The
legend of this immensely popular Krishna temple can be traced back to the
medieval Mahabharat where, Barbareek the son of great Pandav brother Bhim
and Nag Kanya (snake princess) displayed his great warrior skills that pleased
Lord Shiva who endowed his blessings in the form of Teen Ban (three arrows)
and Agni Dev (fire god ) gave him a bow, so that he could conquer all the
three worlds. In order to watch the famous war of Mahabharat he sat towards
the battle field and in between his tryst with a Lord Krishna in disguise
become a vital part of the history and thus the incarnation of KHATU SHAMJI.
The lord asked the young Barbareek to sacrifice his head for charity, because
otherwise the victory of pandavas would not be possible since he possessed
the Teen Bans. The boy maintained his promise of Sheesh Dan as a true Kshatriya
but at the same time wished to watch the war and his wish was granted. Later
on, his head was buried in Khatu where the king had a dream and was inspired
to construct a temple and place the head in a religious manner. Till this
date his devotees are blessed by just pronouncing his name from the bottom
of their heart with true Samarpan. The devotees from all around the world
visit this pilgrimage temple at the time of the mela in the Kartik month.
Their devotion and belief simply pours from their conscious belief. The
temple today is run by trust and the offerings of the devotees is for the
Kripa which the god bestows on his devotees.
The
legend of this immensely popular Krishna temple can be traced back to the
medieval Mahabharat where, Barbareek the son of great Pandav brother Bhim
and Nag Kanya (snake princess) displayed his great warrior skills that pleased
Lord Shiva who endowed his blessings in the form of Teen Ban (three arrows)
and Agni Dev (fire god ) gave him a bow, so that he could conquer all the
three worlds. In order to watch the famous war of Mahabharat he sat towards
the battle field and in between his tryst with a Lord Krishna in disguise
become a vital part of the history and thus the incarnation of KHATU SHAMJI.
The lord asked the young Barbareek to sacrifice his head for charity, because
otherwise the victory of pandavas would not be possible since he possessed
the Teen Bans. The boy maintained his promise of Sheesh Dan as a true Kshatriya
but at the same time wished to watch the war and his wish was granted. Later
on, his head was buried in Khatu where the king had a dream and was inspired
to construct a temple and place the head in a religious manner. Till this
date his devotees are blessed by just pronouncing his name from the bottom
of their heart with true Samarpan. The devotees from all around the world
visit this pilgrimage temple at the time of the mela in the Kartik month.
Their devotion and belief simply pours from their conscious belief. The
temple today is run by trust and the offerings of the devotees is for the
Kripa which the god bestows on his devotees.
