Mangla Gauri Temple
Mangla Gauri Temple
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meghashyam
Chennai (Madras), India538 contributions
Jan 2020 • Family
Part of the hallowed Ashta dasa Shakthi peethams , Maa 's lotus feet can be worshipped here , the sanctum is atop a small hillock . The sanctum emanates a divine aura all around . Truly divine place .
Written 5 January 2020
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Sandy_JSR
Jamshedpur, India2,131 contributions
Mar 2022
The Mangla Gauri temple is among the eighteen maha shaktipeeth, it is believed that a part of the body of Sati fell here according to mythology. It is an ancient temple, located on a small hillock, couple of stairs to be climbed. Mangalagauri is worshiped as the Goddess of benevolence. The temple complex was clean and also houses temples of Maa Kali, Lord Ganesha, Lord Hanuman and Lord Shiva. We visited the temple on a Sunday morning and stood in the ordinary line. Though the que was not big, but it was moving too slow. Later we booked VIP pass @ Rs. 250 for early darshan. The main temple is not very big, too many devotees were trying to enter the main temple for puja and darshan at a time, creating some difficulties for others, crowd management by the temple committee may ceto rtainly be improved. The approach road to the temple was narrow and dusty. Overall, a blissful visit and darshan of Mata Mangala Gouri.
Written 10 April 2022
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54Business_Traveller
New York City, NY35 contributions
Feb 2018 • Family
ABSOLUTELY. There are several trains and flights available to Gaya depending on from where you are planning on visiting. You should plan on being at Gaya early in the morning preferably no later than 8 or 9 am to avoid last minute rush. You need to factor at least two hours to settle down, shower, change, find your pundit and fix the price. The Pind Daan that is performed at 3 sites at Gaya – Phalgu River, Vishnu Pad Temple and Akshay Vat tree, and takes about 2 hours. The entire process can be completed in one day and you will be free by early or late afternoon. In order to give yourself some extra time just in case they are delays etc., plan on heading back home from Gaya in the evening the same day.
Most visitors to Gaya arrive early morning by 6 or 7 am and complete the ceremony by 12 noon. After lunch they visit Bodh Gaya which is about 30 minutes away from Gaya, spend a few hours at Bodh Gaya and then start their return journey either from Bodh Gaya or after heading back to Gaya.
The one-day Pind Daan ceremony at the 3 holy places explained above is the most popular and frequently performed ritual. Some choose to perform 3-days, 5-days or even 15-days rituals. Also depending on the nature of the death (such as murder, accidental, etc.) a fourth place may need to be added to the 3 spots mentioned above. The 4-spot ritual can also be performed in one-day.
We took the Rajdhani train from Delhi to Gaya – Left Delhi in the evening the previous day and arrived at the crack of dawn at Gaya. Finished our rituals at Gaya and head back to Delhi by taking the Rajdhani train from Gaya the same night and arrived in Delhi the next day morning. The train was very comfortable and the timing back and forth from Delhi were also convenient.
The essence of Pind Daan is making small balls of flour and offering them in the name of the deceased souls. I believe the flour is rice flour and it is mixed with a bunch of other traditional items such as sandalwood powder, honey, grass, etc. The pundit (known as “pandas”) will arrange all pooja items which include the basic camphor, ghee, essence sticks, flowers, sweet, etc. The ingredients themselves are not too expensive. Based on your budget additional donation items may be added and arranged by the Pundit such as clothes for donation, brass utensils, etc. You can perform Pind Daan at your budget starting as low as INR 25 or up to INR 5000 or more. At BSS people with budgets as small as INR 25 are grouped so that the Pundit can perform the ceremony for 20+ people together. As your budget increases the group size decreases and you can get more attention from the Pundit. If you get a Pundit dedicated to you the total budget including all ingredients and donation, etc. can range from INR 2,500 to INR 5,000.
The Pind Daan at Gaya needs to be performed at 3 holy spots and in the following order – Phalgu River, Vishnu Pad Temple, and the Akshay Vat Tree. At each spot you sit on the floor facing South and the Pundit facing you. You make the Pind balls and perform the pooja on the floor as directed by the Pundit. At Phalgu River you make the balls and perform the pooja on the banks of the river, the nearby temple complex, or the river bed itself and then carry the Pind balls into the river and immerse the Pind balls in the river. At Vishnu Pad temple you make the balls and perform the pooja in the temple complex (patio and steps) and then carry the Pind balls into the temple and offer it at the feet of Lord Vishnu. At Vishnu Pad you make the Pind balls and perform the pooja at the huge complex around the tree and then carry and offer the Pind balls at the designated spots by the tree. At each location the process takes about 30 minutes. The entire pooja across the three spots takes about 2 hours but during the busy Pitr Paksh period can take about 3 hours due to the large numbers of devotees.
Please note: While Phalgu River and Vishnu Pad Temple are next to each other, the real Akshay Vat tree is about 20 minutes away by auto or cycle rickshaw through the busy and narrow streets of Gaya. During the busy Pitr Paksh period the pundits will try to avoid going to the real Akshay Vat and will fool you into believing that the large Peeple Tree next to the Vishnu Pad Temple is Akshay Vat. In fact surprisingly they also have a sign calling this tree Akshay Vat. While most Vishnu Temples have Peeple Trees in the complex that are worshipped by devotees, this is not the real Akshay Vat. Our pundit also tried to pull this trick on us and when we insisted he admitted that pundits play this game as they lose 40 minutes going back and forth to the real Akshay Vat complex. They justify this deception since all Peeple Trees particularly the one that grows in the Vishnu Pad temple complex is huge and considered equally holy. The real Akshay Vat complex that is no more than 20 minutes away with traffic is huge and has a well-built complex around it.
Dear readers the purpose of the information shared in the Questions and Answers format here is to share our experiences and thoughts with others who may be planning a trip to Gaya and are trying to decipher the myriad of conflicting and often confusing information that one gets exposed to. The purpose of the information shared with you is NOT to challenge any ones beliefs or to start a meaningless debate on the differences between what you believe in and what is presented here. When it comes to matters like such each of us should simply do what we believe is best. I sincerely hope that the above information is helpful, will be used in the proper light and spirit it is intended, and will help you come closer to making a trip to Gaya and paying your respects to your ancestors. God Bless!
Most visitors to Gaya arrive early morning by 6 or 7 am and complete the ceremony by 12 noon. After lunch they visit Bodh Gaya which is about 30 minutes away from Gaya, spend a few hours at Bodh Gaya and then start their return journey either from Bodh Gaya or after heading back to Gaya.
The one-day Pind Daan ceremony at the 3 holy places explained above is the most popular and frequently performed ritual. Some choose to perform 3-days, 5-days or even 15-days rituals. Also depending on the nature of the death (such as murder, accidental, etc.) a fourth place may need to be added to the 3 spots mentioned above. The 4-spot ritual can also be performed in one-day.
We took the Rajdhani train from Delhi to Gaya – Left Delhi in the evening the previous day and arrived at the crack of dawn at Gaya. Finished our rituals at Gaya and head back to Delhi by taking the Rajdhani train from Gaya the same night and arrived in Delhi the next day morning. The train was very comfortable and the timing back and forth from Delhi were also convenient.
The essence of Pind Daan is making small balls of flour and offering them in the name of the deceased souls. I believe the flour is rice flour and it is mixed with a bunch of other traditional items such as sandalwood powder, honey, grass, etc. The pundit (known as “pandas”) will arrange all pooja items which include the basic camphor, ghee, essence sticks, flowers, sweet, etc. The ingredients themselves are not too expensive. Based on your budget additional donation items may be added and arranged by the Pundit such as clothes for donation, brass utensils, etc. You can perform Pind Daan at your budget starting as low as INR 25 or up to INR 5000 or more. At BSS people with budgets as small as INR 25 are grouped so that the Pundit can perform the ceremony for 20+ people together. As your budget increases the group size decreases and you can get more attention from the Pundit. If you get a Pundit dedicated to you the total budget including all ingredients and donation, etc. can range from INR 2,500 to INR 5,000.
The Pind Daan at Gaya needs to be performed at 3 holy spots and in the following order – Phalgu River, Vishnu Pad Temple, and the Akshay Vat Tree. At each spot you sit on the floor facing South and the Pundit facing you. You make the Pind balls and perform the pooja on the floor as directed by the Pundit. At Phalgu River you make the balls and perform the pooja on the banks of the river, the nearby temple complex, or the river bed itself and then carry the Pind balls into the river and immerse the Pind balls in the river. At Vishnu Pad temple you make the balls and perform the pooja in the temple complex (patio and steps) and then carry the Pind balls into the temple and offer it at the feet of Lord Vishnu. At Vishnu Pad you make the Pind balls and perform the pooja at the huge complex around the tree and then carry and offer the Pind balls at the designated spots by the tree. At each location the process takes about 30 minutes. The entire pooja across the three spots takes about 2 hours but during the busy Pitr Paksh period can take about 3 hours due to the large numbers of devotees.
Please note: While Phalgu River and Vishnu Pad Temple are next to each other, the real Akshay Vat tree is about 20 minutes away by auto or cycle rickshaw through the busy and narrow streets of Gaya. During the busy Pitr Paksh period the pundits will try to avoid going to the real Akshay Vat and will fool you into believing that the large Peeple Tree next to the Vishnu Pad Temple is Akshay Vat. In fact surprisingly they also have a sign calling this tree Akshay Vat. While most Vishnu Temples have Peeple Trees in the complex that are worshipped by devotees, this is not the real Akshay Vat. Our pundit also tried to pull this trick on us and when we insisted he admitted that pundits play this game as they lose 40 minutes going back and forth to the real Akshay Vat complex. They justify this deception since all Peeple Trees particularly the one that grows in the Vishnu Pad temple complex is huge and considered equally holy. The real Akshay Vat complex that is no more than 20 minutes away with traffic is huge and has a well-built complex around it.
Dear readers the purpose of the information shared in the Questions and Answers format here is to share our experiences and thoughts with others who may be planning a trip to Gaya and are trying to decipher the myriad of conflicting and often confusing information that one gets exposed to. The purpose of the information shared with you is NOT to challenge any ones beliefs or to start a meaningless debate on the differences between what you believe in and what is presented here. When it comes to matters like such each of us should simply do what we believe is best. I sincerely hope that the above information is helpful, will be used in the proper light and spirit it is intended, and will help you come closer to making a trip to Gaya and paying your respects to your ancestors. God Bless!
Written 2 January 2019
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YSPrasad
Visakhapatnam, India35 contributions
Mar 2024 • Couples
Temple is very small. So small that it is like left out place by Govt. Sanitation and cleanliness is below expectations. In Hindu mythology, this place is so significant that every woman wishes to have darshan of MangaGowri. You have to go up the steps to reach the sanctum sanctorum.Suggest Govt to take over and improve the approach and other sanitation aspects
Written 8 March 2024
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Vineetkumar
New Delhi, India241 contributions
Dec 2014 • Family
Mangla Gouri Shaktipeeth is among the most enigmatic and much revered place of worship among all the Shaktipeeths in South Asia. Along with Kamakhya and Ujjain, it forms the trinity of three most important Shaktipeeths. Visitor have to climb up a small hillock to reach the temple site which is located within the heart of the Old Gaya. At the beginning, there is temple of Bhima (One of Five Pandavas). After climbing around 200 steps, we reached Mangala Gowri temple Complex.
Visitors do pradakshina of the main temple which is the site where breasts of Mata Sati has fallen. Main temple is quite small in size so only 2 to 3 members can go inside at one time. On every tuesday, thousands of pilgrims and devotees throng to the temple to worship Mangla Mata. Its a must visit when you are visiting Gaya.
Visitors do pradakshina of the main temple which is the site where breasts of Mata Sati has fallen. Main temple is quite small in size so only 2 to 3 members can go inside at one time. On every tuesday, thousands of pilgrims and devotees throng to the temple to worship Mangla Mata. Its a must visit when you are visiting Gaya.
Written 23 December 2014
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Adv Navneet S
National Capital Territory of Delhi, India293 contributions
May 2018 • Couples
Just few hundred yards from Vishnu Temple Gaya on a small hill top this Shaktipeeth temple is there. As per vedas when Lord Shiva was carring the burned body of his wife Sati Lord Vishnu tried to pacify Lord Shiva but when he failed to pursue Lord Shiva the leave the dead body of Sati. Lord Vishnu with help of his Sudarshna Chakra dismembered the body of Maa Sati and where ever her body parts fell all those sites became Shaktipeeths. This temple is the place where one of the Breast fell and that's why its called Maa Mangla Gauri means a Goddess of love and Vatsalya. This is a place of worship for the well being of your children, for the prosperity, and for the Mangal of you and everyone. As a Hindu its your religious duty to pay your respect and gratitude to Almighty god by visiting all the Shaktipeeths or at least where ever you can. A place worth visit.
Written 22 June 2018
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pushpeshpulkit123
88 contributions
Jun 2017 • Family
This is a shaktipeeth. At this place only the right breast of goddess sati fell. This holy shrine resides on the top of bhasmakoot parvat. There are two ways to reach the temple. One is by climbing 251 steps which were made 25 years ago to temple and the other is the old one by climbing 51 blocks which have been created by cutting the hill. Climbing each block gives "punya " equivalent to worshipping one shaktipeeth thus till you reach the main shrine you get "punya " equivalent to worshipping all shaktipeeths.
On both sides of the shrine there are shops on both sides where you can find all necessary items for puja and the vendors can also brief you about the temple history. You should also buy ghee to offer it to the akhand jyoti inside the shrine.
There is always a small queue outside the temple and usuallt takes around 45 mins for darshan but it can also take around 5-6 hours if the queue is long i.e on Sundays,tuesdays and any other holidays or religious ceremonies. In one tum seven people can enter the temple excluding two priest. The temple has two parts- one the waiting area where 5 pax people wait for their turn other the main area where 2 pax and 2 priest conduct the worship. The whole temple is made up of a single stone. The main idol is a circular shape breast like pindi with the face of devi in it. It is of silver and is embedded to a wall. There are200/-VIP tickets which can be bought to complete darshan in 30 mins. The idol is mostly covered with flowers due to its small size. If you give the priest a 20/- note he can show you the main idol by removing flowers.
On both sides of the shrine there are shops on both sides where you can find all necessary items for puja and the vendors can also brief you about the temple history. You should also buy ghee to offer it to the akhand jyoti inside the shrine.
There is always a small queue outside the temple and usuallt takes around 45 mins for darshan but it can also take around 5-6 hours if the queue is long i.e on Sundays,tuesdays and any other holidays or religious ceremonies. In one tum seven people can enter the temple excluding two priest. The temple has two parts- one the waiting area where 5 pax people wait for their turn other the main area where 2 pax and 2 priest conduct the worship. The whole temple is made up of a single stone. The main idol is a circular shape breast like pindi with the face of devi in it. It is of silver and is embedded to a wall. There are200/-VIP tickets which can be bought to complete darshan in 30 mins. The idol is mostly covered with flowers due to its small size. If you give the priest a 20/- note he can show you the main idol by removing flowers.
Written 19 June 2017
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Padmini15
Mumbai, India1,626 contributions
Nov 2018 • Family
Considered to be one of the very important Shaktipeeth, it is believed that the body of Sati fell here. The breast of Sati is worshipped here.
Written 15 December 2018
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rohanb809
53 contributions
Dec 2015 • Friends
The temple is located on some height. We need to climb stairs to reach temple but it is worth it. The temple is well maintained and is worth a visit.
Written 31 January 2016
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JAGDISH RAVAL
Ahmedabad, India4,005 contributions
Feb 2014 • Couples
Mangala Gauri Temple is near Vishnu Temple. This is one of 51 Shakti peeth. There is too much scope of Renovation the Place.
Written 19 January 2015
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Written 4 January 2019
Not too far from the parking lot. However, you need to climb stairs. I didn't see nor notice any alternative route to the top.
Written 4 January 2019
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