Wednesday, January 7, 2009

5. SHRI NEHRIJI

SHRI NEHRIJI IS THE NAME OF THE TREE BELOW WHICH MATA USED TO SIT AND MEDITATE. THIS EVERGREEN TREE IS 591 YEARS OLD ( AS PER ENGLISH CALENDER)IT IS SITUATED ABOUT 1.5 KM OF WEST SIDE FROM DESHNOK ,KARNI MATA TEMPLE. PEOPLE CAN GO THERE BY AUTO-RICKSHAW, CAR , OR BY FOOT.

IT IS SAID THAT, MATA HAD JUST STUCK A STICK ON THE GROUND AND SPRINKLED SAME CURD ON IT. THAT SAME STICK HAS BECOME THE EVERGREEN TREE. OVER THE CENTURIES THIS TREE IS BEING WORSHIPPED IN THE SHAPE OF A “KHEJARI” IN 1942 (as per english calendar) A STATUE OF MATA WAS INSTITUTED BELOW THIS TREE. THE STORY OF THIS TREE IS ENGRAVED BESIDE THAT STATUE ITSELF. A SMALL LITTLE TEMPLE OF MARBLE HAS BEEN CONSTRUCTED THERE ABOVE WHICH THE TREE GLORIOUSLY SPREAD AND BLOOMS IN GLORY.

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