Goddess Bhat Bhateni (Flying goddess )Temple

 

Bhat Bhateni Temple





Bhat Bhateni is also considered an avatar of Lord Vishnu. There are a legends  about the flying goddess  in the sky. Anyone who knows about Bhatbhateni Super Market , it was established in the name of Bhat Bhateni Devi . It is famous as Mamta Azima, the two-storied grand temple of this goddess is located in front of the Super Market. As a god who does not take a name. The goddess is also known as a far away goddess.


Bhat Bhateni is also considered to be an incarnation of Lord Vishnu, this temple is a beautiful, it built in Nepali pagoda architected was Licchivi time period  . Inside it there are three deities, Azima, her husband and her child. Although there are many legends related to Bhat Bhateni Devi, this is according to a popular legend that is going to be narrated now.


Once upon a time there lived a Brahmin couple named Sudib and Sudibeni in the place name  Bhat Bhateni. They were very hardworking and honest, so they lived happily and had great devotion to Narayan. Being impressed by their faith and devotion, one day Narayan appeared to them and asked them to ask for a boon, but as they had no children, he asked them to give us a child with all the virtues of the Lord.


Then Narayan Bhagwan said that you are old enough in this birth, for that you will meet again in the next birth and then this desire will be fulfilled in that birth. He gave me permission to do so.




 

 In time, they died and were born again in the same place in the next birth and got married. Even though they were heatless  and poor, everyone knew them well because of their honesty, good deeds and helpful person. At the same time, one day an old brahmin named Suddha Dev came to stay in their house, the next morning before left their house , Suddha Dev gave him a stick and said that he will come to get it after twelve year.

A son was born to this couple, who were leading their work life. They saw that the stick left by the Brahmin was rotting and getting rotten. When the couple tried to break the stick thinking that he would not come to pick it up, precious diamonds and jewels came out of it. They thought these  things were God's help, and  they sold it and made their life is little easier. .


Time passed, one day the couple  was putting oil on her baby sitting in the sun, at that time Suddha Dev Brahmin came there and asked for his stick. They were confused when they suddenly saw come to get it, the couple told that the brahmin had been eaten by a worm.


The Brahmin god who had believed for some time, but at the same time seeing the bird hovering over them, in his anger cursed them saying that if you have lied to me, then the bird will take  your child away and never set foot on this earth.


After some time, the bird came down and took their child to the sky, and since the child was taken by the bird, both of them prayed to Lord Bishnu and jumped to catch their child. Thus rising from the ground, they managed to catch their child, but at the same time the child in its true form, Shri Garuda with four arms, Lord Bishnu, 


Even though the couple appeared in front of they were cursed from the Suddha Dev,  the couple  were always honest and devoted towards the Lord Bishnu , so people will worship you as a goddess of flying in the sky, you were blessed as the welfare of the sad people, and since that day it is believed that the goddess of Sri Bhat Bhateni. is always in the sky.


 There are another famous legend our society .


According to another very popular legends , Sri Bhat Bhateni Mata is also believed to be from the Jyapu community. All these Jyapu community celebrated the Jatra of Sri Bhat Bhateni Devi for the right reason. Similarly,Sri Bhat Bhateni Devi is also called as the daughter of Sri Tudal Devi. Every year, during the Jatra, Sri Bhat Bhateni Devi along with her husband and her children are brought to Tudal Devi temple  once. The temple of Tudal Devi is located in Baluwatar. near maharajgung .


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