Dhopap Temple

Getting there

• By air

  The nearest airport is Ayodhya Airport, which the source describes as upcoming.

• By train

  Lambhua Railway Junction is the temple town's own station, with connections to Lucknow, Kanpur, Delhi, Jaipur and Bhopal.

• By road

  Lambhua is about 22 km from Sultanpur by road on the Sultanpur-Varanasi highway. It lies on National Highway 56, about 128 km from Varanasi.

Why devotees come here

Dhopap Temple stands on the right bank of the Gomti river at Lambhua, in Sultanpur district, Uttar Pradesh. Devotees bathe at Dhopap Ghat, where the legend says Shri Rama washed away the sin of killing Ravan. A large Ram temple stands at the ghat.

Pilgrims come to Dhopap to bathe in the Gomti. The Vishnu Purana is said to call the river in this stretch Dhutopapa, and the water reaches Dhopap from the east. The legend says Shri Rama sought absolution here for killing Ravan, who was of Brahmin caste, and bathed in the river on his return from Sri Lanka.

A ghat on the Gomti now bears the name Dhopap Ghat. People follow Rama's example and wash away their sins in the river here. Lambhua is a town, tehsil and Nagar panchayat in Sultanpur district, and the temple lies on the right bank of the Gomti beside the Sultanpur-Jaunpur road.

A large Ram temple stands at the ghat, and many devotees visit it. The ghat hosts a bathing fair on Ganga Dushehra and on Chaitra Ramnavami.

Festivals

• 10th day of Jyestha month, on Ganga Dushehra and on Chaitra RamnavamiJyestha snan mela

  A bathing fair is held here on these days.

• Every year on Ramnavami and on Jyeshtha Shukla dashamiRamnavami and Jyeshtha Shukla dashami

  Countless devotees bathe in the river on these days.

Tips for your visit

• Devotees believe that a visit on Dushehra day lets one wash sins in the Gomti river.
• The Ram temple stands at the ghat itself, so the temple and the bathing ghat can be visited together.

Questions people ask