Banbhori Bhramari Devi | |
|---|---|
Village | |
  Banbhori  Banbhori | |
| Coordinates:29°24′21″N76°02′36″E / 29.405852°N 76.043382°E /29.405852; 76.043382 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Haryana |
| District | Hisar |
| Government | |
| • Type | Local government |
| • Body | Panchayat |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 125121 |
| Vehicle registration | HR-20 |
| Website | haryana |
Banbhori (also spelt asBanbhauri) is a village inHisar district ofHaryana state of northwesternIndia.[1]
Banbhori is located on "Hisar-Barwala-Banhori-Uchana Road" 15 km northeast of Uchana, 55 km northeast of Hisar, 45 km north ofHansi, 170 km northwestIGI Delhi Airport, 200 km southwest ofChandigarh.
Shri Durga Mata Bhramari Mandir, run by theGovernment of Haryana's Shri Durga Mata Mandir Banbhori Temple Trust, is an ancientshakti peeth temple dedicated toHindu deityBhramari as a manifestation ofDurgaShakti (feminine manifestation of God). In November 2017,Government of Haryana cabinet brought this privately managed temple under the ownership of government trust so that the annual donations of INR15 crore (in 2017) can be used for welfare of local populace.[2]
According to the legend the Goddess Banbhori is manifestation of Bhagwati (Shakti) who manifested as a swarm of bees (bramar insanskrit language) to kill the demon Arunasura, who was disturbing the penance of sages. This temple is located where she manifested.[3][4]
Her statue in the temple, also called theAshtabhuji Mata Mahishasuravardhini (liteight armed mother Goddess the slayer of demonMahishasura), issvayambhu (self-manifested i.e. found in the ground). Other statues in the temple are ofKali (manifestation ofParvati),Shiva and his manifestation asBhairava, family of Shiva (such aganesha),Radha-Krishna, andHanuman. The temple has aneternal flame which has been continuously burning at the temple for at least 400 years.[3][4]
Devotees tie a sacred thread in the temple to make wishes, and return to express gratitude when their wishes are fulfilled. People also perform theMundan ceremony (head tonsuring ceremony) for their children here. Newly married couples visit the temple to seek the goddess's blessings. As per the tradition the priests are theBrahmacharya (celibate) from theKaushik clan.[3][4]
The temple celebrates various festivals, specially theNavratri, and hosts fairs twice a year andbhandara (community kitchen) is organised, attracting large numbers of devotees.[3][4]
