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'''Banbhori''' (also spelt as '''Banbhauri''') is a village in [[Hisar district]] of [[Haryana]] state of northwestern [[India]].<ref name="2011 Census">{{cite web |title=Banbhori |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=68617 |website=[[2011 Census of India]] |publisher=[[Government of India]] |access-date=22 September 2017 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20170922203418/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/pca/SearchDetails.aspx?Id=68617 |archive-date=22 September 2017 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

==Location==

Banbhori is located on "Hisar-[[Barwala, Hisar|Barwala]]-Banhori-[[Uchana]] Road" 15 km northeast of Uchana, 55 km northeast of Hisar, 45 km north of [[Hansi]], 170 km northwest [[Indira Gandhi International Airport|IGI Delhi Airport]], 200 km southwest of [[Chandigarh]].

==Shri Durga Mata Bhramari Mandir==
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{{see also | Bhramari#Worship | l1= List of temples of Bhramari devi}}

'''Shri Durga Mata Bhramari Mandir''', run by the [[Government of Haryana]]'s Shri Durga Mata Mandir Banbhori Temple Trust, is an ancient [[Shakta pithas|shakti peeth]] temple dedicated to [[Hindu deity]] [[Bhramari]] as a manifestation of [[Durga]] [[Shakti]] (feminine manifestation of God). In November 2017, [[Government of Haryana]] cabinet brought this privately managed temple under the ownership of government trust so that the annual donations of INR15 crore (in 2017) can be used for welfare of local populace.<ref name=ban1>[https://www.newkerala.com/news/fullnews-291496.html "Haryana to give monthly pension to senior citizen journalists."], [https://www.newkerala.com New Kerala], 23 Nov 2017.</ref>

===Legend===

According to the legend the Goddess Banbhori is manifestation of Bhagwati (Shakti) who manifested as a swarm of bees (''bramar'' in [[sanskrit language]]) to kill the demon Arunasura, who was disturbing the penance of sages. This temple is located where she manifested.<ref name=hr1/><ref name=hr2/>

===Temple complex===

Her statue in the temple, also called the ''Ashtabhuji Mata Mahishasuravardhini'' (lit ''eight armed mother Goddess the slayer of demon [[Mahishasura]]''), is [[svayambhu]] (self-manifested i.e. found in the ground). Other statues in the temple are of [[Kali]] (manifestation of [[Parvati]]), [[Shiva]] and his manifestation as [[Bhairava]], family of Shiva (such a [[ganesha]]), [[Radha]]-[[Krishna]], and [[Hanuman]]. The temple has an [[eternal flame]] which has been continuously burning at the temple for at least 400 years.<ref name=hr1/><ref name=hr2/>

===Rituals===

Devotees tie a sacred thread in the temple to make wishes, and return to express gratitude when their wishes are fulfilled. People also perform the [[Mundan ceremony]] (head tonsuring ceremony) for their children here. Newly married couples visit the temple to seek the goddess's blessings. As per the tradition the priests are the [[Brahmacharya]] (celibate) from the [[Kaushik]] clan.<ref name=hr1>[https://hisar.gov.in/mata-bhanbhori-devi-mandir Mata Bhanbhori Devi Mandir], hisar.gov.in, accessed 29 Sept 2025.</ref><ref name=hr2>[https://www.jagran.com/haryana/hisar-people-coming-from-abroad-in-this-temple-17695511.html यहां मान्यता ऐसी कि भूमि से पैदा हुई देवी मां की प्रतिमा, देश विदेश से आते हैं श्रद्धालु], Jagran, 20 March 2018.</ref>

===Festivals===

The temple celebrates various festivals, specially the [[Navratri]], and hosts fairs twice a year and [[bhandara (community kitchen)|bhandara]] (community kitchen) is organised, attracting large numbers of devotees.<ref name=hr1/><ref name=hr2/>

==See also==

* [[Tourism in Haryana]]
* [[Tourism in India]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Haryana}}

==External links==
* [https://www.thedivineindia.com/banbhori-mandir/6641 Banbhori Temple - The Divine India]

[[Category:Villages in Hisar district]]

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