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Wednesday, 4 February 2015

Attractions Of Panipat: Devi Temple

Devi Temple

Short Overview:


The Devi Temple located in Panipat was built by a Maratha ruler in 8th century. The temple is dedicated to a local goddess and is located on the bank of a tank. It houses ancient sculptures and is designed in religious style architecture typical of India.The Devi Temple of Panipat exists on the banks of a large tank and is dedicated to a local goddess. This temple is known for its unique architecture and ancient sculptures

Long Overview:

During 18th century, Marathas were ruling this area and once Sadashivrao Bhau, the Maratha warrior; leader of its troop came to this village. He stayed for two months with his troop while going for fight against Afghan invader Ahmed Shah Abdali. During his visit, he found deity of goddess near the tank and decided to build a temple around this deity. He renovated this place and build classy temple along with tank which is located in its vicinity.

He had constructed this temple by infusing lot of modern techniques and facilities which existed at that time. It became a center of attraction since its re- inception by the Maratha fighter. It is believed that survivor of this battle got settled in this village and population of Marathas is equivalent to other people of the province Bhadar where Devi Mandir is positioned. Later, among the survivors of Maratha soldier, Mangal Raghunath built another temple of Lord Shiva in proximity to Devi Mandir. 

The name of Shiva Mandir was given on the name of that worrier hence known as Mangal Raghunath.Temple has been kept in same stage as constructed with minor changes to display originality of Indian arc.



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