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| name = Chhatarpur Temple new delhi
| image = Chattarpur Temple.jpg
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| caption = A South Indian-style temple added in the complex
| map_type = India New Delhi
| map_caption = Location in New Delhi
| coordinates = {{coord|28|30|7|N|77|10|46|E|type:landmark_region:IN|display=inline,title}}
| country = [[India]]
| state =
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| location = [[Mehrauli]], [[New Delhi]]
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| deity = [[Katyayani]] ([[Durga]])
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| architecture = [[Hindu temple architecture]]
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| year_completed = 1970
| creator = Baba Sant Nagpal
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'''Chhatarpur Temple''' (Officially: '''Shri Aadya Katyayani Shakti Peetham''') is located in a down town area in south of Delhi - Chhatarpur, India. This temple is dedicated to Goddess, [[Katyayani]]. The entire complex of the temple is spread over a wide area of 70 acres.<ref>https://www.kahajaun.com/delhi/travel/religious/546/chattarpur-mandir-temple-or-shree-adhya-katyayani-shakti-peeth-mandir/</ref> It is located at [[Chhatarpur (Delhi Assembly constituency)|Chhatarpur]],<ref>not to be confused with [[Chhatarpur]] in [[Madhya Pradesh]]</ref> on the southwestern outskirts of the city of [[Delhi]] and is just {{convert|4|km|mi|abbr=on|1}} from [[Qutub Minar]], off Mehrauli-Gurgaon road.<ref name=cul>[http://www.culturalindia.net/indian-temples/chhatarpur-temple.html Chhatarpur temple]</ref><ref>''Delhi city guide'', by Eicher Goodearth Limited, Delhi Tourism. Published by [[Eicher Goodearth Limited]], 1998. {{ISBN|81-900601-2-0}}. ''Page 193''.</ref>

The temple was established in 1974, by Baba Sant Nagpal ji, who died in 1998. His samadhi shrine lies in the premises of the Shiv-Gauri Nageshwar Mandir within the temple complex.<ref>[http://www.indianexpress.com/ie/daily/19981217/35150954.html Founder of Chhatarpur temple dies]{{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} [[Indian Express]], 17 December 1998.</ref>

This temple was considered as the biggest temple in India and second largest in the world, before the [[Akshardham (Delhi)|Akshardham Temple]] was created in 2005 in Delhi. This temple is totally constructed from marble and on all the facets there is ''[[jaali]]'' (perforated stone or latticed screen) work. It can be classified a [[vesara]] style of architecture.

Surroundings are an important [[biodiversity]] area within the [[Aravalli Range#Northern Aravalli leopard wildlife corridor|Northern Aravalli leopard wildlife corridor]] stretching from [[Sariska Tiger Reserve]] to Delhi. Historical place around sanctuary are [[Badkhal Lake]] (6 km northeast), 10th century ancient [[Surajkund]] reservoir and [[Anangpur Dam]], [[Damdama Lake]], [[Tughlaqabad Fort]] and [[Jahanpanah#Adilabad|Adilabad ruins]] (both in Delhi).<ref name="Department of Forest, Delhi">[http://forest.delhigovt.nic.in/wildlife/asola.html#asola ASOLA BHATTI WILD LIFE SANCTUARY] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110816140938/http://forest.delhigovt.nic.in/wildlife/asola.html#asola |date=16 August 2011 }}, Department of Forest, Delhi Government</ref> It is contiguous to the seasonal [[Pali village#Pali jharna|waterfalls in Pali-Dhuaj-Kot villages of Faridabad]],<ref name=sura>[https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/state/punjab-and-haryana/faridabad/water-will-be-stopped-by-making-a-dam-on-the-hills-of-pali-village/articleshow/70320771.cms पाली गांव की पहाड़ियों पर डैम बनाकर रोका जाएगा झरनों का पानी]</ref> the scared [[Mangar Bani]] and the [[Asola Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary]]. There are several dozen lakes formed in the abandoned [[Open-pit mining|open pit mines]] in the forested hilly area of [[Delhi Ridge]].

==The complex==
[[File:Nandi at Shiva temple, Chhatarpur temple, Delhi.jpg|left|150px|thumb|[[Nandi (bull)|Nandi]] at Shiva temple, Chhatarpur temple]]
[[File:Laxmi Vinayaka Temple.jpg|thumb|Laxmi Vinayaka Temple]]
[[File:Gauri Nageshwara Temple Complex.jpg|thumb|Gauri Nageshwara Temple Main Entrance]]
[[File:Shri Shiv Mandir.jpg|thumb|Shri Shiv Mandir inside Chattarpur Mandir Complex]]
[[File:The main courtyard of Chhatarpur Temple, Delhi.jpg|right|150px|thumb|The main courtyard of Chhatarpur Temple]]
[[File:Main Gopura of the Temple.jpg|thumb|Main temple [[Gopura]]]]
The entire temple complex spread over {{convert|60|acre|ha|abbr=on|1}}, has over 20 small and large temples divided in three different complexes. The main deity in the temple is Goddess [[Katyayani]], a part of [[Navadurga]], the nine forms of [[Hindu goddess]] [[Durga]] or [[Shakti]], worshipped during the [[Navratri]] celebrations.

A side shrine within the main temple houses a shrine of Goddess Katyayani (Durga), which opens only during the bi-annual [[Navratri]] season, when thousands of people throng the premises for [[Darśana|darshan]]. One nearby room has been made as living room with tables and chairs made in silver, and another regarded as the ''Shayan Kaksha'' (Bed Room), where a bed, dressing table and table are carved in silver. This shrine opens on a large [[satsang]] or prayer hall, where religious discourses and [[bhajan]]s, (religious songs) are held. Just at the entrance to the main temple, stand an old tree, where devotees tie holy threads for wish fulfillment.<ref>[http://www.durga-puja.org/chattarpur-temple.html Chhatarpur temple] durga-puja.org.</ref> Another shrine of Goddess Durga is open to devotees morning to evening, it lies above the shrines dedicated to [[Radha Krishna]], and Lord [[Ganesh]].<ref name=cul/>
[[File:Yajnashale.jpg|thumb]]
Apart from this the complex also has other temples dedicated to [[Lord Rama]], Lord Ganesha and [[Lord Shiva]]. The temples have been built in both South and North Indian style of temple architecture.

==References==
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==External links==
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* [http://wikimapia.org/#lat=28.5022997&lon=77.1912718&z=15&l=0&m=a&v=2&show=/137064/Chhattarpur-temple-complex Chhatrapur temple complex] at [[wikimapia]]

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