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Introduction and History in Brief
Siddhpeeth Shri Shakumbhari Devi Temple is an important Hindu temple. It is situated in the Shivalik hills in Behat tehsil, 40 km from Saharanpur in Uttar Pradesh.
It is one of the most visited pilgrimage centers in India.Every year lakhs of visitors visit the temple. The two most prominent festivals celebrated at Siddhpeeth Shri Shakumbhari Devi Temple are Navratri and Diwali. Shakumbhari devi is a famous Shaktipeeth of maa Durga,
As a Temple concern, The moments during morning and evening prayers time when temple always keeps full of devotees. Temple is full of devotees particularly on Thursday.
Visitors and devotees can see many statues of holy deities like LORD BRAHMA, LORD SHIVA,LORD VISHNU AND MAA DURGA.
Devotees used to come to pray to Lord Ram, Maa Sita ,Laxmanji and Hanumanji also. Although,Temple is small and placed on the road as it is so beautiful and clean.
Temple people has got used to follow all covid 19 protocols . Temple is surrounded by Lots of Trees and fresh air as far as the environment is concerned.
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In Hinduism, goddess Shakambhari (Sanskrit: शाकम्भरी) is an incarnation of Parvati. Her name means “The One who nourished mankind with fruits and vegetables”. It is said that in the end of a hundred-year lasting famine, the supreme Paramashakti incarnated as Shatakshi-Shakambhari and gave food to the starving. Shakambhari devi is the third form of the Mother as depicted in the “Murti Rahasyam” part of “The Devi-mahatmyam” or most popularly, “Sri Sri Durga Saptashati/Sri Sri Chandi”, the others being Nandadevi, Raktadantika, Durga, Bhimaa, and Bhraamari. There are many Shakti Peethas in our country, dedicated to this goddess, the prominent ones being Sakray peeth and Sambhar Peeth, located in Rajasthan and Saharanpur Peeth in Uttar Pradesh.
Shakti Peeth Shakumbhri, meaning the abode of Shakti Goddess Shakambhari or Shakumbhri, is situated in the Jasmour village area, at a distance of 40 km to the north of Saharanpur in Uttar Pradesh state of Northern India. It has two important temples of Hindu deities: one of the Goddess (Devi) Shakumbhri herself and another one, Bhura-Dev temple, located one kilometer away from it to the east, of the deity Bhairava, considered to be her guard. Another temple dedicated to this goddess and quite famous is near the Sambhar Lake, in Rajasthan.Another big temple of Shakumbari devi is located in Badami, of Bagalkot District of Karnataka.
Architecture
The main entrance gate and outer varandah of the temple, was constructed for the convenience and comfort of the devotees. This work was done, with the permission of the Ranas of Jasmour who own the temple, by one Shri Radha Kishan,then Treasurer of the erstwhile Kalsia State (Chhachhrauli)(presently in Yamunanagar District of Haryana)from his personal contribution and also by collecting donations from several devotees.
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Presiding Deity
Maa Shakumbhari 🙏
Weapons of Maa as Maa Shakumbhari is a form of Maa Durga
Be A True Devotee
Worship your Isht in your tradition .
But passive worship is a total waste of your time and energy .
For True Worship ,a devotee MUST master the use of weapons the Deity bears.
The ten hands of Goddess Durga hold in them a conch, discuss, lotus, sword, bow with arrow, trishul, mace, thunderbolt, snake and flame. Maa Durga carries these ten powerful weapons and sits on the king of all animals, lion to go into battle against evil.
Remember, for a Sanatani, Shastra (Weapon) and Shaastra (Holy Book) go together 🙏
A devotee must be learnt to use the respactive deity’s weapons like Sword,Gada, Trishula etc..
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Timing
07:00 AM to 02:00 PM and then from 04:00 PM to 09:00 PM.
No entry fee!
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Basic Facilities
Activities
Festivals
Every year all major festival avam festivals are celebrated in the temple. it goes like this :-
Mahashivratri
Durga Pooja
Holi
Deepawali
Navratris
Basant Panchami
Ganesh Chaturthi
Ram Navami
Hanuman Jayanti
Krishna Janmashtami etc.
Famous Temples Nearby
Bhuteshwar Mahadev Temple
Shivadham Temple of India
Bageshawar mahadev temple
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Nearby Dharamshalas
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Concerned Police Stations
Behat Police Station
Mata Shakumbhari Devi Rd, Behat, Uttar Pradesh 247121
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Gau Sewa, Birds and otheranimals Sewa
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Modes of Travel
- By Air: If you want to visit Shakumbhari Devi Temple saharanpur by air you can visit by Dehradun airport and from there you can travel by roadways or indian railways.second one option to visit saharanpur by air is board at new delhi IGI airport thereafter you can visit either by roadways or Private Bus From Saharanpur Bus Stand.
- By Train: The nearest railway station is Saharanpur which is around 40 Km away from the temple.
- By Road: The temple is well connected by road from Saharanpur and Chhutmalpur as well via Behat.
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Address for Visiting and Donation Purpose
Mata Shakumbari Devi Mandir Saharanpur
Mata Shakumbhari Devi Rd, Nawabganj, Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh