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Balaji Mandir
- Sailu,Maharashtra
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Overview
Situated in the Marva di Galli, this temple, dated to be a century old, belongs to Mahesvari Marvadi Samaj. The temple has idols of Ram, Lakshman, Sita, Radha Krishna, Balaji and a few others. The idol of Balaji is carved in silver and has an umbrella over its head. It is comparatively smaller than the white marble stone idols of Ram, Lakshman, Sita and Radha Krishna. The sabha mandap has a wooden ceiling and a tiled floor. The idol of Dattatraya, with a cow behind it, is located to the right of the sabha mandap. A pedestal with 8 cement pillars and supporting arches between them supports this idol. A similar pedestal is present opposite this one, but it holds an idol of Ganapati.
Accessibility
Airport
The nearest airport is Nanded Airport (107 Km).
Railways
Selu is well connected by cites like Parbhani, Aurangabad, Nanded, Nagpur, Mumbai, Hyderabad. It is on railway route of Aurangabad to Parbhani. It is 47 Kilometers from Parbhani.
Road
Selu is well connected to Maharashtra and rest of India. It is on national highway number 171. It is about 50 kilometers from Parabhani. It is well connected by road transport. Many buses from Aurangabad, Parbhani, Jintur, Manwat, Pathri, Buldhana, Lonar, Nanded, Jalna, and Partur come to Selu. Selu is connected by Government as well as private transport.
Temple Address
Balaji Mandir,
Marwadi Galli, Sailu,
Parbhani District, Maharashtra,
India, Pincode – 431503.
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