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Each year in the month of April, the temple organizes a classical music and dance concert festival titled "Sankat Mochan Sangeet Samaroh", in which musicians and performers from all over India take part. The first festival was organized 88 years ago, and it has invited musicians and dancers including
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The foundation has been working with Australia-based environmental group, Oz Greene, under a programme called "Swatcha Ganga Abhiyan" for over 25 years. It celebrated its silver jubilee on 3–4 November 2007, with two-day event which concluded at the Tulsi Ghat, on the Ganges.
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was in progress in which numerous worshippers and wedding attendees were participating. The crowd helped each other in the rescue operation after the explosion. The next day a large number of devotees resumed their worship as usual.
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Tradition promises that regular visitors to the temple will gain the special favor of Lord Hanuman. Every Tuesday and Saturday thousands of people queue up in front of the temple to offer prayers to Lord Hanuman. According to
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The 2010 concert was spread over five days, during which artists such as Jasraj, Sunanda Patnaik,
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had a vision of Hanuman. Sankat Mochan Temple was founded by Tulsidas who was the author of the
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The temple still continues to be attended by thousands of Rama and Hanuman devotees who chant
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in the early 16th century and is situated on the banks of the Assi river.
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In 2009, the six-day concert saw over 35 artists including, vocalist
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It is believed that the temple has been built on the very spot where
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Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi
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On 7 March 2006, one of three explosions hit the temple while the
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Sankat Mochan Hanuman temple, Varanasi

Affiliation
Hinduism
Deity
Hanuman
Rama
Varanasi
Uttar Pradesh
India
Sankat Mochan Hanuman Temple is located in Varanasi district
Varanasi district
Geographic coordinates
25°16′56″N 83°00′00″E / 25.2821062°N 82.9999769°E / 25.2821062; 82.9999769
Hindu architecture
Tulsidas
Hindu temple
Varanasi
Uttar Pradesh
India
Hanuman
Tulsidas
Tulsidas
Ramacharitamanasa
Vedic Astrology
Shani
2006 Varanasi bombings
aarti
Hanuman Chalisa
Sundarkand

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