Temples have always remained an added attraction of Himachal Pradesh after Shimla honeymoon, Manali trips and Leh adventures. Sundernagar, a place where every single person moving towards Manali halts to look at the beautiful lake, is a great place to find religious and spiritual insight. There are many temples located in and around Sundernagar but one of the most famous temples of the town is the beautiful Mahamaya Temple [महामाया मंदिर].
A bull (Lord Shiva’s Vehicle) and A lion (Goddess Shakti’s Vehicle) inside Mahamaya Temple Complex
The temple is located outside the hustle and bustle of the growing town and it peacefully rests on the outskirts of the city. The temple can be reached through an approach road, which is quite good and broad considering the road standards in other parts of the state.
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The temple is actually built inside one of the palaces cum fortresses of Sundernagar’s King. The temple looks like a fortress from outside and it makes you feel as if you are looking at an extension of the great Red Fort of Delhi.
Road towards Sunder Nagar
Entrance to the temple is one of its most beautiful sights. The main gateway sneaks a look through the top of the green trees that surround the entrance. One can take his vehicle, car or two-wheeler, near the temples entrance gate. Although there is no exclusive parking space but you will always find enough space to park your vehicle. As soon as you get out of your vehicle, you see greenery all around you and the beautiful town and villages down the hill. The temple oversees the remotest parts of Sundernagar town and the view of stone quarry makes you feel stoned for sure.
View of Polytechnic Campus from Mahamaya Temple.
Entrance of the temple is made of silver, wood and aluminum sheets. Wood remains a part of the old construction and aluminum sheets serving the purpose of retrofitting of the gate to strengthen it. The entrance makes you feel happy and ecstatic. There is a ‘happy tree’ in the middle of temple and beyond that; one can see the abode of the goddess. The temple looks like an old palace, well maintained and painted in mystic red. Towards the left hand side, there is a Gurudwara [गुरुद्वारा holy shrine of Sikh’s] and in the middle lies the source of faith and belief of hundreds of people. The Goddess and the holy Guru-Granth sahib stay peacefully with each other within the temple premises.
Inside Temple Complex
Most of the times, the temple remains surrounded by the fog and it looks like a fortress that guards hundreds of secrets inside it. The temple faces towards the Murari Devi Temple and on a clear sunny day, both the temples look as if they are greeting each other.
The place is worth visiting during any time of the year.
Lakshmi Narayan Temple inside Mahamaya Temple Complex
Outside Temple Complex
great place !
Red fort of sunder nagar town
Great Place of worship
hey i’ve a very deep spiritual relation with the temple “MAHAMAYA” as whenever i felt sad,happy or whtever the condition i visit the temple n i would like to add about the peaceful surroundings around the temple whenever u visit.
jai maa mahamya…..