Mansa Devi Temple

Getting there

• By air

  Chandigarh is the nearest airport to the temple.

• By train

  Chandigarh is the nearest railway station, on the Chandigarh-Kalka line.

• By road

  Local buses reach the temple. It is about 4 km from the Panchkula bus terminus and about 10 km from the Chandigarh bus terminus.

Why devotees come here

Mansa Devi Temple in Bilaspur village, Panchkula, is dedicated to Mansa Devi, a form of Shakti. It sits on the Shivalik foothills near Chandigarh, and devotees throng it during the two Navratra melas held each year. The complex spreads over 100 acres.

Mansa Devi Temple is dedicated to Mansa Devi, a form of Shakti. The complex spreads over 100 acres on the Shivalik foothills in Bilaspur village, near Mani Majra of Chandigarh and Panchkula. Devotees from different parts of the country come here during the Navratras for her blessings.

The present main temple was built between 1811 and 1815 by Maharaja Gopal Das Singh of Mani Majra. The complex has three temples, and the main temple is the oldest. About 200 m away stands the Patiala Shivalaya, a Shiva temple built in 1840 by Karam Singh, Maharaja of Patiala.

The new temple corridor was completed in 2021, and the old stones were replaced with granite. Lakhs of devotees pay obeisance during the two Navratra melas, and the temples stay open through the day. The Haryana government took over the temple and set up the Shri Mata Mansa Devi Shrine Board to manage it.

Festivals

• Ashvin month, also called Shardiya or Sharad NavratraNavratra mela in Ashvin

  A nine-day mela that ends on the ninth day. Lakhs of devotees pay obeisance during it.

• Chaitra monthNavratra mela in Chaitra

  The second nine-day mela of the year. Lakhs of devotees pay obeisance during it.

Tips for your visit

• In 2021 the temple received 2,000 to 3,000 devotees a day.
• The Shrine Board has fixed charges for religious ceremonies at the temple.
• If you have just bought a vehicle, devotees believe a puja here is auspicious.

Questions people ask