Mans Devi Temple (Chandigarh)

The interesting point is that the architectural
designs of the temple are the typical Mughal
manifestation

Mans Devi Temple (Chandigarh) Hindu Temples

Excursions near by Chandigarh will take you to some of the popular temples such as Mansa Devi Temple, Golden Temple , and Chand Devi Temple, which allows one to enjoy spiritual beauty and experience mental bliss.

Mansa Devi Temple is situated in Bilaspur village, which is around three kilometers drive from the east of Mani Manjra, Chandigarh. There are two temples, which are committed to Goddess Mansa Devi. The Mansa Devi Temple, located in Panchkula, symbolizes the culture and belief of the people in the grand Himalayas and Shiva, the God of 'Shakti'. In Panchkula region there are numerous worshiping centers of 'shakti' like Chandi, Kalika, Mansa and Bhima where people comes to listen to the spiritual words.

In the main temple, Devi Mansa is worshiped in the form of the holy 'sand' in the formation of 'pindi'. At present this has been replaced with her idol, which is made of marble. Mansa Devi is worshiped with Devi Saraswati and Devi Lakshmi in the holy form of 'pindi'. Primitively the processes of the idol worship were done in the form of pindis, but now in the recent times, the deity is worshiped in its anthropomorphic form. The idol worship makes the human form more attractive when the ornaments are placed in their due place.

The interesting point is that the architectural designs of the temple are the typical Mughal manifestation, which is in direct contrast with the environmental region of Chandigarh. It has a distinctive 'nagara' curve shaped design and the walls of the temple are decorated with paintings of shrines and other motifs. The architectural flair of the temple comes from the 'Shivalik' background. The temple is built in a Panchayantana pattern. As per this pattern, there are four major shrines at each of its corners and the main shrine located right in the middle.

The present day Mansa Devi Temple of Chandigarh was constructed by Maharaja Gopal Singh of Manimajra situated in the Bilaspur village, Tehsil and Panchkula District on the Shivalik foothills. You can find another temple called Patiala Temple just 200meters from the main temple. There are some wall paintings in thirty-eight panels and the marvelous floral designs painted on the ceiling. One can illustrate the themes by watching the variety of paintings.

O, do not forget to visit the Mansa Devi Temple of Chandigarh, which gives you the pleasure to enjoy finest artistic beauty.

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