Butati Dham – Miracle or faith based effort ?
Stroke recovery generally takes a lot of efforts. And can be a very slow, painstaking affair for all, including the families of the survivors. At the same time, increasingly scientific evidence is being accumulated that – unlike as held earlier – it can be a lifelong, continuous affair of training both the mind and the body.
In which determination – that may as well be consequence of faith – plays a major role.
In the context of faith, Butati Dham has been offering hope and succor to millions since many years. Does it work for everyone ? I don’t know. But for many it seems to have made a substantial difference. Here the details for you to experience on you own.
HISTORY AND SUMMARY
It is believed that about five hundred years ago, Saint Chaturdas Ji lived at Butati. Born in the Charan clan, he was a great Siddha Yogi and by his Siddhi he cured paralysis patients. Even today people make seven rounds (circumambulation) around his Samadhi (tomb) to get rid of paralysis. Every year millions of paralyzed patients and other devotees come from all over the country especially on Ekadashi and Dwadashi.
LOCATION AND HOW TO GET THERE
Butati Dham is located in District Nagaur of Rajasthan , and is also known as Sri Chaturdas Ji Maharaj Mandir.The complete contact coordinates are :
Sri Chaturdas ji Maharaj Mandir
At/Po : Butati
Dist: Nagour (Rajsthan)
Ph: 01587-248021 ( Phone number seems incorrect as writing of this post )
The nearest Airport is Jaipur from where one can get a direct bus to Butati. This will be 5-6 hours journey.
By Train, the nearest railway station is Merta Road Junction.
From Merta Road Junction one gets private taxis etc. This is about an hour’s journey ( about 50 odd kilometers – the Web gives varying information !).
One can also reach Jaipur by train from anywhere in India , and from there get a taxi or bus.
On Google Maps, one can find it here.
BOARDING AND LODGING
The temple has a few rooms that are offered free for boarding and lodging , along with a large hall outside. This is on first come first served basis. The temple management provides items to be cooked and one can prepare food there. Food is simple – vegetables and wheat flour that one cooks oneself. People accompanying the patient can cook this food and feed themselves as well as the patient.
All this is free of cost. Donations are voluntary.
There are hotels/ guest houses in the vicinity and one can stay there as well.
A hotel there seems to have a Facebook page as well.
TREATMENT
There is no specific medicine as such prescribed. One needs to stay for seven days and every day attend aarti ( Prayers that take place in the morning and evening) two times at the temple. The patient is made to stand during the Aarti and then does his /her best ( assisted by others as needed) to circumambulate ( go round , perform ‘parikrama’ ) around the temple.
That is all. There are no extra poojas etc. Existing treatment / medicine etc. of doctors already treating the patient may be continued.
People usually take the “Bhabhuti’ ( holy ash) from the ‘Aarti’, mix it with an oil like mustard oil. The concoction is then used to massage the affected limbs of the patient. For some, the miracle lies therein.
It is claimed some people see a lot of improvement after these seven days. It is said that the improvement is noticeable fifth day onwards.
So is it faith, and the consequent efforts one does ( parikrama or circumambulation in the temple around the Samadhi made by a motivated stroke survivor who has faith in the place) that leads to recovery ?
Or is it a miracle ?
Or is it faith leading to a miracle ?
Come to your own conclusions !
Here are some more links for you to see on your own :
- Discussions on Quora
- A blog detailing personal experience of Nayan Goenka
Here an update, in Nayan’s own words, as of March 2021 :
He (my father ) got the stroke in 2017 August. I wrote the blog roughly 3 weeks after that, When I got the news of Butati from my family. He’s doing well now. To be really honest with you, I have done a lot of analysis on his recovery and especially what happened in Butati Dham based on what I saw the change in him and everything, The morning I wrote the blog after watching the video of him walking, when he went in on a wheelchair, was the single biggest jump in miraculous recovery I have seen in him. After that daily physio and other activities and normal life attributed to minor improvements in his recovery. It’s truly a magical place. He’s been generally well and healthy after that.
I don’t think Butati has any magical healing power. What that place does to you is channel the collective consciousness of a wide range of people, the hopes they bring to that temple, their aspirations in life and on a subconscious level that triggers a lot of neurons in the patients brain as well. And nothing is impossible after your conscious and subconscious start working together. A lot of people, praying for the same thing, at the same time, at the same place, with similar aspirations, a shared belief and a common goal is what is magical about Butati Dham. I think it triggered that on a subconscious level in my father. To answer your previous questions: I think he was on stroke medication at the time. I don’t remember exactly. And in cases of stroke, no amount of medicine or medical science or physio can help the person more than their own determination to get better. It needs to come from within that I have to get better.
I think the primary reason my father showed great recovery in the initial phase was because he did not like being dependent on others. So he was finding all ways to get independent very fast. That feeling was acting like a catalyst all through out. - Another blog
- Many videos on YouTube.
Here a rather detailed video on YouTube. Also includes another treatment of spinal / bone/ back treatment as well.
If you have been to Butati Dham, please DO Share your experience as well….you can comment in as under or send it separately to us by using the contact form. Thank you !
Here discussions on our Telegram Group of some members’ experience about Butati Dham. Please note Stroke Support India is not recommending any course of action, all can draw their own conclusions.
Suraj, [24-May-23 8:31 PM]
Hello survivors and families
I’m wondering if you all have heard about butati dham and I’m guessing many would have been already visited too?
Am I right?
B M, [24-May-23 8:34 PM]
Yes visited
Krish, [24-May-23 9:23 PM]
Anyone who has visited pls share your experience
Suraj, [24-May-23 11:35 PM]
Yes I have visited wait few minutes I will share whole experience
Suraj, [24-May-23 11:48 PM]
You aren’t with your family?
Suraj, [25-May-23 12:07 AM]
First of all I would like to say anyone who haven’t visited yet do visit once that’s a miracaleous place not only I have seen many people getting full recovery from there in 7 days I have my own experience to share as well when I went there I could not walk 4 members of my family took me railway station somehow they used to carry me on shoulders to move me from one place to other with lot of efforts of my family and strugglewe reached there and fortunately we got room as well if one can’t get room that’s not a big issue too cause there are so many big shelters but cause 7 day stay is mandatory it’s good if one can get a room and by saying room I’m not talking about guest houses or hotels nearby I’m talking about room available inside dham’s which is totally free of cost and do not stay outside dham in any guest house stay only in dham if gets room well n good if not then shelter, ou will get everything inside dham like both times food, mattresses, bedsheets, blankets, utensils everything a family needs to stay for 7 days and everything will totally free of cost
Coming back to my story on the day 4 of our stay during night around at 1 am when everyone was sleeping I stood up and went to washroom alone, remember I could not walk at all before that and by the day 7 my upper limb started working a little as well like I was able to raise my hand over my head all those were great feeling after then whenever wherever I meet someone suffering from stroke/paralysis first thing I do I ask them to visit butati dham it is only my story of butati dham’s miracle there are countless.
Suraj, [25-May-23 12:14 AM]
and those suffering with aphasia must must must go I haven’t seen a single aphasia patient who didn’t started talking there I met a uncle and his two children at railway station while I was coming back home I asked there children’s, got any improvement here?
They said bhaiya hamne 6 saal baad apne papa ki awaaz suni yaha aakar(brother we have heard our dad’s voice after 6 years after coming here)
Then I asked uncle
Aapko kesa lagra hai uncle(how are you feeling uncle
Uncle with tears in his eyes
Beta mujhe nahi laga tha mai zindagi me kabhi bol paunga dobara(son, I thought I would never speak again)
and his voice was crystal clear.
Suraj, [25-May-23 12:16 AM]
Just go with full faith there stay 7 days and you might be the next miracle story of that auspicious place.
Suraj, [25-May-23 12:19 AM]
and if anyone decides to go you can dm me anytime I will tell you the easiest way to reach there with least transportation fare, otherwise first time visiters often gets fooled by the taxiwalas and cabs outside railway station.
subhash b, [25-May-23 8:16 AM]
Thank you Suraj for sharing such a wonderful experience and got goosebumps when I know about recovery from Bhutati Dham. Can I ask you a few questions 1. After how many months after the stroke did you visit Bhutati Dham 2. Were you continuing your medication during your stay at Dham 3.How many visits did you make to Dham 4. Were you on Physiotherapy before going to Dham. Sorry if I disturbed you
Suraj, [25-May-23 9:21 AM]
1.exactly after 1 month post my stroke
- Yes, even the dham committee and pandits will say many times
Dawai ka kaam dawai karegi, duao ka kaam dua kregi(medication will do it’s work, same goes with prayers)
You might get few locals manipulating there who will say stop medications, but dham committee continuosly asks to not give them attention - See generally you need to go only one time, one time is enough but at the first visit 7 day stay is mandatory.
After the first visit me and my family were so impressed with the place and with the time when I got more balance better walking me n my dad only 2 of us we two try to go every month once on ekadashi for one night stay ekadashi is a special day there and so far I have visited 6 times total one time 7 days and rest for one night stay
4.No, no need to say sorry and I would like to tell everyone through this msg that anyone of you can dm me anytime 24*7 without hesitation
If anyone wants me number I can share too but only for whatsapp no calls I don’t talk on call not only post stroke even before stroke.
Hardeep Sodhi, [25-May-23 9:48 AM]
Great experience Suraj , thanks for sharing.
I am wondering about the role of ‘faith’ in this. How did you get that, and how do you determine that you had ‘ strong faith ‘ ….are there any rituals etc to do ? Were you doing some before your stroke as well ? Are you continuing with them ?
And did you ever meet any who did not have any improvement during the visit? If so, why do you think that was ?
Suraj, [25-May-23 10:11 AM]
If I am being honest before stroke I was a big time non-believer and if somebody would have told me about that before stroke I would have laughed on that person. but in my stroke journey I was/am ready to do anything which makes me better I had a friend of mine in Jaipur, after knowing about me she was constantly forcing me to go there, suraj please go, suraj please go once cause she was my close friend I believed her then had research about it and after watching videos reading reviews, I was clear in my mind boss this is the place you will get your second life
No you don’t have to do anything there all you have to do just attend the aarti of two times for continuos 7 days oneis be before sunrise other one is after sunset, no I wasn’t doing anything before my stroke I wasn’t a pooja-path type of guy before (now I am)
Yes some may not get desired improvement but you only know when you try.
subhash b, [25-May-23 12:19 PM]
Thank you so much Suraj for taking efforts to clear my doubts. I have also seen so many youtube videos of Dham but still couldn’t convince myself how attending Aarti 2 times can build confidence to the affected person. BTW are there more one Dham?
Suraj, [25-May-23 12:46 PM]
It’s the positive vibes and the mindset you go there helps + you aren’t just gonna sit in your room/shelter rest of the time apart from aarti you get some bhibuti after the aarti and you mix it with mustard oil and massage as much as possible.
Suraj, [25-May-23 12:47 PM]
No not there but I have heard and saw few more same kind of dham in madhya pradesh but they aren’t as popular as butati also I haven’t visited too.
Suja Arun, [27-May-23 2:08 AM]
I had been there but there was no difference in my condition
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