Alakhnath temple named after Alkhia Baba - huge idol of Hanuman
Alakhnath temple named after Alkhia baba - huge idol of Hanuman…
More than nine hundred years ago, there used to be a dense forest around the fort railway crossing on the nainital road in Bareilly, UP. At that time naga Saint Alakhia baba did severe penance under the banyan tree for a long time, Alkhia baba had established the shiva temple near the place of penance, after the name of this baba the temple was named Alakhnath. At present, there is a 51 feet huge statue of Hanumanji at the main gate of the temple, there is also a Ramsetu stone in the temple premises which floats in the water.
Actually, the seven Nath temples of Nath city Bareilly have a different secret and similarly the Alakhnath temple has a different secret. At the time of penance of Alkhia baba, he established the temple of Lord shiva here and the name of the temple was named Alakhnath after the name of Alkhia Baba. It is believed that at the end of the 17th century, when the rule of the Mughals started, many temples were destroyed, in such a situation, many sages and others took refuge in Baba's Tapasthali. Couldn't do it. Among the seven Nath temples, the famous Alakhnath temple is a big center of faith and at the same time, the identity of this temple run by the PanchayatiAkhara of the naga sect is far and wide.