Guru Shri Dronacharya Temple is situated in Dankaur under tehsil Sadar of Gautam Buddha Nagar district (Uttar Pradesh). About 50 km from India's capital Delhi. And it is about 484 km from Lucknow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh. The living history of the Mahabharata period is still present inside this temple. The history of this temple is miraculous.
Drona city, which has been inhabited for centuries, was initially known as Dronkaur. But the changing environment also changed the name of this city, currently this city is known by the name Dankaur instead of Dronkaur. This temple has had special importance in the Puranas and religious texts since the Dwapar era. This city was also named after Guru Dronacharya. It is believed that this city is related to Kauravas, Pandavas, Ekalavya and Guru Dronacharya born in Dwapara Yuga.
Celebrations, Fasts and Festivals
Every Sunday, a special puja and havan of Baba Dronacharya ji is organized in the temple. After the special puja, prasad is distributed. Holi festival is celebrated for 3 days in the temple. Apart from these, all small and big festivals are celebrated in the temple as per time.
Annual Mela
An annual fair is organized by the temple committee from Janmashtami onwards which continues for the next 10 days. Under the fair, many colorful programs including religious, social, historical, drama, dance and many beautiful scenes are organized by Shri Drona Natya Mandal on a huge stage.
Shri Radha Krishna Temple
The main idol of Shri Radha Krishna ji of the temple is seated in the middle along with the charming Laddoo Gopal, on its three sides there are three forms of Lord Shri Krishna, Shri Krishna holding Govardhan mountain, Govind form Shri Krishna and Shri Nath ji form respectively. As well as all around Panchmukhi Shri Hanuman, Baba Dronacharya, Khatushyam Ji, Maa Sherawali, Tirupati Balaji, Shri Lakshmi Narayan, Maa Saraswati, Maa Lakshmi, Shri Ganesha with Riddhi Siddhi, Shri Gauri Shankar Parivar, Shri Ram Darbar, Sai Baba, Veda Mata Gayatri, all Nav Durga, Shri Banke Bihari and Bajrangbali are present.
Shri Shiv Mandir
Shivalingas of all the ganas along with Shri Shani Maharaj are installed near the Peepal tree. The annual fair will be organized from today i.e. from Janmashtami till the next 10 days. All you devotees are cordially invited.
Baba Drona Temple
There is an ancient idol of Baba Dronacharya and a 6 feet idol of Guru Shri Dronacharya near the sanctum sanctorum, small temples of Maa Santoshi and Maa Kali are established near them.
Maa Bhagwati Temple: There is a temple of Maa Durga along the parikrama route.
Shri Gauri Shankar Temple, Shri Ganesh Temple and Shri Ram Temple are established near Maa Bhagwati Temple.
This temple, however hidden in the lap of peace, is narrating the disciple tradition of Guru Dronacharya and Eklavya by highlighting the ancient Indian history in its existence.
It is believed that Ekalavya, the son of Nishadraj Hiranyadhanu, went to the world's best archer Guru Dronacharya to learn archery, but Guru Dronacharya refused to teach archery to Ekalavya considering him to be the son of Nishad because Guru Dronacharya was not teaching archery to the princes of the throne of Hastinapur. Were committed to. After which Ekalavya bowed his head at the feet of Guru Dronacharya and returned to the forest and made his clay statue. Ekalavya practiced archery by keeping this statue in the supreme spirit of Acharya. Read the mythological story related to the temple in detail here
This Dronacharya temple situated in Dankaur is the same place where Ekalavya practiced archery by making the statue of Guru Dronacharya. Through his hard work and continuous practice, he became very proficient in archery.
After Ekalavya became the best archer, one day when Pandavas and Kaurava princes went to the forest land for hunting with Guru Dronacharya, the dog of the princes reached Ekalavya's ashram and started barking loudly. Ekalavya's attention started getting distracted due to the barking of the dog, due to which Ekalavya, using his archery skills, closed the dog's mouth with arrows.
Eklavya shot the arrows so skillfully that the dog did not feel any pain from the arrows. When all the princes saw that dog, they were amazed to see such a skilled archer and started praising the archer. The princes, while searching in the forest land for the Banavasi warrior, saw with their own eyes Ekalavya shooting the arrow and when asked about Ekalavya's introduction, Ekalavya addressed himself as the son of Nishadraj Hiranya Dhanu and the disciple of Guru Dronacharya.
After getting the introduction of Ekalavya, all the princes reached Guru Dronacharya and informed Guru Dronacharya about all the incidents. After listening to all the words of the princes, Guru Dronacharya himself left for the forest to meet Ekalavya. When Ekalavya saw Guru Dronacharya coming near him, he went ahead to receive him and offered himself at his feet as a disciple and honored Guru Dronacharya by worshiping him ritually.
Guru Dronacharya said to Ekalavya, Veer, if you really consider me as your Guru, will you be able to give me the gift asked by me in the form of Gurudakshina. After listening to Guru Dronacharya, Ekalavya happily said, \"Lord, what can I give you?\" Gurudev, I promise you that whatever you ask for, I will give you it without any hesitation. Then Guru Dronacharya asked for the thumb of his right hand from Ekalavya as Guru Dakshina. In the same temple courtyard, in keeping with the promise given to Guru Dronacharya, Ekalavya happily cut off his thumb and kept it in Guru Dronacharya's bag.
Drona Kund
There is also a pond in the courtyard outside the temple. Due to being an ancient heritage, it is also called Dronacharya Pond. This pond exists since the time of Eklavya in Dwapar era. After talking to the local people, it is known that this pond is cursed. People believe that no matter how much water is filled in this pond. It all dries up in just one or two days. The water in the pond does not stop. People also say that a long time ago when there was no dam on Yamuna, there used to be floods in Dankaur but due to this pond the flood water used to dry up.
It is said that the British rulers had got this pond tested, the then District Collector of Bulandshahr had dug this pond for water but he also failed in his attempt and surrendered before the miracles of Shri Dronacharya.
While digging a well inside the pond, a statue of Guru Dronacharya, made by Ekalavya himself to learn archery, was found.
After the statue, the local residents built the temple of Guru Dronacharya. This temple is considered to be about 500 years old. Gradually it started progressing in development. On the basis of faith and belief, the devotees transformed the temple into a huge one.
Daurnachatay Puratan Murti
Guru Dronacharya
Baba Guru Dronacharya
Shri Bal Hanuman
Shri Lakshmi Narayan
Maa Durga
Maa Kali
Wishing Threads
Shri Radha Krishna Mandir
Wishing Threads
Maa Kali Temple
Shiv Mandir
Baba Dron Temple
Govardhan Dharan Leela
Shri Krishna in Govind Form
Shrinathji
Laddu Gopal
Shri Radha Krishna
Maa Bhagwati
Eklavya Garden
Mata Temple
Three Mata
Dron Temple
Hanumanji And Peepal
Dron Kund
Gaushala
Mela: Jhula
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