"A question on the occasion of Bada Dashain 2071:
Why Bhimsenpate tree in Alam Devi temple?
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[Maski Rana Magars have a tradition of being 'original priests' and crocodiles of Gah, Sinjali, Darlami, Somai, Thapa etc. have a tradition of being 'assistant priests' when such original priests are in a state of false sleep; Goddess Mane is the family deity of Gorkhali Shah kings - Why and why not build a Bhimsen leaf tree in 'Alam Devi' temple? A little bit about how the name Alam Devi came to be, how worship is done in Baradshah, will be posted shortly.]
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Talking about how the name of the present Alamdevi temple came to be 'Alamdevi temple', it also comes to the point that the same Shah Raja of Nepal, Maharaja Khalak had to establish 'relationship' with the Rajputs of Chittor. Bhupathi Rana, who is said to have fled from Chittor in 1495 BS to escape the onslaught of Mughal Emperor Akbar, is now considered to be the ancestor of the Shah dynasty of Nepal. This is not true as the Mughal emperor Akbar was born in 1542, exactly 47 years after the incident. This phenomenon, which is said to have occurred without human birth, is imaginary. This should be taken as a link in the Shah's attempt to show that he was a descendant of the 'Rajputs' of Chittor.
In any case, the idol of Kulayan Devi carried by the Bhupathi Rana, who is said to have been fleeing for his life, was placed under a Bhimsenpati tree at the place where the present Alam Devi is now. There is a saying that 'Alap Devi' was given the name and 'Alap Devi' was later called 'Alam Devi'.
According to another legend, the 'stone' of the common deity of the migrating Rana Magar and Shah Thakuri was a bit heavy, so when the idol was placed under a Bhimsenpati tree, a temple without a roof was built under it and the goddess was called Alap Devi They started saying 'Alam Devi'.
There is another saying that the name of the temple was changed from 'Arlang' to 'Alam Devi' as the flag was also called 'Arlang' in the Magar language and Bhupati Rana, who is said to have come from Chittor, built a fort or fort there and worshiped his favorite goddess.
The crocodiles still worship the Bhimsenpati tree. On the occasion of Basanta Panchami in Gorkha, this admin himself has worshiped the Bhimsenpati tree many times. There is still a Bhimsenpati tree in the Alam Devi temple. And, there is no roof in the temple because of the belief that the tree should not be cut down and a roof should not be put on the temple of the goddess.
Francis Hamilton is a British scholar who writes that he had no 'relationship' with the Shah of Nepal, Maharaja Khalak and the Rajputs of Chittaur. He lived in Nepal for 14 months between 1802 and 1083. He is the first to write that the Magars and the Shah dynasty belong to the same clan, i.e. the main festivals celebrated in Nepal today: such as Raksha Bandhan or Janai Purnima, Dashain, Tihar, Maghe Sakranti, etc. These festivals are celebrated according to Hindu law and are also given national recognition. "
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What I want to add here is that Aalam also means World in Urdu, whose translation in Nepali could be "Jagat ko Devi'. Also the title Shah itself is an Urdu word.
Do these things make any sense.
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