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to 9-00 P.M during which anyone can have darshan from the main gate. and in the winter season, it is open from 5-00 A.M. to 10 p.m.ĭuring summers, Mansa Devi temple remains open from 4-00 A.M. For the rest of Navratras, the temples remain open for darshan from 5 a.m. On the 7th and 8th day of Navratras, the temples of Shrine Complex are closed only for two hours during the night for cleaning maintenance of the temples. These melas are of 9 days duration each time and concludes on the 9th day. Shardiya Navratra mela are organized at the shrine complex during Chaitra and Ashvin months which is looked after by Shri Mata Mansa Devi Shrine Board of Panchkula. Millions of devotees visit this temple twice a year during the Navratri festival which is undoubtedly the best time to visit the Mansa Devi temple. A Shrine Board with Chief Minister of Haryana as Chairman was constituted for running of the Temple and preserving the heritage of the region. 14 of 1991) christened as Shri Mata Mansa Devi Shrine Act 1991 took over the control of this temple to provide for better infrastructure development, management, administration and governance of Shri Mata Mansa Devi Shrine and its endowments including lands and buildings attached to the Shrine. In view of the popularity of the temple for its mythological and historical significance and also for fulfilling the wishes of the lakhs of devotees thronging to the complex, the Government of Haryana by an enactment (Haryana Act No. The temple complex and its environment are presently looked after by Shri Mata Mansa Devi Shrine Board (SMMDSB) Panchkula which is a trust. Navratri time sees a lot of fairs that are organized in the areas surrounding the Mansa Devi Temple. Devotees from all over the world visit this temple to pay homage to the Goddess. However, in modern times a marble bust of the deity was got sculpted for giving an attractive human look (form) to the deity.Ī garden that is beautifully adorned with sacred plants adjoins the Mansa Devi mandir. Originally the pindis were only worshipped by the devotees. In the sanctorum the devi is worshipped with Devi Saraswati and Lakshmi in the form of Pindi (Stone pebbles). The main temple is dedicated to Mansa who is worshipped in the sanctum sanctorum both in the form of ‘pindi’ as well as in her anthropomorphic form executed on a marble. The main shrine (fifth shrine) being located the centre. These are called ‘shikkars’ or cronical shapes on the main domes. It is strongly believed that Goddess Mansa, to whom this temple is dedicated, is a powerful Goddess who fulfills the wishes of devotees.Īrchitecturally, the temple has been built in Panchayatana pattern with four projections or transected parts on its four sides bearing semi pyramidal conical spires on the tops. Mata Mansa Devi is a Shakti roop or form. Hence, mythological speaking, Chandigarh-Panchkula region undoubtedly continued to be living legends of shaktism where its practices are in vogue. In the vicinity of Panchkula there are numerous Shakti worshipping centers known by their names such as Chandi, Kalika, Mansa, Bhima etc.
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Himalaya being the abode of Shiva and his consort ’shakti’ became centre of Shakti worship. The shrine located on the foot hills of Shivalik is an epitome of age old tradition of ‘Shakti’ worship in northern India. Mata Mansa Devi Temple at Panchkula is a symbol of Himalayan culture and faith. According to the Hindu mythology, the head of Devi Sati had fallen over here. This holy Siddh Peeth is dedicated to Mata Mansa Devi. Mata Mansa Devi is one of the prominent Shakti temples of North India, situated in the Panchkula district of Haryana state in India.