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Sheetala temple (mandir)
Sheetla Mata Temple (mandir) is situated in a village named Jangla, at a
distance of roughly 1.5 km from Gehrwin, Bilaspur. Like the Golden Temple of
Amritsar, this temple can also be constructed in the middle of a tank. A pathway
made up of concrete leads one to the temple (mandir). It is stated that the
magnificent idol of the deity installed right here was sculpted at Makhowal,
close to Anandpur Sahib. Goddess Sheetla Devi is believed to be the youthful
sister of Goddess Badol Devi and symbolize energy and peace.
It is stated that the Goddess likes cool and peaceable surroundings, the place
there may be water all around, and detests any kind of heat. She is known to
push back heat from the physique of a person. In many components of India, it's
believed that diseases like small pox and rooster pox signify the manifestation
of the Goddess in a human's body. Though Sheetla Mata mandir of Himachal Pradesh
is relatively new, it is fairly widespread amongst the natives
They believe those that pray on the temple (mandir) with utmost devotion and
faith are granted their needs by the Mata. In accordance with a legend, a
resident of Jangla dreamt that the Goddess has asked him to put in Her idol in a
place with water in abundance. He initially thought of a pond, where he might
set up the idol of the Goddess. Nonetheless, he was led to this place and was
advised to dig there and perform Goddess' wishes. This is how the Sheetla Mata
Temple got here into being.
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