During the time of Makar Sankranti, usually falls on 14th or 15th January of
every year, Million of Hindus from all over India visit the Ganga Sagar Island
to take a Holy Dip and get relief from all curse, sin & to earn blessings
from Kapil Muni - the avatar or Lord Vishnu. During this perion Gangasagar Mela
(Fair) is organized which is the 2nd largest Mela(Fair) after the Kumbh Mela.
GANGASAGAR LOCATION : Gangasagar ,
also Known as Sagar is in South of West Bengal, India.
DISTANCE FROM KOLKATA : 100
Kms by road.
SOME IMPORTANT NOTES ABOUT THE PLACE :
Sagar is an Island on the river Muriganga.
This island is cut off from main land by Muriganga river. At present there
is no road bridge to connect the main land with the island. People have to
cross the distance by Ferry Service to reach Sagar Island (kachuberia
jetty/ Lot No. 8),From jetty one has to travel some distance to reach the most
southern part of the Island (30 Kms) and the holy shrine & ashram of
the great saint Kapil Muni. Gangasagar Beach Is very hard, large with
shallow depth of water.
Ganga Sagar Mela is arranged annually BUT
people come to visit Gangasagar throughout the year from all over
India. It is said that by taking bath in Gangasagar people will get
relief from all curse, sin & will earn blessings of God. This place is
The “Punya Tirtha” For Hindus. Here is the delta & end of
Ganga river. Here River Ganges meet with Bay Of Bengal.
MYTHOLGICAL HISTORY OF GANGASAGAR :
This sacred place is primarily
important for the Temple Of Kapil Muni , the great saint who
according to myth was Lord Vishnu. Kapil Muni was the son of Kardam
Muni. In the myth history it was said that Kardam Muni had to go through
his marital life according to the directions of Lord Vishnu , but Muni
agreed this under a condition & as per the condition Muni
wished to Lord Vishnu to have him as his son. As per this condition Lord
Vishnu had taken birth & named Kapil Muni. Kapil Muni’s mythological story
is related with the story of bringing the Holy River Ganga at this
place.The mythological story is something like ---
King Sagar ’s 60,000 sons came to
this place in search of their father’s Sacrificial Horse & they
found it there. Actually the horses were stolen by Devraj Indra
& hidden at ‘Patal’ (below the earth) beside Kapil Muni’s hermitage.
But king’s sons was unknown with it ,When they saw Kapil Muni there, they started to blame him for stealing &
interrupted in Muni’s meditations. Muni became angry & his blaze of
anger came out of his eyes, which burnt king’s sons & consigned their souls
in to hell. Many year’s later king’s grandson king Bhagirath came
to Kapil Muni to beg & to pray to Muni to release
the souls from hell.Then according to Kapil Muni’s directions king
Bhagirath brought Devi Ganga to this place & with the touch of this
holy river’s water the souls got liberty. As per the myth, the
souls were liberated on the day of “Makar Sankranti”.
So to release own souls from pain, sin &
to earn virtue people come here from all over India & take a holy
shower into this holy Sagar (Island) & earn blessings & worship
the great saint Kapil Muni.
Near the Ashram of Kapil Muni, in KapilVan,
on Kapil Kund, under a tree of Chokar, 31st Baithak - Shri Ganga Sagar (W.Bengal) of Shri Vallabhacharya Mahaprabhuji is
situated.
On all the four sides, there are deep
jungles. At this place, Shri Mahaprabhuji had rested for 6 months.
Contact Information :-
Shri Mahaprabhuji's Baithak,
Near Kapil Ashram,
On Kapil Kund,
Kakdveep Bet, South 24 Parganas
West Bengal India.
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