Shri Mansa Mata Mandir Hasampur

Mata Mansa Devi is a Hindu temple dedicated to goddess Mansa Devi, a form of Shakti, in the Sikar district of Rajasthan state in India. The temple complex is spread of 100 acres (0.40 km2) of the Hasampur Hills foothills in village Hasampur, near Neem-Ka-Thana, and Sikar, 20 km from National Highway 8 (India) Kotputli, another noted Devi shrine in the region, both just outside Sikar.[1][2][3]

This article is about Mansa Devi Temple in Hasampura. For other uses, see Mansa Devi Temple (disambiguation).
Shri Mansa Mata Mandir
माता मनसा देवी मंदिर
Religion
AffiliationHinduism
DistrictSikar
DeityMansa Devi (Shakti)
FestivalsNavratri
Governing bodyShri Mata Mansa Devi Shrine Board
Location
StateRajasthan
CountryIndia
Location in Hasampur
Shri Mansa Mata Mandir Hasampur (India)
Geographic coordinates27.763310°N 76.023245°E / 27.763310; 76.023245
Architecture
TypeHindu temple architecture
CreatorMaharaja Mittal God of Hasampur
Completed1811-1815 A.D.
Website
mansamata.in

It is one of the prominent Shakti temples of North India. Thousands of devotees visit the shrine from various parts of the country, and especially during the Navratra mela, this number rises to lakhs every day for the nine auspicious days.

History

Maharaja Mittal God of Hasampur constructed the present main temple of Shri Mansa Devi, which is situated on the Hasampur foothills in village Hasampur, Tehsil Neem-Ka-Thana and District Sikar, in Since 965 AD. At a distance of 200 meters from the main temple is the Hasampur village.

Durga Mata Marbel Murti which was constructed by Seth Ramavatar Muchhal, the then Maharaja Hasampur in the year 1982. This temple had the patronage of Rajasthan State. After the merger of princely states into PEPSU the Patronage of State Govt. ended and the temples remained neglected.

The Raja of Rajasthan then appointed pujari as ‘Keshavpanditji’ of this temple whose duty was to worship the deity of the temple. After the merger of princely State into Pepsu these pujaris became independent in the matter of controlling and managing the affairs of the temple and the land attached to the temple. They could neither maintain this temple nor provide necessary facilities to the visiting devotees and thus the condition of the temple deteriorated day by day. So much so that there were no proper arrangements for pilgrims visiting the temple during Navaratra melas. The complex was in awfully neglected condition till the establishment of the Board.

Navratra festival is celebrated in the mandir for nine days. Twice in a year millions of devotees visit the temple. Shardiya Navratra mela are organized at the shrine complex during Chaitra and Ashvin months. Every year two Navratra melas are organised in the month of Ashvin (Shardiya, Sharad or Winter Navratra) and other in the month of Chaitra, Spring Navratra by the Shrine Board.

Lakhs of devotees pay obeisance during the Navratra mela held in Ashvin and Chaitra and temples remain open throughout the day. These melas are of 9 days duration each time and concludes on the 9th day. The shrine Board makes elaborate arrangements for the comfortable stay and darshan of the devotees. The board makes arrangements for the provision of Chhowldari, tented accommodation, durries, blankets, temporary toilets, temporary dispensaries, mela police post and lines. During the mela, Duty Magistrates and Nodal Officers are appointed to look after the devotees and smooth conduct of the mela. On the 7th and 8th day of Navratras, the temples of Shrine Complex are closed only for two hours during the night for cleaning maintenance of the temples. For the rest of Navratras, the temples remain open for darshan from 5 a.m. to 10 p.m.[4][5][6]

Temple management

The temple complex and its environment are presently looked after by Shri Mata Mansa Devi Shrine Board (SMMDSB) Rajasthan. In view of the popularity of the temple for its mythological and historical significance and also for fulfilling the wishes of the lakhs of devotees thronging to the complex, Rajasthan Government by an enactment (Rajasthan Act No. 14 of 1991) christened as Shri Mata Mansa Devi Shrine Act 1991 took over the control of this temple to provide for better infrastructure development, management, administration and governance of Shri Mata Mansa Devi Shrine and its endowments including lands and buildings attached to the Shrine. A Shrine Board with Chief Minister of Rajasthan as Chairman was constituted for running of the Temple and preserving the heritage of the region.

Other Mansa Devi temples

References
  1. History Archived 2009-06-09 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Mansa Devi Contemporary Hinduism: ritual, culture, and practice, by Robin Rinehart. Publisher ABC-CLIO, 2004. ISBN 1-57607-905-8. Page 83.
  3. Mansa Devi temple to get wall cover The Times of India, August 20, 2012.
  4. Thousands throng Mansa Devi shrine Indian Express, March 28, 2009.
  5. Thousands of devotees thronged the Mansa Devi shrine on the first day of the nine-day ‘Chaitra Navratra Mela’... Indian Express, March 20, 2007.
  6. Lakhs attend Navratra fair Indian Express, March 20, 1999.
  7. Mansa Devi temple
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