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India is a
nation where a tourist can witness vast differences in everything such
as culture, language, traditions and even food. In spite of all these
differences, there is a common bond that runs finely binding all the
Indians.
This can be
seen everywhere including the place where Hindus worship their deities,
the temple.
Though there
are differences in the architecture, the style and the model of the
temples, there is a common chord between all these temples.
That common
bond is that all are temples where people with pure intentions and pure
hearts come to remind themselves of and pray to the Almighty. There are
temples all over India.
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Places
of Sanctity
The state of Haryana
also like the rest of India has many temples. They are the places where
the mind meets the other dimension, the dimension where people can see
god. The temple is a place of silence, devotion and sincerity if a
person is irreligious. The temples receive large numbers of pilgrims
all over the year. The Mansa Devi Temple at Panchkula is 8 kilometers
from Chandigarh. Hindu scriptures state this temple as a part of the 52
‘Satipiths’. It is also believed that the head of Devi Sati happened to
fall at that very place.
Temples
of attraction
Haryana has certain
temples that are of great attraction and these gods are believed to
have great power. One such temple is the Chandi Mandir devoted to
mother goddess and is situated nearly 15kms from Chandigarh city on the
Kalka road. In fact, Chandigarh acquired its name from this goddess.
This temple is worshipped at a place called Siddh Peeth, where it is
believed that wishes are granted. Bhima Devi Temple is the oldest
temple and is located on the Kalka Road. This temple is nearly 22 km
from Chandigarh.
Jayanti Devi Temple
is sited on the river banks of Jayanti River and is admirable as it is
surrounded by Shivalik hills. Sheetala Devi Temple is also believed to
possess great power. These temples are commonly flocked by numerous
pilgrims. Besides these some prominent Haryana temples are Birla Mandir
in Chandigarh dedicated to Goddess Laxmi and Lord Narayana; Sita Mai
Temple in Karnal is devoted to Goddess Sita; Dargah in Panipat, Lat-ki
Masjid in Hissar, Pathar Masjid in Kurukshetra and the Sthaneshwar
Mahadev temple in Kurukshtra is a holy place for Hindus. All these
temples are of great attraction to devotees and hence there is always a
great crowd in these temples.
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