There is a temple in India which is situated on the top
of a huge rock in the midst of gushing Himalayan river. The name of this sacred
and noted temple is Garjiya (or girija) Mata Temple which is located in the
garjiya village near Ramnagar, Uttarakhand, India. It is situated on a mould amidst
Himalayan River Kosi and is visited by hundreds of devotees everyday. During Kartik poornima , a Hindu holy day
celebrated on the fifteenth lunar day of kartik month (NOV-DEC) , these numbers
went up to even tens of thousands. Kartik poornima is also known as festival of
lights. So during this month whole temple is decorated with colorful lights and
earthen diyas(lamp) lit by the devotees. This whole decoration along with the gurgling
sound of the river filled up the whole environment with some kind of heavenly
peace. A large fair is also been held during this time.
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| View of temple in monsoons |
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| view of temple in summers |
To reach this sacred shrine of the goddess of shakti(power)
one have to maneuver around 70-80 steps of the steep
staircases of the temple. The deity is highly revered in this region. Mainly
devotees offer coconut, vermilion, incense sticks, red clothes, sweets etc to please
the goddess.You can easily buy these religious offerings from any of the many
shops situated at the starting of the temple premises.
According to the folklore Girija is another name of
Goddess Parvati, called because of being the daughter of Giriraaj ,king of
mountains, The Himalayas. The Shakti(Goddess ) residing in the temple is calm
and peaceful incarnation of Goddess Mother Parvati.
It is believed that when the temple was first discovered,
the forest officials and some local villagers claimed to saw lions roaming
around near the bottom of this rock temple. According to Hindu mythology lion
is considered to be the vehicle of goddess Paarvati.
In addition to the glory of this temple and sheer faith
of devotees, its geographical location also helps in attracting a number of
visitors and pilgrims to its premises as this religious place is located on the
outskirts of world renowned Jim Corbett National Park. This temple offers a wonderful
panorama of nearby lush green hills and vast spread of forests of Jim Corbett
national park.
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| another view |
You can also have a bath or take a dip in the holy water’s
of kosi river which is believed to cleanses one’s soul from all the sins.
People from every culture ,from every part of the India
and even foreigners came here to visit this sacred place either to have blessings of the
goddess or just to adore the scenic
beauty of this place. So whenever you plans to visit the Jim Corbett national
park , this temple should must be in your itinerary.
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| view from the bridge adjoining the temple |
The nearest railway station and bus station to this place
is Ramnagar which is situated at a distance of 12 km away from it. You can
easily get vehicles from there to reach temple. Ramnagar is well connected to
New Delhi and is Known as the Gateway city to Jim Corbett National Park.
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Good information. Garjiya Mandir
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