pilgrimage for the locals and rajasthanis all over the world. People from various states visit here every year to offer their pooja to Shri Rani Sati (the goddess).
There are other Sati shrines in Jhunjhunu, as well as in numerous other towns in Rajasthan, but the temple of Rani Sati is most famous amongst all Agarwal Community in particular.
History
Rani Sati was a daughter of a Agarwal couple from Dokua in Haryana, and Narayani was her name given by her parents.Rani Sati was a Married to a Agrawal young man Tandhan Das in antiquity, who died in warfare. His young wife became sati.
The location of her sacrifice is now marked with the memorial temple in Hissar.
The Ashes of the Remains where ordered to be carried by the Sati Narayani on the horse of the groom which was the cause of war. Rana was assisting the Sati in all rituals, he was blessed that the Rana would be called before her "RANI SATI".
The traveling horse stopped in the Middle of a Graveyard in Jhunjhunu
Jhunjhunu
Jhunjhunu is a town in the state of Rajasthan in India, and the administrative headquarters of Jhunjhunu District. It is located a 180 km from Jaipur and 245 km from Delhi. The town is famous for the frescos on its grand Havelis, a special artistic feature of this region.- Etymology...
town in Indian state of Rajasthan
Rajasthan
Rājasthān the land of Rajasthanis, , is the largest state of the Republic of India by area. It is located in the northwest of India. It encompasses most of the area of the large, inhospitable Great Indian Desert , which has an edge paralleling the Sutlej-Indus river valley along its border with...
where the temple exist today, and as per the instruction a temple was constructed by the members of the family, she is now the family deity of the Agrawal
Agrawal
Agrawal or Agarwal is a large and influential community in India. Agrawals are Kshatriya by birth of the Solar Dynasty but after the adoption of Vanika dharma by king Agrasena, Agrawals started dealing in business...
marwari
Marwari
Marwari may refer to:* Marwar, a region in Rajasthan, India* Marwari language, a language of the Marwar region* Marwaris, people from the Marwar region* Muslim Marwaris, Muslim people from the Marwar region living in Karachi Pakistan...
s hailing form the town (Tulsyans, Poddars, Jalans and Jhunjhunwalas).
Rani sati ji was the first of thirteen Sati of the community to commit sati.
It is believed the devi had taken birth previously as Uttara
Uttara (Mahabharata)
In the Hindu epic Mahabharata, Uttarā or Anglicized as Uttara was the daughter of King Virata, at whose court the Pandavas spent a year in concealment during their exile...
.It was then during the time of Mahabharat she wanted to give away her life and be sati after her husband (abhimanyu) had died. However, Lord Krishna had stopped her as she was pregnant and inspired her to give birth to children. And be sati in her next birth. Lord Krishna had then given her golden knowledge about her next birth and her being Sati.
Film
A RajasthaniRajasthani language
Rajasthani Rajasthani Rajasthani (Devanagari: , Perso-Arabic: is a language of the Indo-Aryan languages family. It is spoken by 50 million people in Rajasthan and other states of India and in some areas of Pakistan. The number of speakers may be up to 80 million worldwide...
film Laj Rakho Rani Sati was produced in early 1970s. In the movie, Rani Sati, as a goddess, is invoked as a deity.