Jai Sriman Narayana !!
Jai Ambey Ma !!
Jwala Mukhi
Temple / Jwalaji Temple is one of the 51 Shakthi Sthalam / Shakthi Peedam of
Goddess Sri Parvati located on the lower Himalayas, Kangra Valley, Himachal
Pradesh. In the sanctum sanctorum of
this temple Goddess Sri Jwala Mukhi can be seen as ceaseless fire from a 3ft
square pit surrounded by a platform. This
uninterrupted flame originates from the hollowed rock in the square pit. There were nine flames initiated from this
pit as a representation of Goddess Sri Saraswathy, Goddess Sri Annapoorni,
Goddess Sri Chandi, Goddess Sri Lajja, Goddess Sri Vindya Vasini, Goddess Sri
Mahalakshmi, Goddess Sri Mahakali, Goddess Sri Ambika and Goddess Sri Anjana
respectively.
Presiding deity
– Jwalaji (ceaseless fire)
Festival –
Navaratri
The legend has
that there was a time the Mount Himalaya and its surroundings were under the abstract
control of the demons. They harassed the
life of deities and sages, they all appealed to Lord Vishnu. As instructed by Lord Vishnu, all the
spiritual energies of the deities turned into a flame and as desired by the
deities and Sages Goddess Sri Sati was rose from the flame and she was brought
up by Daksha Prajapathi. Later, she married to
Lord Shiva against the will of her father.
A Grand Yagna was conducted
by Dakshaprajapathi ended in disaster, his own daughter Goddess Sri Sati had to
sacrifice her life in the sacrificial fire. This catastrophic incident brought
trepidation amongst the deities. Inconsolable Lord Shiva carried the lifeless
body of Goddess Sri Sati and wandered on the Earth for several years. The
functions of Trinities to protect the Universe were shattered. All the deities
were frightened about the terrible consequences and appealed to Lord Vishnu.
Lord Vishnu’ dice chopped off the lifeless body of Goddess Sri Sati into
several parts to diffuse the grief of Lord Shiva and each part fell into the
different parts of the Earth. The places where the body parts of Goddess Sri
Sati fallen on the Earth were turned into ‘Shakthi Sthal/Shakthi Peeam’. Sri Jwalamukhi
/ Jwalaji temple is the place where Goddess Sri Sati’s tongue fell on
the Earth.
This
temple remains open all day long. The
daily ritual to Goddess Sri Jwala Mukhi includes 6 times Harathi, Yaga and
chanting of Vedic Hymns along with Sri Durga Sapthasithi.
Jai Ambey Ma !!
Jai Sriman Narayana !!
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