Temple for all - Ganesha temple in Pudu raya, Kuala lumpur
Time is 4 pm Thursday in Malaysia. Place is
Puduraya, a transnational bus depot. It’s chaotic with hordes of tourist and
travelers rushing to catch their buses. Street full of pedestrian, vendor
stalls occupied with customers and hustle – bustle is on its peak.
Diagonally opposite to bus stand, behind
there is stillness and tranquility prevailing as it is time for prayer and
Aarti (act of burning camphor and singing hymns in praise of God) in Ganesha
temple.
People from all walks of life and religion
are there to ask the divine for fulfillment of their wishes. Hindus, Chinese,
Sikhs and everyone standing out there are devotees now standing in front of
divine.
Located in an Islamic nation Malaysia in
heart of Kuala lumpur this temple is known for its divine powers.
As per Vastu science the temple built upon 3
sloping corners is a source of divine power where cosmic energy flows
naturally. Its only temple noticed in the world where shankh pooja (conch shell
with holy sacred water) is performed.
It is spectacular to see glittering black
statue of Ganesha taking bath of water, honey, curd, sandal and milk.
Looking at one of the bell with 1913 carved
on it one can presume day when it came to existence but its history as told by
narrator dates back to 1897. An Indian gardener employed in residence of
British police officer Wagner Durai discovered this statue placed under a
peepal tree. It is believed that migrant workers that British bought from India
should have placed the statue. He then started performing rituals and build a
small shrine hanging bells. Its vibes started drawing attention of people
around and sound of bell there annoyed Wagner that he ordered to remove statue
from there. And next day he had paralytic stroke. All treatments tried and
tested failed to treat paralyzed body and one day sitting in front of statue he
surrendered and prayed for his recovery. Than gardener applied ash of aarti saw
a miraculous recovery of officer. Then he donated land and an amount to
construct a temple that till date numbers of devotees are growing.
Some years back High court building was
located there. Any lawyer taking up the case in state of dilemma; any judge giving verdict on sensitive matter;
any petitioner who had lost his hopes and seeking justice, use to pray before
proceeding to building. There are many such stories of prayers being answered and
people donating bounty as offering to God that today High Court building is not
there but lawyers still do come and pray. Majority of donation comes from the
lawyers that they bow in front of supreme law before taking up any case.
People have witnessed miracles happening and
there are many such stories to prove authenticity of such acts. Daily they make
place vibrant with mantras and yagyas. In Hindu philosophy mantra is a medium
to please gods and evoking powers. At one end of spectrum it is believed Chanting
Mantra is a form of prayer that Hindus believe Gods listen to. On other end of
spectrum it is a believe Prayer is a universal philosophy. It doesn’t matter
how you pray but what matter is that you pray.
Indulge yourself in vibrations of temple and feel
the power. Close your eyes and look into your heart and pray. Your prayer will
go up and answer come down. Arrival of people from all religion multi ethnic
background proves a point that it’s not mantra that God listen to but your
devotion with which you have offered prayer.
With all reverence when you surrender in front of a statue than power
gets evoke in stone and you than are connected. When you still yourself and
calm down you already have started process of connecting to cosmic powers. Once
you feel the union happening you have started wakening the God within.
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