Maisar Khana Temple

Getting there

• By air

  Bathinda Airport is about 56 km away and operates from Virk Kalan Air Force Base.

• By train

  Maisar Khana and Kot Fatteh railway stations are the nearest to the temple, and Bathinda Railway Station connects to most major cities in India.

• By road

  Motorable roads connect the temple from various important cities, and it lies on the Bathinda-Mansa Road.

Why devotees come here

Maisar Khana Temple stands 29 km from Bathinda on the Bathinda-Mansa Road in Punjab. The shrine is linked to Mata Jawala, and a legend says her jyoti appeared here to a devotee who could not reach Jawala Ji.

The shrine is linked to Mata Jawala, the form of Durga worshipped at Jawala Ji. According to a legend, the jyoti of Mata Jawala appeared here to a poor devotee. That devotee could not reach the Durga temple at Jawala Ji, and the legend says the sacred light came to them here instead. Devotees come here for her darshan, and lakhs of them come during the two melas held each year.

The temple lies 29 km from Bathinda on the Bathinda-Mansa Road. Bathinda district lies in the Malwa region of Punjab. Motorable roads connect the temple from various important cities. Maisar Khana and Kot Fatteh railway stations are the nearest to the temple. Every year two melas are held here, and lakhs of devotees come to take darshan.

Festivals

• Every yearTwo melas

  Lakhs of devotees come for darshan of Jawala Ji during the two melas held at this temple.

Tips for your visit

• Bathinda is on four national highways: NH 7, NH 54, NH 148B and NH 754.
• Bathinda is the administrative headquarters of Bathinda district.

Questions people ask