This is a consecrated temple of Naag Vasuki.
There is a place to sit and meditate. You can go into meditative states here effortlessly.
How to Get there
The temple is located 7.3 kms East of Prayagraj Junction.
Map:
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About Shri Naag Vasuki Mandir
The Nagvasuki temple is located on the banks of the Ganges at the northern end of the Daraganj locality. Nagvasuki Dev is worshiped in this temple and his stone idol is placed in the centre of the temple. Nagvasuki has also been called Sheshraj, Sarpanath, Anant and Sarvadhyaksha. The glory of this temple can only be gauged from the fact that the journey of every devotee and pilgrim to Prayagraj is not complete until he or she sees Lord Nagvasuki. Lakhs of pilgrims visit the temple on the day of Kumbh, Ardh Kumbh, Magh Mela and Nagpanchami. The description of this temple also appears in the Puranas. The Bhogavati shrine is believed to be inhabited with Nagavasuki. The Nagvasuki temple is considered to be the Bhogavati shrine on the west side of the Ganges towards the east.When the Ganges floods during the rainy days, its water reaches the stairs of the Nagvasuki temple. The devotees then bathe in the Bhogavati shrine. In Shravan month, the ritual of peace ie. Rudrabhishek, Mahabhisheka and Kaal Sarpdosh takes place in the Nagvasuki Temple.
Temple Story
What is famous about this temple is that when Aurangzeb was breaking the temples in India, he himself came to break the much-talked Nagvasuki temple. But, as soon as he shot a sword at the idol, the sword got stuck at the idol and suddenly the divine form of Lord Nagvasuki was revealed. Aurangzeb trembled at seeing his formidable appearance and fainted in fear. The temple also has many mythological beliefs. There is such a mythological belief about this temple that by coming here and worshiping, Kaal Sarp Dosh ends forever. Legend says that the then Maratha king had developed leprosy at that time. So Raj Pandit had agreed that if the king would get rid of the disease, he would renovate the temple.The king got rid of the dangerous disease. Grateful Raj Pandit built the pucca ghat along with the temple.
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