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Kurukshetra is a holy pilgrimage in
Haryana that has 360 visiting places entirely related to the
Mahabharata. It is the holy towns that have the Lord Krishna’s
footsteps as the imprint.
The Haryana pilgrimage is visited as
it holds the past rich tradition and especially, Kurukshetra had an 18
day battle between Pandavas and Kauravas.
Lord Krishna played an enigmatic part
in the epic Mahabharata and is well know even today among the Hindus.
Kurukshetra is the most visited place as it is on the Delhi Ambala
stretch.
The Haryana pilgrimage is one of the
preferred pilgrimage destinations as Lord Krishna played an enigmatic
role and changed the Kurukshetra plains.
The pilgrimage in Haryana includes
the Sheetla Devi temple.
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This temple is situated adjacent to a pond
at Gurgaon village. This temple is flocked by devotees in huge numbers
the whole year. As this temple is referred as Shakti Peeth, the
pilgrimage in Haryana is always gaining impetus of tourists.
Thousands of pilgrims paying visit to this
temple come during the March and April months. An intense scuttle of
pilgrims on Mondays during these months can be witnessed.The Haryana
pilgrimage refers Sheetla Devi and this Goddess is considered with
great devotion.
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The word Sheetla meant smallpox and
is believed that this deity dispels the disease when invoked.
The pilgrimage in Haryana is viewed as
important among the married couples as they come to seek blessings for
a happy wedded life from the goddess.
This goddess is carved of alloy and is
gold polished which truly gives a dazzling effect. The infrastructure
of this temple is really notable.
The facilities in this temple are
numerous and many religious as well as yoga and meditation programs are
held.
Mansa Devi temple is sited in Bilaspur
village. There are two temples and the Mansa Devi temple is a symbol of
faith and Himalayan culture.
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Himalaya is viewed as the abode of Shiva.
The present temples represent an exciting past and stand as a witness.
This makes pilgrimage in Haryana more interesting. The Mansa Devi is
worshipped as Saraswati and Lakshmi by the devotees. She is very
beautifully decorated with ornaments.
The temples in many places make great
Haryana pilgrimage as they are contrast to the environment and manifest
the Moghul architecture representing it by minarets and domes and
moreover the architecture of each temple speaks its glory in silence
making the viewers gaze dumbstruck.
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