India is also called the country of temples because there are thousands of temples of many gods and goddesses across the country and each temple has a special identity due to its different and unique features. In these temples of the country, a different atmosphere is seen at festivals. These days the festival of Navratri is in full swing and is dedicated to Matarani. Devotees throng the temples of Matarani during Navratri days. Today, in this episode, we are going to tell you about some famous temples of the country, where all the wishes are fulfilled just by visiting them. If you also want to visit Mata during Navratri, then you can visit these holy temples. Let's know about these temples...
Maa Pitambara Devi, Madhya Pradesh
Maa Pitambara Siddhapeeth is located in the Datia district of Madhya Pradesh. It was established in 1935 by Swamiji. Here no court is decorated for the mother's darshan, but there is a small window, which allows seeing the mother. Here Mother Pitambara Devi assumes different forms in three phases. If a devotee has seen any form of mother in the morning, then he gets the good fortune to see another form in the second hour. No one could know the secret of the changing form of the mother to date. This is considered a miracle. Although there is a fair of devotees here all the time, the special fruit of worshiping the mother has been told in Navratri. It is said that by wearing yellow clothes, offering yellow clothes and yellow bhog to the mother, every wish of the devotee is fulfilled here.
Kalighat Temple, Kolkata
Durga Puja is celebrated with pomp during Navratri in this temple in Kolkata. Popular belief is that the right toe of Goddess Sati fell where the temple stands today. The Kalighat temple is thronged by thousands of devotees during the months of Navratri. This prominent temple is more than 2000 years old and is situated on the banks of a small water body called Adi Ganga. Do visit this temple as it is famous as an important Shakti Peetha.
Chamundeshwari Temple, Mysore
This temple is situated at the top of the beautiful Chamundi Hills in Mysore and is one of the famous Devi temples in South India. Dedicated to Goddess Chamundi, an incarnation of Goddess Durga, this temple was constructed in the 12th century. The main attraction of this temple is the idol of Goddess Chamundi, which is made of pure gold. Another attraction of the temple is the 16 feet tall statue of the demon Mahishasura.
Ambaji Temple, Gujarat
This temple is situated on the Gujarat-Rajasthan border. It is believed that this temple is about twelve hundred years old. The restoration work of this temple started in 1975 and is continuing since then. This temple made of white marble is very grand. The shikhara of the temple is one hundred and three feet high. 358 golden urns are equipped on the summit. One of the Shaktipeeths of Maa Amba-Bhavani, the devotees of Maa has immense devotion towards this temple. There is no idol installed in the sanctum sanctorum of the temple. A Shree-Yantra of Maa is installed here. This Shree-Yantra is decorated in such a way that the beholder feels that Maa Ambe is sitting here. The whole atmosphere here remains powerful during Navratri.
Maa Tripura Sundari, Bihar
About 400 years ago, the 'Maa Tripura Sundri' temple was built in Buxar, Bihar. It is said that it was built by Tantrik Bhavani Mishra. Entering the temple here, there is a feeling of amazing power. Along with this, voices start coming from the temple premises in the middle of the night. The priests tell that these voices come from the idols of the mother talking to each other. Although archaeologists have also researched many times on the voices coming from this temple, they could not find anything. After this, research was also stopped. Be it spring or autumn, there is a crowd of devotees here.
Durga Temple, Varanasi
It is believed that this temple was built by a Bengali queen in the 18th century. The temple is built in the Nagara style of North Indian style of Indian architecture. There is a square-shaped pond in this temple which is known as Durga Kund. The building is painted red, which also contains extracts of others. The clothes of the goddess in the temple are also of ocher color. According to a belief, the idol installed in this temple is not made by humans but this idol was self-manifested, which came to protect people from evil forces. This temple is thronged by thousands of devotees during Navratri and other festivals.
Mata Vaishno Devi Temple, Jammu, and Kashmir
Hundreds and thousands of pilgrims visit Vaishno Devi in the Katra district of Jammu and Kashmir throughout the year. It is one of the 108 Shaktipeeths in the country. Goddess Vaishno Devi is believed to be a form of Goddess Durga and resides in the form of rocks inside the sacred cave of the temple. Devotees usually climb a 13 km climb from Katra.
Naina Devi Temple, Nainital
The temple of Naina Devi is situated in Nainital. It is said that this temple was destroyed in a landslide in the year 1880, but later it was renovated again. Mother Naina Devi is worshiped here. According to mythological belief, the eyes of Mata Sati had fallen here, due to which this holy place was named Naina Devi. Devotees visit this Shaktipeeth during Navratri to fulfill their wishes.
Shree Mahalaxmi Temple, Kolhapur
This temple established in Kolhapur is one of the famous Shaktipeeths. This temple is believed to have been built by the Chalukya Empire. In this temple, the form of Goddess Mahalakshmi is worshipped. Here Lord Vishnu resides with the mother. Apart from this, the specialty of this temple is that here Sun God is seen touching the feet of Maa Mahalakshmi twice a year and worshiping her. During this, a special festival of 3 days is also held in this temple. People get to see this scene every year on 'Rath Saptami' in January. It is said that whatever thought comes into the mind of the devotee in this temple, gets fulfilled by the grace of the mother.
