An Idol which smiles at its followers ~ Simandhar Swami Jinalay, Patanvav

Today just would like to enlighten you all with a great new SRI SIMANDHAR SWAMI JINALAY of Patanvav (Near Dhoraji, Gujarat). YOU WOULD BE ABLE TO SEE A TEETH OF LORD VISIBLE IN THIS SNAP so just follow on this post to know its story.

I heard about this Jinalay from my ben Maharaj saheb & a Veer Sainik who were all praise for the temple & which inspired me to visit it. Finally I visited this temple in October 2011 & was astonished to note the following:

1. 1st Temple where i saw a board outside that it accepts no donation & there were not even a single Bhandar in that entire temple premises. Even they dont take Naivaidh/fruits etc.

2. Just see the Pratimaji's snap. Its so laughing that it enters heart in a moment & just think that if snap is this than what would be original idol like. Its just AWESOMELY AMAZING.

3. Here rules are strictly followed, Male's & Female's do puja separately. When Male's are inside, female's are not allowed in & vice versa. Female's are not allowed to enter without keeping duppatta or pallu on their head.

4. NO PHOTOGRAPHY is allowed, they themselves give this snap for free with request to make 9 copies & forward others.

& if I go on narrating my experience than it would take lot many pages but for all of you here's the story of the upcoming of this temple:

There used to live a Kanti bapu in village of Patanvav & who is being said to become a Dev after his death. After becoming a Dev, he went to MAHAVIDEH KSHETRA & saw Simandhar swami & IT IS BEING SAID THAT THIS IDOL IS REPLICA OF how Simandhar Swami looks as its made by a dev. I am not able enough to vouch all this but can surely ADD that I have never seen such an Idol with so much shine, smile, grace etc on parmatma's face. This temple has came up very soon due to daivi sahay & doesnt take a penny from anyone as it is said that all temple expenses are provided by Kanti Bapu who has became a Dev.

Its also said that once while Pujan, Idol had laughed & ENTIRE 32 TEETHS of Parmatma were visible. One Person tried taking snap of it from his cell & immediately idol stopped laughing but while snap was taken, one teeth remains still visible (ITS SAME SNAP TAKEN FROM THAT CELL).

There is nearby a Dharamshala & upcoming Tirth, DHANKGIRI, 2-3KM's near to This Jinalay where boarding lodging can be done. Even Dhankgiri Tirth is a must visit place with Snatra Mandir on OSAM Hill & Siddh Chakra Mandir on foothills.

IN CASE YOU WANT TO VISIT & WANT TO HAVE MORE DETAILS, FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME.

-Samir Doshi