Mahamaya Temple Maya Tungri

Getting there

• By air

  Birsa Munda Airport in Ranchi is about 45 to 50 km away. Hire a cab or taxi from the airport to the hill.

• By train

  Ramgarh Cantt Railway Station is about 4.6 km from the temple, as the district page gives it.

• By road

  Ramgarh Bus Stand is about 4.7 km away by road. The temple lies near NH-33 at Muramkala.

Why devotees come here

Mahamaya Temple stands on Tungri Hill near Ramgarh in Jharkhand. Devi Mahamaya is worshipped here. The Ramgarh district government page gives the hill's height as about 1,100 feet.

Mahamaya Temple stands on Tungri Hill, near Muramkala in Ramgarh district. The Ramgarh district government page calls it a renowned historical and religious site. Devi Mahamaya is worshipped here, and devotees regard her as a powerful deity.

Special rituals to invoke good rainfall have been performed here for about 250 years. Surrounding villages also hold the local Karma festival on the hill each year, with gaiety and fanfare. On Durga Puja, the Nawratra rites are performed on this hill twice a year.

The temple is estimated to be 250 to 300 years old. Well-laid-out steps lead up to the temple complex at the summit. The hill is 5 km south of Ramgarh town, in the Chutupalu Valley, and is also known as Daughter of the Hills.

Festivals

• Every yearKarma festival

  People from the surrounding villages celebrate it on the hill, with gaiety and fanfare.

• Twice a year, on the occasion of Durga PujaNawratra rites

  The rites are performed on this hill.

Tips for your visit

• Water, prasad and puja items are arranged at the temple complex, which is clean and well organised.
• The road to the temple is in good condition, and parking is available.

Questions people ask