Jawalamukhi, Himachal Pradesh, India
About Temple
Jwala Ji
हिमाचल प्रदेश में कांगड़ा 30 किलोमीटर दूर ज्वाला देवी का प्रसिद्ध मंदिर है। ज्वाला मंदिर को जोता वाली मां का मंदिर और नगरकोट भी कहा जाता है। यह मंदिर माता के अन्य मंदिरों की तुलना में अनोखा है क्योंकि यहां पर किसी मूर्ति की पूजा नहीं होती है बल्कि पृथ्वी के गर्भ से निकल रही नौ ज्वालाओं की पूजा होती है।
मां भगवती के 51 शक्तिपीठों में से एक ज्वालामुखी मंदिर काफी प्रसिद्ध है। इस मंदिर जोता वाली मंदिर के नाम से भी जाना जाता है। पौराणिक मान्यताओं के अनुसार, इस स्थान पर माता सती की जीभ गिरी थी। यहां माता ज्वाला के रूप में विराजमान हैं और भगवान शिव यहां उन्मत भैरव के रूप में स्थित हैं। इस मदिर का चमत्कार यह है कि यहां कोई मूर्ति नहीं है बल्कि पृथ्वी के गर्भ से निकल रहीं 9 ज्वालों की पूजा की जाती है। आजतक इसका कोई रहस्य नहीं जान पाया है कि आखिर यह ज्वाला यहां से कैसे निकल रही है। कई भू-वैज्ञानिक ने कई किमी की खुदाई करने के बाद भी यह पता नहीं लगा सके कि यह प्राकृतिक गैस कहां से निकल रही है। साथ ही आजतक कोई भी इस ज्वाला को बुझा भी नहीं पाया है। आइए जानते हैं ज्वाला देवी की ज्वाला का रहस्य क्या है, इसके पीछे धार्मिक या वैज्ञानिक मन्यताएं क्या हैं…
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- Jawala Ji or Jwala devi temple is one of the 51 Shaktipeeths of India and Jawala Ji Temple is one of the highly venerated Shakti Temples in India. It is situated in the lap of Shivalik range of Kangra valley called “Kalidhar”. This is believed to be the first ever temple built by the Pandavas.
- Temple is dedicated to Jwalamukhi- the Goddess of Light, also known as the Flaming Goddess or ‘She of the Flaming Mouth, The temple is situated overlooking the Dhauladhar range and set amidst undulating hills. According to Hindu mythology, when Lord Vishnu cut through the corpse of Sati, her tongue fell off the corpse at this site.
- The flame is worshiped as the manifestation of the goddess Jwalamukhi. Some also believe that Jwalamukhi represents the flaming mouth of Jalandhara, the demon who was crushed to death by Lord Shiva. The flames are believed to come from his mouth. Nine flames have been named after the goddesses – Mahakali, Annapurna, Chandi, Hinglaj, Vidhya, Basni, Maha Lakshmi, Saraswati, Ambika and Anji Devi which burn continuously.
- It is believed that Raja Bhumi Chand Katoch of Kangra, who was a great devotee of Goddess Durga, dreamt of the sacred place and set people to trace its whereabouts. After discovering the site, the Raja erected the temple at that very location. The temple was built in a modern design. Its dome is made from gold
and the temple possesses a beautiful folding door made out of silver plates.
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- Jawala Ji or Jwala devi temple is one of the 51 Shaktipeeths of India and Jawala Ji Temple is one of the highly venerated Shakti Temples in India. It is situated in the lap of Shivalik range of Kangra valley called “Kalidhar”. This is believed to be the first ever temple built by the Pandavas.
- Temple is dedicated to Jwalamukhi- the Goddess of Light, also known as the Flaming Goddess or ‘She of the Flaming Mouth, The temple is situated overlooking the Dhauladhar range and set amidst undulating hills. According to Hindu mythology, when Lord Vishnu cut through the corpse of Sati, her tongue fell off the corpse at this site.
- The flame is worshiped as the manifestation of the goddess Jwalamukhi. Some also believe that Jwalamukhi represents the flaming mouth of Jalandhara, the demon who was crushed to death by Lord Shiva. The flames are believed to come from his mouth. Nine flames have been named after the goddesses – Mahakali, Annapurna, Chandi, Hinglaj, Vidhya, Basni, Maha Lakshmi, Saraswati, Ambika and Anji Devi which burn continuously.
- It is believed that Raja Bhumi Chand Katoch of Kangra, who was a great devotee of Goddess Durga, dreamt of the sacred place and set people to trace its whereabouts. After discovering the site, the Raja erected the temple at that very location. The temple was built in a modern design. Its dome is made from gold and the temple possesses a beautiful folding door made out of silver plates.