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His disciples rushed to help when they heard cries and managed to douse the fire with water and sand. However it was too late and by that time, bedding and other belongings had been completely burnt. The police was informed the police.
Attempt to burn Hanuman Garhi Saint alive
Ayodhya: An attempt was made to burn alive Mahant Mahesh Das of Hanuman Garhi Govindgarh Ashram on Friday in the early hours of the night.
'At around 2:45 am, some unidentified individuals cut the window mesh of his room and threw inflammable material inside while he was asleep and fled,' said Mahesh Das.
The saint said that he woke up when the heat of the spreading fire reached near his bed.
“The entire room was filled with smoke and fire. I somehow ran outside and raised an alarm,” Mohan Das said.
His disciples rushed to help when they heard cries and managed to douse the fire with water and sand. However it was too late and by that time, bedding and other belongings had been completely burnt. The police was informed the police.
The saint said that the attack was at his life and motivated by internal disputes within the ashram.
Mahesh Das accused Mahant Ramcharan Das of the Basantiya Patti behind this conspiracy against him. He alleged that many people including Laddoo Das, Mannu Das, Maniram Das, Mamta Devi, Neetu Devi, Khushboo, Shivani, and some others. Most of them had been plotting against him for a long time.
Hanuman Garhi is a temple dedicated to Lord Hanuman. A very significant belief, as well as a custom here, is that before worshipping Lord Rama, one must visit Hanuman Garhi and venerate Lord Hanuman first. Hanuman Ji is considered an ardent devotee or bhakt of Lord Rama, therefore before worshipping Rama, one must worship his devotees first. Lord Hanuman is one of the avatars of Lord Shiva. He has been worshipped in this place since the 10th century, but the temple was constructed later on. There had been instances where this temple was on the edge of demolition, but with the sheer will of its devotees and by the blessing of Lord Ram, the demolition never happened. It is believed that Lord Hanuman resided in this place, (earlier it was a cave), in order to protect Ramkot, which is the birthplace of Lord Rama. Hanuman Garhi is located only 1 km away from Ram Janmabhoomi.
