19/04/2022
Travel diary entry 2
In the picture Raja Ram mandir 🛕of Orchha, last year I visited the temple, here lord Rama is worshipped both as a God & King.
According to stories the Queen of Orchha Ganesh Kunwari also called Kamla Devi was a devotee of Lord Rama. After some argument with the king who was the devotee of Lord Krishna, she traveled to Ayodhya to bring the child form of Rama. The Queen left the Palace and started the long journey to Ayodhya on foot. The Queen fasted and prayed for about a month but Lord Ram did not appear, so eventually in despair, she jumped into the river at midnight. Just then something magical happened and Lord Rama appeared in child form in the Queen's lap. Lord agreed to come with the queen but he
but he put forth three conditions: "I will travel only in Pukh Nakshatra. When Pukh Nakshatra will end I will stop and resume only when Pukh Nakshatra sets in again. In this manner I will travel from Ayodhya to Orchha on foot along with a group of sages. Secondly, once I reach Orchha, I will be the King of Orchha and not your husband lastly the first place you seat me will be my final place of stay and will be famous by the name of Ramraj. On returning to Orchha, the queen went back to her palace with baby Ram and retired in her room for the night, only to take Lord Ram to the Chaturbhuj Temple the next day. But according to Lord Ram's conditions he took the first place where he was seated, hence Lord Ram transformed into an idol and got transfixed in the queen's palace itself. Moreover as promised by the queen, Lord Ram is the King (Raja) of Orchha, hence the name Ram Raja Temple.
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