Hyderabad,
November, 2019: Established in 1920,
Shree
Jagannath Swamy Ramgopal Trust recently fully reconstructed its Dharamshala at Mathura
with additional amenities for the pilgrims.The Dharamshala is situated at Prayag
Ghat on the banks of Yamuna river and in the close vicinity of the famous
Dwarakadheesh Temple.The present diety (Sri Krishna’s
idol) in Dwarakadeesh Temple was in the Dharamshala property (known as old
Temple) and later shifted to the existing temple premises.
With an outlay of INR 2 Crores, the new facilities at the Dharamshala include
10 furnished Air-conditioned rooms and 5 regular rooms to ensure a comfortable
stay. The Dharamshala also offers the facility of a about 3,000 sqft spacious Air-Conditioned
hall which can be used for various religious festivals and occasions. The
speciality of the Dharamshala is that it is fully protected from monkeys due to
installation of reinforced iron mesh in all open areas.
The Dharamshala wasformally inaugurated onthe 5th of September by Shri
Harikishen Ji Malani, Chairman of the Trust. It was opened was pilgrims stay thereafter.
TheTrust currently runs the operations of over 20
properties including 3 temples with the objective to ensure comfortable
experience for pilgrims and devotees.Bulk of the revenue comes from the properties
donated entirely by Late Shri Ramgopal Malani.
This helpsmanage the temples and the choultries.The properties includeJagannath
Temple, Satyanarayana Temple and Hanuman Temple allin Secunderabad and 3
Dharamshala’s one eachin Mathura (Uttar Pradesh), Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh)
& Basar (Telangana).
Now the 7th generation descendants
of Late Diwan Bahadur Ramgopal Malani( the founder of the Trust) are in charge of management of the Trust.Speaking
on the philanthropic work done by the Trust,Mr. Purshottam
Malani, Founder Family Trustee, said,“Since over a century the Malani family has been contributing to
lot of philanthropic work benefiting the people and society. In this context,
we are now taking necessary steps to make it comfortable for all the pilgrims and
devotees. We are undertaking development of all temples and the properties of the
Trust as
per the modern standards”