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Balaji Mandir
- Partur,Maharashtra
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Overview
Balaji Mandir is located in Partur in Jalna district in the state of Maharashtra, India. This temple is dedicated to Lord Vishnu. This Venkatesh temple is built on a 3 ft high plinth. The inner shrine houses the idol of Lord Balaji, on a 3' high pedestal. The hall has 8 wooden pillars supporting the roof and the way to the shrine is paved with marble. The entrance of the shrine has a beautifully carved wooden frame and there are 4 large mirrors set in the walls to the right and left of the frame. Multi-coloured decorative lamps hang from the ceiling. Though the temple was built about 50 years ago, the idol is as old as 500 years old.
Accessibility
Airport
The nearest airport is Chikalthana Airport located at Aurangabad.
Railways
Partur railway station is located on the Kacheguda-Manmad line under Nanded Division of South Central Railway(SCR) jurisduction. Partur is well connected through rail with Mumbai, Nashik, Pune, Aurangabad, Hyderabad, Nagpur, Manmad, Latur, Parbhani, Parli Vaijnath, Osmanabad, Mudkhed, Adilabad, Basar, Nizamabad, Daund etc. Ajanta Express between Secunderabad and Manmad is the most prestigious train passing through this station. The Nanded(NED)-Amritsar Sachkhand Express and Madurai-Manmad Express(now Rameswaram-Okha Exp)do not have stop at Partur.
Road
Partur is well connected to Pune, Aurangabad, Akola, Nanded, Latur, Hyderabad through state road transport.
Temple Address
Balaji Mandir
Partur, Jalna District,
Maharashtra, India,
Pincode – 431501.
Significance
Devotees visit this temple to seek fulfillment of the following:-
- Fame
- Freedom from diseases
- Wealth
- Courage
- Relief from adverse effects from bad planetary aspects
- Relief from bondage
Shlokas
Adharam Madhuram Vadanam Madhuram Nayanam Madhuram Hasitam Madhuram Hridayam Madhuram Gamanam Madhuram Mathuraa Dhipate Rakhilam Madhuram
Meaning -Meaning - Sweet are Your lips, sweet is Your face, sweet are Your eyes, sweet is Your smile, sweet is Your heart, sweet is Your gait, O Lord of Mathura, everything about You is sweet.
Alokya Mathur Mukha Madarena Sthanyam Pibantham Saraseeruhaksham Sachinmayam Devam Anantha Roopam Balam Mukundam Manasa Smarami
Meaning -I think of this Balamukundan as the one who looks lovingly at his mother's face while taking milk from her, who has eyes similar to the red lotus, who is the embodiment of truth and intelligence and other forms.
Achutham Keyshavam Rama Narayanam Krishna Damodaram Vasudevam Harim Shridharam Madhavam Gopika Vallabham Janaki Nayakam Ramachandram Bhajey
Meaning -Oh Lord who cannot be perished, who also has names like Keshava, Rama, Damodara, Narayana, Sridhara, Madhava, Krishna, Ramachandra the beloved of Janaki, let me say your name regularly.
Vasudeva Sutham Devam Kamsa Chanoora Mardhanam Devaki Paramanandham Krishnam Vande Jagathgurum
Meaning -I bow to you O Krishna, the ultimate guru, Devaki and Vasudeva's son, and the destroyer of Kamsa and Chanur.
Timings
Morning 6:00 am to Evening 9:00 pm