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Hindu devotees visit Maharishi Bhardwaj's ashram to offer puja. Maharishi Bhardwaj was the first patron of Ayurveda. There are lots of temple inside ashram complex where devotees come for prayer. Women in sarees also come for prayer can also be seen. At present it is located in Colonelganj locality. A shivling of Bhardwajeshwar Mahadev was established here by the sage Bhardwaj, and in addition there are hundreds of statues. Important among them are: Ram Lakshman, Mahishasur Mardini, Surya, Sheshnag, Nar varah. Maharishi Bhardwaj was the first patron of Ayurveda. Lord Rama had gone to the sage Bhardwaj’s ashram to get his blessings. It is a matter of research to find where the ashram existed then, but at present it is near the Anand Bhawan. There is a Shiv temple as also statues of Bhardwaj