Mata Manasa Devi temple-Panchkula

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Mata Manasa Devi temple-Panchkula

Mata Mansa Devi is one of the prominent Shakti temples of North India, situated in the Panchkula district of Haryana state in India. This holy Siddh Peeth is dedicated to Mata Mansa Devi. According to the Hindu mythology, the head of
 Sati had fallen over here.

Mata Mansa Devi is a Hindu temple dedicated to goddess Mansa Devi, a form of Shakti. The temple complex is spread of 100 acres of the Shivalik foothills in village Bilaspur, near Mani Majra, and Panchkula, 10 km from Chandi Mandir, another noted Devi shrine in the region, both just outside Chandigarh.

It is one of the prominent Shakti temples of North India. Thousands of devotees visit the shrine from various parts of the country, and especially during the Navratra mela, this number rises to lakhs everyday for the nine auspicious days.

Mata Mansa Devi Temple at Panchkula is a symbol of Himalayan culture and faith. The shrine located on the foot hills of Shivalik is an epitome of age old tradition of ‘Shakti’ worship in northern India. Himalaya being the abode of Shiva and his consort ’shakti’ became centre of Shakti worship. In the vicinity of Panchkula there are numerous Shakti worshipping centers known by their names such as Chandi, Kalika, Mansa, Bhima etc. Hence, mythological speaking, Chandigarh-Panchkula region undoubtedly continued to be living legends of shaktism where its practices are in vogue.

Mata Mansa Devi is a Shakti roop or form. It is strongly believed that Goddess Mansa, to whom this temple is dedicated, is a powerful Goddess who fulfills the wishes of devotees.

Gurdwara Shri Manji Sahib,Ludhiana, Punjab.

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Gurdwara Shri Manji Sahib,

Gurdwara Shri Manji Sahib is a famous Gurdwara. It is located in Ludhiana, Punjab. Gurdwara Shri Manji Sahib (Also called as Alamgir Sahib) is situated in the Alamgir Village In Ludhiana Dist. Guru Shri Gobind Singh, after his four sons and mother were martyred by the Mughals, was going from Machhiwara on a bed as " Uchh Da Pir " and reached here on 14 Poh 1761 Bikrami (1704 A.D.).

On reaching here, one of the horse traders of the village named Bhai Nigahia Singh, gifted a horse to Guru Gobind Singh. Nabi Khan and Gani Khan were sent back with the bed. Shri Guru Sahib asked an old lady who was picking cow dung whether he could get some water from somewhere to take bath to which the old lady replied that " Pir Ji this is a place of ruins, there is no water here".

There is a well far away but there is a big python that lives there, no one goes there. Shri Guru Gobind Singh hit the python with an arrow and gave it " Mukti " ( exemption from further transmigration ) and the python fell into the well. When the Sikhs went to fetch water, the water had gone bad so close to where Shri Guru was sitting, Shri Guru hit one more arrow and there was a water spring that came out and all the Sikhs had a bath.

On seeing this miracle, the old lady fell into Shri Guru's feet and said " Peer Ji you are a wonderful Peer, I have a request. I have leprosy and I have gone to various places to get the treatment done but it has not been cured, kindly cure my disease and help me to get rid of this disease". Shri Guru Sahib said that whoever takes a bath under this water spring with belief, God will cure all his sadness.

Then Shri Guru sat on the horse given by Bhai Nigahia Singh and went towards Raikot. The old lady had a bath in that water spring and was cured. She went back to The village and told about the whole story. The place where Bhai Nabi Khan and Bhai Gani Khan kept Guru Sahib's bed, today at that place exists a beautiful Gurudwara known as Manji Sahib.