Significance of Deoband
'Hith Harivansh Mahaprabhu’ lived his childhood in Deoband a place of peace and divinity. Once playing with his playmates; the ball fell in a deep well. Mahaprabhu jumped into the well and came out with a 'Shri Vigraha'(Lord's idol).
The well still exists and 'Sriji' placed in the ancestral palace, at Deoband is widely known as "Sri Radha Navarangilala".Here at Deoband, once while asleep, Sri Radha gave Her Holy 'darshan' (vision) to Hith Harivansh Mahaprabhu in his dream and blessed Him with 'Mantra'(Holy couplet) under a 'peepal' tree. This tree still exists at Deoband in the precincts of temple.
Location of Deoband :-
The geographic location of Deoband is a city found in Uttar Pradesh, India. It is located 29.70 latitude and 77.68 longitude and it is situated at elevation 263 meters above sea level.
Climate of Deoband :-
The climate here is mild, and generally warm and temperate. In winter, there is much more rainfall in Deoband than in summer. The climate here is classified as Csa by the Köppen-Geiger system. The average annual temperature in Deoband is 24.0 °C. Precipitation here averages 1041 mm.
Occasions in Deoband :-
Hitotsav the birthday of Shri Hith Harivansh Mahaprabhu falls in the months of May / June on Baisakh Shudhi Ekadashi celebrated with great excitement.
It is said that Shri Hith harivansh Mahaprabhu had married Rukmani devi and had three sons Shri Vanchandraji, Shri Krishandasji and Shri Gopinathji. Although He was married but yet lived a life of a saint uninterested in worldly chores. He was totally observed in serving Radha Navrangilalji and later on left in search of Lord he had dreamed. The search ended in Chirthawal from where He came to Vrindavan along with Sri Radhavallabh lal’s Sri Vigrah.
Routes to Deoband :-
Deoband is well connected to Metropolitan Cities like Delhi and major cities like Saharanpur, Roorkee through National Highways.
- By Air: There are no regular flights from other major cities of the country to Deoband. Nearest airport is Dehra Dun Airport.
- By Rail: Deoband is well connected to other major cities of the country via regular trains. .
- By Road: Instead of Deoband you can a get a bus to Muzaffarnagar on regular basis.