Meera Temple

Historical temple

Meera Bai (1498–1547) was a devout follower of Lord Krishna. Meera Bai was one of the foremost exponents of the Prema Bhakti (Divine Love) and an inspired poet. Mira Bai was a Rajput princess born in about 1498 in Metra, Rajasthan. Her father, Ratan Singh, ruler of Merta, She was married to Bhoj Raj, ruler of Chittaurgarh.nMeera Mahotsav every year on Sharad Purnima day (On Mirabai's birth anniversary) for 3 days. Many famous musicians and singers get together to sing bhajans in this celebration. The 3 days celebration also features puja's, discussions, dances, fireworks.

This is one of most peaceful places I've ever been to. The vibes of this temple is totally out of this world. If one is krishna devotee then he can feel those vibes easily. Away from the crowd of the city this temple serves you with immense pleasure and peace of mind. If you are a krishna conscious person than you must visit this place.nnThis is located on the Great Fort of Chittorgarh.nnThe deities over here are placed in 2002.

Jesus gave message of ‘Love’, 2000 years before present days, for seekers to attain enlightenment. Before Jesus only male person from higher sections of society were able to get enlightened. Jesus pioneered attainment of enlightenment by female and lower section of society people. Kabir, Dadu, Raidas, Rabia, Gorakhnath etc followed it.nJust 500 years before, Meera Loved Lord Krishna so much so that her life’s only wish was of getting married with him. She was so mad in Love that even after getting married with King of Chittorgarh, she refused to accept him as her husband.nAs per my information, She came to know about an enlightened mystic named Raidaas or Ravidas, so she met her at his ashram at Nathdwara. There just by a glimpse of devotion and love towards God in her eyes, Raidas accepted her as his disciple. He gave her a ‘mantra’ to recite so that she can discover her godliness and only then her wish could be fulfilled by God. The mantra was ‘Payo ji maine Ram ratan dhan payo’. Now Meera was yearning for Girdhari/sanwariya (Krishna was remembered by Meera, through these names only because that time a wife could not call her husband by his name) and in this mantra there is nowhere his name, she resisted but Raidas remained firm.nHesitantly she started reciting it with great difficulty. Over a period of time she got awakened and understood that her mistake was that she was treating Ram and Krishna as two while there is no difference in any creature in existence! She had ‘seen’ ‘the one’ in all that day.nShe felled in feet’s of Saint Raidaas, and recited the famous song ‘Payo ji maine, Ram ratan dhan payo...’. Still it is being recited by near about every famous singer to remember her.nThere is no difference in Ram, Krishna, Jesus, Buddha, Mohammad, Mahavir, Nanak etc. The difference is because our mind enjoys duality and reality could be understood when this duality vanishes to become one and still it is not one ie Krishna or Ram or Jesus all are one! Namaste is its depiction by joining two hands to become one in you but still it is not one too.nThere are three temples of Meera. Apart from this, One at Merta city, her birth place. Another at Nathdwara, place where she became disciple of Raidaas.

I like this place very much. The historical temples and palaces here bear witness to India's great heritage.