Hindus, Muslims Line up for 'Miracle Cure' Temple Water


By Asit Srivastava

Lucknow, Sep 23 (IANS) A hand pump located inside the premises of an ancient Hanuman temple in Uttar Pradesh is visited by hundreds of people irrespective of their religion every day. Reason: its water is said to have miraculous healing powers.

Hindus, Muslims and people from other religions have been lining up before the hand pump, installed within the gate of the Hanuman temple in Jagnewa village of Jalaun district, for the past seven days. Jalaun is located 200 km from here.

People first take a 'parikrama' (round) of the hand pump and offer prayers before partaking of the water.

"Around 1,000 people from different parts of Jalaun and nearby villagers are visiting the temple every day to drink the water, which can cure chronic ailments," Chhoti Dulaiya, head of Jagnewa village, told IANS over telephone.

"You can sight Muslim women clad in burqas lining up before the hand pump, waiting for their turn to offer prayers and conduct parikrama," said Dulaiya. He added that one of his relatives who was suffering from eczema all over his body got cured after drinking the water.

According to locals, the hand pump's water recently turned miraculous after a saint from Madhya Pradesh "infused it with therapeutic properties".

"An elderly saint named Geeta Nandji Maharaj, who visited the temple around 10 days ago and took shelter in the temple, has made all this happen," said Sanjeev Gurjar, a resident of the area.

"Initially, after the saint's arrival, some villagers whose relatives or family members were suffering from chronic diseases went to seek his blessings. To their surprise, they found that soon after the blessings, their relatives and family members became healthy," he added.

According to locals, when people started arriving in large numbers to meet the saint, he told them that he would provide a permanent solution to their problems.

"After this, the saint performed some puja in front of the hand pump, and told the villagers that its water would henceforth treat all their health problems," said another local Devesh Kashyap.

Raees Ahmed, a native of the adjacent Kathaunda village, told IANS that his 10-year-old daughter, who was anaemic and was not able to walk and eat properly, was cured with the hand pump water.

"After partaking of the hand pump water in just two days she was able to stand on her feet and do all her normal work," Ahmed said with relief.

Subdivisional Magistrate of Jalaun, Indra Pal Uttam told IANS: "Yes, it's true that people irrespective of their religion are lining up before the hand pump to drink its water that, according to them, will treat their health disorders."

"The therapeutic properties of the hand pump's water are still to be confirmed. However, if people continue to pour in such huge numbers it will become a challenge for the district administration to control them,'' he added.

  

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  • Harees sheik, Dubai/london

    Thu, Sep 24 2009

    Well dear , tell me who is killing whom , its not necessary that hindu kiliing muslim or vice versa . look around your self muslim killing muslims , bombing on iftar party , bombing on mosques where all this things happening .its all happening in muslim majority country . so we can imagine seeing all this around ,we indian muslims are far better living with all faiths in more harmony . but some muslim fanatics and hindu fanatics makeing problem , after all we are human beings up and downs always there but we muslims far better in india .jai ho india

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  • Satish, Doha/Karkala

    Thu, Sep 24 2009

    Ignorance about the truth that every body are human beings irrespective of their religion. This ignorance is inculcated in ones mind by continuously feeding hatred in to young minds with regard to other religion by so called religious scholars

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  • BRYAN BRAGGS BIJEI, BIJEI MANGALORE

    Thu, Sep 24 2009

    The sun that shines on us doesnt discriminate which religion or caste and creed we belong the trees the water the rain and all that we consume or utilize doesnt asks us where we come from from which caste we belong or which creed we belong if we need blood during times of distress we dont mind even if it is from whichever caste or from the poorest of the poorest then why we selfish human beings discriminate ourselves and divide ourselves on religion caste and creed and poor and rich

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  • Jerry, Mumbai

    Wed, Sep 23 2009

    Mr. Shahnawaz Kukkikatte, Don't you think it's all Hindutva Vadi's game? There are many Babas / Tantriks etc., who do miracles as it is known, but infact they are magicians, who fool and mislead poor people. A year back, a leading National English TV channel had disclosed the Modus Operandi of infamous Satya Sai Baba, who infact does nothing but magic. No Miracles. Don't you still see his thousands of followers? Yes, they take advantage of needy persons and fool them. Nobody is bothered to see deeply what's going on inside.

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  • shahnawaz kukkikatte, dubai/udupi

    Wed, Sep 23 2009

    Its belief and faith. If someone finds happiness and bliss it is upto them and no body can object to it. Its all spiritual outlook of the man that makes him comfortable with the events. If the temple is visited by people of all faiths then why are we fighting in the name of religion and killing each other? Can any one answer my question please???

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