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A Brief History of Maa Bhangayni temple

History of Maa Bhangayni Temple

Maa Bhangayani is known to be the most powerful goddess of Himachal Pradesh's Sirmour district. According to the legends, Shirgul Maharaj was imprisoned by a Mughal king of that time who was frightened by Maharaj's spiritual powers.


Maa Bhangayani Temple Haripurdhar in Sirmour

Himachal Pradesh is called Devbhoomi. Here deities are present in every village. People have unwavering faith and reverence on God's power. Apart from Shiva Shakti, the worship of Brahma, Vishnu, Nag, Siddha and Pir prophets has been happening since ancient times. For the protection of our family, livestock, agriculture, vegetation etc.,


Mother's help is taken in dispute

Due to being situated on a peak about 8000 feet above sea level, it is also known as Dhara Wali Mata. There is a lot of snow here in winter. There is a lot of recognition of the goddess in Sirmour, Solan and Shimla districts.


In the prevailing folklore

Many legends are also prevalent about the appearance of the goddess here. According to the story, once the deity Shirgul along with other deities and his entourage had gone on a tour of Delhi. Started buying some utensils etc. at a shop there.

Even after the shopkeeper put all the goods of the shop in the scales, the pan of the weight remained tilted to one side. On this he suspected Shirgul Devta to have some miraculous power.