Bada Mangal: Prayers, Prasad Mark Festivities At Lucknow’s Iconic Hanuman Temple

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Last Updated:May 27, 2025, 17:44 IST

Bada Mangal is celebrated connected each Tuesday of the period of Jyeshtha, dedicated to Lord Hanuman.

Lucknow's Prachin Hanuman Temple attracts devotees during Bada Mangal. (Photo Credits: Instagram)

The auspicious time of Bada Mangal oregon Budhwa Mangal is being observed crossed the state connected Tuesday, May 27. Dedicated to Lord Hanuman, Bada Mangal refers to the back-to-back Tuesdays that autumn successful the period of Jyeshtha oregon the months of May and June successful the Gregorian calendar. Bada Mangal spans implicit 4 to 5 Tuesdays, and these are considered highly almighty to connection prayers to Lord Hanuman and question his blessings. Unlike Hanuman Jayanti, Bada Mangal is celebrated successful parts of Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Delhi crossed a month.

With the festivities underway crossed the state for implicit 2 weeks now, celebrations were seen astatine the iconic Prachin Hanuman Mandir successful Aliganj, Lucknow. Priyank Srivastava, a question influencer, took to his societal media relationship and documented the celebrations astatine the temple, showing glimpses of however devotees successful ample numbers gathered to spot blessings and instrumentality portion successful the festivities.

According to the video, Bada Mangal is celebrated successful a precise antithetic mode successful Lucknow, wherever families, businesses and institutions clasp ‘bhandaras’ and administer ‘prasad’ among the people. Some of the items prepared arsenic a portion of the prasad see puri-sabzi, chole-chawal, sweets, h2o and sharbat during these days. Multiple bhandaras are organised successful each country of the city, contempt the soaring somesthesia oregon vigor waves successful the season.

The influencer, too, relished the delicious nutrient from the bhandara, and helium could not halt praising its sensation and the endless services provided to the devotees.

He added a elaborate past of the temple, stating that it was established by Begum Janab-i-Aliyyah, who prayed to Lord Hanuman for a kid and was blessed with a babe boy. She herself initiated the installation of the temple with Lord Hanuman’s idol.

It is besides believed that the temple is the aforesaid spot wherever Sita Maa took remainder aft she was sent to exile, portion Hanuman was contiguous for her protection. There are galore different stories astir the root of Bada Mangal and the auspicious temple that continues to pull thousands of visitors each twelvemonth during the festive month.

Today, being the 3rd Bada Mangal, devotees would stitchery to observe 2 much Tuesdays earlier the period concludes.

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