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In And Around The Temple

Lord Shyam Ji: his head is worshipped. The idol is made of rare stone and commands tremendous respect from visitors. Shyam Ji is the family god of lacs of families.

The temple has been built in ancient style of architecture. The shutters of the Sanctum Sanctorum are covered with silver sheet beautifully. Outside is the prayer hall, Jagmohan. The walls of which have beautiful depiction of mythological scenes elaborately painted. The entrance gate and exit gate are made of marble, the brackets of which are of marble having ornamental floral designs.

Originally the temple was built 975 years ago by Smt. Narmada Kanwar and her husband Shri Roop Singh Chauhan. In Samvat 1777 (1720 A.D.), Diwan Abhaisingh at the behest of the then king of Jodhpur, renovated the old temple. The temple took its present shape at this time and the idol was enshrined in the Sanctum Sanctorum. There is an open chowk before the entrance gate of the temple. A big hall for prayers of the size 40'6"x15'4" (12.3 m x 4.7 m) is also there. In the southeast is the temple of GopinathJi. For the management and disposal of temple work, a seven member committee is constituted. The Public Trust of this committee is registered under registration No. 3/86.

Material of Construction: Lime mortar, marble and tiles. Total Construction Time: eight months in building the original temple

Lord Shyam is worshipped as Krishna himself. Devotees from far-flung areas and distant places such as Kolkata, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Nepal, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Panjab assemble here on days held specially sacred to Lord Shyam Ji. In a routine way, hundreds of visitors visit everyday. A number of Dharmashalas (Charity lodges) are available for their comfortable stay. Newly married couples come to pay homage; newly born babies are brought to the deity's temple for Mundan (the first hair shearing) ceremony and Sawamany ceremony.

People filled with devotional fervor come here and take a holy dip in the Shyam Kund. They believe, this sacred bath will relieve them of diseases and contagion

«« Shyam Kund »»

The holy pond near the temple from which the Sheesh (Head) was retrieved. It is believed that a dip in this pond cures a person from ailments and brings good health. People come at Falgun Mela from various places here and assume sacred after taking bath. People take water from here which they use to remove several diseases

«« Shyam Bagichi »»

A blessed garden near the temple from where the flowers are picked to be offered to the deity. The great devotee Lt. Aloo Singhji's Samadhi is also situated in the premises.

«« Gourishankar Temple »»

Shiva temple situated near Shyamji's temple. It is a legend that the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb's soldiers wanted to destroy this temple, and attacked the Shiva Linga with a spear. Fountains of blood appeared from the Shiva Linga, and the soldiers ran away, terrified. One can still see the mark of the spear on the Linga.