RAIN GOD OF MANDI DEV KAMRUNAG

Kamarunag is one of the best destinations in Himachal Pradesh. Relatively less known Himalayan trek, Kamrunag is not even listed well in the official tourism websites of Himachal Pradesh. Like all other lakes in Himachal Pradesh, Kamarunag or Kumarwah Lake has its own legend.
KAMRUNAG Temple at a height of 3,334 metre. The beautiful lake is besides the temple.
you can enjoy the view of DHAULADHAR ranges and KARSOG valley of  MANDI distt. Kamrunag temple surrounded by the beautiful deodar trees. Kamrunag is the King yaksha a great warrior from  MAHABHARAT .


TRADITION:  There is tradition of offering gold ,silver ,other coins .People have been making offerings of gold and other precious metals and stones since centuries.People often pray to the weather God in the temple for favourable weather conditions.Pilgrims take holy bath during Kamrunag ‘jatar’ in the lake. A fair is held here on 14th of June every year.

P.C ;Rajsthan.patrika.com

STORY :Dev Kamrunag’s original name was Ratan Yaksh and he was a self learned warrior. He would practice by keeping Lord Vishnu’s idol in front of him and he considered it as his master, the Guru. He got to know about the story of Mahabharat being fought in some far corner of Bharat and decided to take part in it. Brave and courageous he was, he decided to fight with the weaker party, which meant he was going to join the army of Kaurav’s. Lord Krishan got to know about it and he decided to stop the self learned warrior before he could reach the battlefield. Disguised as a yogi, Lord Krishna appeared before the Yaksh. He asked him about his journey and told him about the hardships being experienced by wounded soldiers.

Ratan Yaksh was listened to the story and it strengthened his determination.

Lord Krishan gave him a tough test to find out the potency of his arrows and said, “I will be convinced if you can pierce every leaf of that enormous peepal tree with thy arrow.” When the Yaksh was preparing his arrow, the Lord plucked some leaves and hid them in his closed fists. To his surprise the arrow pierced even the leaves in his fists. Then Lord Krishan asked him about his guru, upon which the Yaksh replied it to be no one but the almighty himself. And there Lord Krishan spotted an opening, transformed into his actual formless eternal form, and asked the young man for Gurudakshina, fee for services he had never offered to his student. The yaksh could not resist and he had to offer what the Lord had asked for, his head. He gave away his head and asked the Lord to keep it alive until the Great War was over. The Lord immediately agreed and blessed him with the same, his head was brought to the Kamru Hill and today it is known as Kamrunag Temple.

P.S; Mapio.net
P.S : Tarungoel.in



HOW TO REACH:
Chandigarh-Sundernagar (179 K.M) By Bus
Sundernagar-Rohanda (20 K.M) By bus
Rohanda- Kamrunag temple (6 K.M) By Trekk 
Another From Chailchowk
Sundernagar-Chailchowk(20 K.M)
Chailchowk-Sarora Temple(14K.M)
Sarora Temple-Kamrunag Temple(10 K.M)
FOR MORE ADVENTURE:
Kamrunag temple - Shikari Devi (16 K.M)

WHERE TO STAY:
  • Kamru Valley Guest House,Rohanda/  CONT. 01907-274063, 94184-74063
  • Classic Home Stay,Aukal/  CONT.  98822-61944

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