Shambhu Nath Temple

Getting there

• By air

  Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi is the nearest international airport, about 60 km away.

• By train

  Sonipat Junction is the main railway junction on the Delhi-Kalka line, and trains run from Delhi, Panipat and Jind.

• By road

  Four main highways connect to the place.

Why devotees come here

Shambhu Nath temple stands at Nahri village in Sonipat district, Haryana. It is dedicated to Shiv Dada Shambhu. Devotees describe it as a centre for spiritual salvation where saints came to meditate.

Shiv Dada Shambhu's temple at Nahri is a tapasya sthal, a place of meditation. Devotees describe it as a centre for spiritual salvation. Legend says Baba Puranmal, son of King Salewan of Shalkot, came to Nahri thousands of years ago to meditate and seek spiritual peace.

Legend says the area was a heavy forest in that time. Very old trees of gular, peepal, bargad and janti still stand here. Later saints, Baba Kude Nath, Baba Mast Nath, Ranpat Nath and Maan Data Nath, also came to Nahri for tapasya.

The temple was set up here in the forest to keep that ancient setting. Devotees built a grand temple in place of an earlier small temple. A fair is held twice a year at the temple, on Phagun Navami in March and Asadh Saptami in July.

Festivals

• Phagun Navami (March) and Asadh Saptami (July)Grand fair

  A large fair is held at the temple twice a year, on these two dates.

Tips for your visit

• Old gular, peepal, bargad and janti trees still stand in the Nahri area, from the time of the legend.
• Four later saints, Baba Kude Nath, Baba Mast Nath, Ranpat Nath and Maan Data Nath, also came to Nahri for tapasya.

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