Chamunda Devi Temple
The temple is located at a distance of 23Km from Palampur, 14Km from Kangra and 16Km from Dharamshala in the kangra district of Himachal Pradesh. I visited to Chamunda Devi Mandir from Dharamshala and it just take 30 to 40 minutes to reach at our destination. It was totally “roommates trip" because I visited there only with two of my girls. We took a bus from post office bus stop of Dharamshala at 10:30Am and reached there at around 11:10Am. We bought our ‘parsad' from the local shops opened outside the temple, and then we entered the temple with all for positive vibes. As we were walking slowly slowly, looking at everything around us,and capturing our memories just in a minute a group of monkeys came in our way, we were totally afraid of them one of my friend throw her Prasad and all the monkeys run towards it, in between we make our escape possible towards the temple. It was really a memorable experience for all of us.
Chamunda Devi temple is one of the earliest temples of India built in 16th century. The temple is situated on the banks of river BanGanga (Baner). The temple is dedicated to Chamunda Devi who is a form of Goddess Kali. Chamunda Devi temple is also known as Chamunda Nandikeshwar Dham.It is believed that Shiva and Shakti reside in this temple. A glimpse of Hanumana and Bhairon can be seen in the idol of Chamunda Devi in the temple.
There was a story written over the banner in the temple about the discovery of the epitome placed in Chamunda Devi Temple. It is said that around 400 years back, a king and a priest asked for permission from the Devi to shift the temple to a better place. The Goddess then appeared in the dreams of the priest and asked him to start digging the land at some particular place. The priest found an ancient idol of Chamunda devi at that site. The idol was the established at the same place and the Goddess is worshipped there since then.
When the idol was found, the king asked the labour to take the idol out but nobody was successful to displace the idol. Later on, the Goddess appeared in the dreams of the priest and told him that all the people were considering the idol as an ordinary idol while the idol is of great significance. The Goddess further asked the priest to wake up early in the morning, to take bath and to wear holy clothes. The Goddess also asked the priest to give due respect to the idol and then he would be able to shift the idol which all of the others could not do together. Next day the priest narrated the whole story to everyone and told them that everything is happening because of the Mother’s grace and power.
Devotees gather here in large number during Navratras. It was really very beautiful temple. We enjoyed the there for approximately 2 hours and then we came back to our PG.
Chamunda Devi temple is one of the earliest temples of India built in 16th century. The temple is situated on the banks of river BanGanga (Baner). The temple is dedicated to Chamunda Devi who is a form of Goddess Kali. Chamunda Devi temple is also known as Chamunda Nandikeshwar Dham.It is believed that Shiva and Shakti reside in this temple. A glimpse of Hanumana and Bhairon can be seen in the idol of Chamunda Devi in the temple.
There was a story written over the banner in the temple about the discovery of the epitome placed in Chamunda Devi Temple. It is said that around 400 years back, a king and a priest asked for permission from the Devi to shift the temple to a better place. The Goddess then appeared in the dreams of the priest and asked him to start digging the land at some particular place. The priest found an ancient idol of Chamunda devi at that site. The idol was the established at the same place and the Goddess is worshipped there since then.
When the idol was found, the king asked the labour to take the idol out but nobody was successful to displace the idol. Later on, the Goddess appeared in the dreams of the priest and told him that all the people were considering the idol as an ordinary idol while the idol is of great significance. The Goddess further asked the priest to wake up early in the morning, to take bath and to wear holy clothes. The Goddess also asked the priest to give due respect to the idol and then he would be able to shift the idol which all of the others could not do together. Next day the priest narrated the whole story to everyone and told them that everything is happening because of the Mother’s grace and power.
Devotees gather here in large number during Navratras. It was really very beautiful temple. We enjoyed the there for approximately 2 hours and then we came back to our PG.
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