Madhya Pradesh's Newest Spiritual Haven 'Hanuman Lok' Takes Shape in Chhindwara, CM Chouhan Lays Foundation Stone Of Rs 314-Crore Project

The famous Jam Savli temple in Chhindwara district in Madhya Pradesh will soon have Hanuman Lok on the lines of Mahakal Lok corridor, developed on the Mahakaleshwar temple premises in Ujjain.

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Thursday (24 August) laid the foundation stone of ‘Hanuman Lok’, a religious centre dedicated to Lord Hanuman, at Saunsar in Chhindwara, the stronghold of former CM Kamal Nath.

Lord Hanuman is the self-proclaimed Lord in the shadow of the peepal tree (Ficus Religiosa) at village Savli. There is no evidence of when and who installed the idol of Lord Hanuman.

Spread over an area of 26.5 acre, the temple precinct will be developed by the Madhya Pradesh tourism board in two phases. The total cost of the Hanuman Lok project is Rs 314 crore with the first phase costing Rs 35.09 crore.

Two-Phase Development

The gateway will open into a 500-metre-long Chiranjeevi path — Lord Hanuman is called the “Chiranjeevi” (the immortal).

Apart from this, an ayurvedic dispensary and a 12,000 sq-feet open-air theatre for organisation of the Ramlila re-enactment is also planned.

The tourism board will also develop a parking lot in a land parcel of more than 40,000 sq ft, to accommodate 400 four wheelers and an equal number of two wheelers.

In the second phase of the temple corridor, a yogshala, lecture hall, waterfront path way, sitting area, restaurant and residence for devotees will be developed.

The project also includes the development of bathing ghats on the bank of Jam river, making it one of the largest integrated spiritual circuit development projects in the country.

The aim of the project is to accommodate the increasing footfall of the temple, which attracts devotees in lakhs, stopping by on the occasion of Hanuman Jayanti every year.