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{{Short description|Hindu temple in Nashik, Maharashtra}}
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[[File:Rama, Lakshman and Sita at the Kalaram Temple, Nashik..jpg|right|250px|thumb|[[Deities]] inside the Kalaram Temple, [[Nashik]]]]
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[[File:Kalaram Temple Nashik Corner View.jpg|thumb|Kalaram Temple, Nashik]]
|native_name_lang=Mar
The '''Kalaram Temple''' is an old [[Hindu]] shrine dedicated to [[Rama]] in the [[Panchavati]] area of [[Nashik]] city in [[Maharashtra, India]]. It is probably the most important Hindu shrine in the city.
|image=Kalaram Temple Nashik Corner View.jpg
|caption=Kalaram temple's side view
|religious_affiliation=[[Hinduism]]
|deity=[[Rama]], [[Sita]], and [[Lakshmana]]
|tradition=[[Vaishnavism]]
|organisational_status=Active
|functional_status=Active
|festival=• [[Rama Navami]]  
• [[Navaratri]]
• [[Diwali]]
|location=Panchavati, Nashik
|district=[[Nashik district]]
|state=[[Maharashtra]]
|country=India
|elevation_m=577
|coordinates={{coord|20|00|25|N|73|47|42|E}}
|map_caption=Kalaram mandir in Nashik
|map_relief=Right
|width=13 m
|length=24 m
|materials=Balck stone, chalk
|name=Kalaram Temple
|native_name=काळा राम मंदिर
|website=https://shrikalaramsansthannasik.org
|governing_body=Shri Kalaram mandir sansthan, Nashik
|map_type=India Maharashtra
|map_alt=Nasik
}}


The temple derives its name from a black statue of Lord Rama. The literal translation of ''kalaram'' is "black Rama". The sanctum sanctorum also houses the statues of the goddess [[Sita]] and the god [[Lakshmana]]. Thousands of devotees visit it every day.
'''Kalaram Temple,''' is a [[Hindu temple]] in [[Nashik]] of [[Nashik district]] in Maharashtra, dedicated to the deity [[Shri Ram|Rama]]. It is a temple situated in Panchavati area of the Nashik. The temple derives its name from a black statue of [[Rama]]. The literal translation of ''kalaram'' is "black Rama". The [[Garbhagriha|sanctum sanctorum]] also houses the statues of the goddess [[Sita]] and the god [[Lakshmana]]. Thousands of devotees visit the temple every day.


==History==
==History ==
The original temple of Lord Rama was very old, estimated to be of the Rashtrakuta Period from 7th to 11th centuries. However, antiquity of the Rama idol threw light on the fact that it was more than 2000 years old. The original temple was destroyed by Muslim rulers and it remained in demolished condition. However, during the first Islamic attack on the Temple, the idol of Lord was thrown in the Godavari River by the Temple Brahmins in order to save it. The new temple was funded by Sardar Rangarao Odhekar, and was rebuilt around 1788. Once, Odhekar had a dream that the statue of Rama in black colour was in the [[Godavari River]].He carried out expedition of reviving the idol and miraculously got it.  Odhekar took the statue from river and built the temple. Odhekar's expedition is an important part of Nashik's history. <ref name="Melton2014">{{cite book|author=J. Gordon Melton|title=Faiths Across Time: 5,000 Years of Religious History &#91;4 Volumes&#93;: 5,000 Years of Religious History|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bI9_AwAAQBAJ&pg=PA1355|date=15 January 2014|publisher=ABC-CLIO|isbn=978-1-61069-026-3|pages=1355–}}</ref>There is a statue of Sardar Odhekar in the temple.  
{{Main|History of Nashik}}
The original temple dedicated to an unknown deity was very old, estimated to be of the Rashtrakuta Period from the 7th to 11th centuries. However, the claimed antiquity of the Rama [[Murti|idol]], which was more than 2000 years old, has not been verified. According to an anecdote, during the early Turkish invasions, the idol of the deity was thrown into the Godavari River by the Temple Brahmins to save it. One Sardar Rangarao Odhekar funded the new temple which was rebuilt around the 1700s. It is claimed that once Odhekar had a dream that the statue of Rama in black color was in the [[Godavari River]]. He carried out an expedition to revive the idol and miraculously got it.  Odhekar took the statue from the river and requested a saint for the reconsecration of the statue as per the instructions of God in the dream. After that Odhekar built the temple. Odhekar's expedition is an important part of Nashik's history.<ref name="Melton2014">{{cite book|author=J. Gordon Melton|title=Faiths Across Time: 5,000 Years of Religious History &#91;4 Volumes&#93;: 5,000 Years of Religious History|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bI9_AwAAQBAJ&pg=PA1355|date=15 January 2014|publisher=ABC-CLIO|isbn=978-1-61069-026-3|pages=1355–}}</ref> There is a statue of Sardar Odhekar in the temple.


According to ancient epic of the [[Ramayana]], Lord Rama was sent in exile for fourteen years. After the tenth year of exile, Lord Rama along with Lakshman and Seeta, lived for two and half years on the northern bank of the [[Godavari]] near Nasik. This place is known as [[Panchavati]].
According to ancient epic of the [[Ramayana]], Rama was sent in exile for fourteen years. After the tenth year of exile, Rama along with Lakshmana and Sita, lived for two and half years on the northern bank of the [[Godavari]] near Nasik. This place is known as [[Panchavati]].


The temple formed a pivotal role in the [[Dalit]] movement in India. [[B. R. Ambedkar]] led a protest outside the temple on 2 March 1930, in order to allow Dalits into the temple.<ref name="Kshīrasāgara1994">{{cite book|author=Rāmacandra Kshīrasāgara|title=Dalit Movement in India and Its Leaders, 1857-1956|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Wx218EFVU8MC&pg=PA123|date=1 January 1994|publisher=M.D. Publications Pvt. Ltd.|isbn=978-81-85880-43-3|pages=123–}}</ref><ref name="Jadhav2005">{{cite book|author=K.N Jadhav|title=Dr. Ambedkar and the Significance of His Movement|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9o3rZNud9oIC&pg=PA93|date=1 January 2005|publisher=Popular Prakashan|isbn=978-81-7154-329-8|pages=93–}}</ref>
===B.R. Ambedkar's Kalaram Mandir Satyagrah===
The temple came middle of the conflict caused by [[Satyagraha]] organised and led by [[B.R. Ambedkar]]. Now it is known as ''Kalaram mandir satyagraha.'' Ambedkar organised a large protest outside this temple on 2 March 1930, in order to enter into the temple.<ref name="Kshīrasāgara1994">{{cite book|author=Rāmacandra Kshīrasāgara|title=Dalit Movement in India and Its Leaders, 1857-1956|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Wx218EFVU8MC&pg=PA123|date=1 January 1994|publisher=M.D. Publications Pvt. Ltd.|isbn=978-81-85880-43-3|pages=123–}}</ref><ref name="Jadhav2005">{{cite book|author=K.N Jadhav|title=Dr. Ambedkar and the Significance of His Movement|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9o3rZNud9oIC&pg=PA93|date=1 January 2005|publisher=Popular Prakashan|isbn=978-81-7154-329-8|pages=93–}}</ref> Many [[Dalit]] protesters arrived to the town by trucks, they surrounded the temple and sat around it. They sang songs, often raised war cries, demanded to enter in the temple. The people of Nashik boycotted the protesters. On the day of [[Rama Navami]] 9 April 1930,  the Dalit protesters tried to stop the temple ''[[Ratha Yatra|ratha yatra]]''; fights and stone pelting began between the higher caste Hindus and the Dalit protesters, later Ambedkar reached at the riot spot, he and other all the protesters suffered minor injuries. Somehow a protester named Bhaskar Kendre broke the police cordon who were protecting the temple and enter in it and fell on the floor. This satyagraha ran till 1935.<ref>{{Cite web |date=14 April 2018 |title=काळाराम सत्याग्रह आणि डॉ. आंबेडकर |url=https://maharashtratimes.com/maharashtra/nashik/kalaram-satyagraha-and-dr-ambedkar/articleshow/63750408.cms |access-date=2 March 2023 |website=[[Maharashtra Times]]}}</ref>


==Temple complex==
==Temple complex==
1) The main entrance has a Lord [[Hanuman]] deity which is black. There is also a very old tree that has Lord [[Dattatreya]]'s footprint impressions marked on a stone. Pilgrims visit the Kapaleshwar Mahadev temple near the Kalaram Temple.
{{more citations needed|section|date=November 2024}}
The main entrance has a black idol of [[Hanuman]].There is also a very old tree that has [[Dattatreya]]'s footprint impressions marked on a stone.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Shree Kalaram Mandir|url=https://shrikalaramsansthannasik.org/english/index.html |access-date=2024-11-12 |website=shrikalaramsansthannasik.org|publisher=Shree Kalaram Mandir Trust|language=en}}</ref>  Pilgrims visit the Kapaleshwar Mahadev temple near the Kalaram Temple.


2) Lord Hanuman's temple is designed in such a way that, Lord Ram's idol can be visible from Lord Hanuman's idol.
Hanuman's temple is designed in such a way that, Rama's idol can be visible from Hanuman's idol.{{citation needed|date=November 2024}}Main temple of Rama has 14 steps, which represents 14 years of Rama's exile.
 
Also, the temple has 84 pillars.
3) Main temple of Ram has 14 steps, which represents 14 years of Ram's exile.
 
4) Also, the temple has 84 pillars, which represents cycle of 84 lakh species one has to go in order to get Human birth.


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{Official website|http://shrikalaramsansthannashik.org/english/index.html}}
{{Portal|Hinduism}}
* {{Official website|https://shrikalaramsansthannasik.org/english/index.html}}


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Kalaram Temple, is a Hindu temple in Nashik of Nashik district in Maharashtra, dedicated to the deity Rama. It is a temple situated in Panchavati area of the Nashik. The temple derives its name from a black statue of Rama. The literal translation of kalaram is "black Rama". The sanctum sanctorum also houses the statues of the goddess Sita and the god Lakshmana. Thousands of devotees visit the temple every day.

History[edit | edit source]

Main article: History of Nashik

The original temple dedicated to an unknown deity was very old, estimated to be of the Rashtrakuta Period from the 7th to 11th centuries. However, the claimed antiquity of the Rama idol, which was more than 2000 years old, has not been verified. According to an anecdote, during the early Turkish invasions, the idol of the deity was thrown into the Godavari River by the Temple Brahmins to save it. One Sardar Rangarao Odhekar funded the new temple which was rebuilt around the 1700s. It is claimed that once Odhekar had a dream that the statue of Rama in black color was in the Godavari River. He carried out an expedition to revive the idol and miraculously got it. Odhekar took the statue from the river and requested a saint for the reconsecration of the statue as per the instructions of God in the dream. After that Odhekar built the temple. Odhekar's expedition is an important part of Nashik's history.[1] There is a statue of Sardar Odhekar in the temple.

According to ancient epic of the Ramayana, Rama was sent in exile for fourteen years. After the tenth year of exile, Rama along with Lakshmana and Sita, lived for two and half years on the northern bank of the Godavari near Nasik. This place is known as Panchavati.

B.R. Ambedkar's Kalaram Mandir Satyagrah[edit | edit source]

The temple came middle of the conflict caused by Satyagraha organised and led by B.R. Ambedkar. Now it is known as Kalaram mandir satyagraha. Ambedkar organised a large protest outside this temple on 2 March 1930, in order to enter into the temple.[2][3] Many Dalit protesters arrived to the town by trucks, they surrounded the temple and sat around it. They sang songs, often raised war cries, demanded to enter in the temple. The people of Nashik boycotted the protesters. On the day of Rama Navami 9 April 1930, the Dalit protesters tried to stop the temple ratha yatra; fights and stone pelting began between the higher caste Hindus and the Dalit protesters, later Ambedkar reached at the riot spot, he and other all the protesters suffered minor injuries. Somehow a protester named Bhaskar Kendre broke the police cordon who were protecting the temple and enter in it and fell on the floor. This satyagraha ran till 1935.[4]

Temple complex[edit | edit source]

The main entrance has a black idol of Hanuman.There is also a very old tree that has Dattatreya's footprint impressions marked on a stone.[5] Pilgrims visit the Kapaleshwar Mahadev temple near the Kalaram Temple.

Hanuman's temple is designed in such a way that, Rama's idol can be visible from Hanuman's idol.[citation needed]Main temple of Rama has 14 steps, which represents 14 years of Rama's exile. Also, the temple has 84 pillars.

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ J. Gordon Melton (15 January 2014). Faiths Across Time: 5,000 Years of Religious History [4 Volumes]: 5,000 Years of Religious History. ABC-CLIO. pp. 1355–. ISBN 978-1-61069-026-3.
  2. ↑ Rāmacandra Kshīrasāgara (1 January 1994). Dalit Movement in India and Its Leaders, 1857-1956. M.D. Publications Pvt. Ltd. pp. 123–. ISBN 978-81-85880-43-3.
  3. ↑ K.N Jadhav (1 January 2005). Dr. Ambedkar and the Significance of His Movement. Popular Prakashan. pp. 93–. ISBN 978-81-7154-329-8.
  4. ↑ "काळाराम सत्याग्रह आणि डॉ. आंबेडकर". Maharashtra Times. 14 April 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  5. ↑ "Shree Kalaram Mandir". shrikalaramsansthannasik.org. Shree Kalaram Mandir Trust. Retrieved 12 November 2024.

External links[edit | edit source]

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