Ram Raja Temple - Orchha, Madhya Pradesh, India
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This beautiful door is the main entrance to the Ram Raja Temple a Hindu temple located in Orchha, in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. One of the prominent travel attractions in Orchha, Ram Raja Temple was initially a huge palace of Madhukar Shah who was the ruler of the place during that period.
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Location: India
Date Posted: 12/30/2015
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Also commonly known as Orchha Temple, Ram Raja temple is the only temple in India where Lord Ram is worshiped as a king and that too in a palace. A Guard of Honour is held everyday, police personnel have been designated as Guards at the temple, much in the manner of a king. The food and other amenities provided to the deity at the temple are a royal repast. Armed salutation is provided to Lord Ram every day.
The annual domestic tourist number is around 650,000 and the foreign tourist number is around 25,000. The daily number of visitors to the temple range from 1500 to 3000 and much more on certain important Hindu festivals like the Makar Sankranti, Vasant Panchami, Shivratri, Ram Navami, Kartik Purnima and Vivaha Panchami.
In the temple Raja Ram is accompanied by Sita (on the left), brother Laxman (on the right), Maharaj Sugreev and Narsingh Bhagwan (on the right). Durga Maa is also present in the darbaar on the right side. Hanumaan ji and Jamwant ji are praying just below Sita. The speciality of this temple is that Lord Ram has a sword in his right hand and a shield in the other. Shri Ram is sitting in Padmasan, with the left leg crossed over the right thigh.
The day we visited Orchha on November 2015, Ram Raja temple was closed but a religious ceremony was being held outdoors, in front of the temple.
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