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[[File:Garjiya_Devi_Temple_Ramnagar.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Garjiya Devi Temple on the Kosi River]] [[File:Garjiya Devi Temple.JPG|thumb|The statue of Garjiya Devi at Garjiya Devi Temple, Ramnagar]]<br />
'''Garjiya Devi Temple''' is a noted [[Devi]] temple located in the Garjiya village near [[Ramnagar, Nainital|Ramnagar]], [[Uttarakhand]], [[India]], on the outskirts of the [[Corbett National Park]].<ref name="Negi1993">{{cite book|author=Sharad Singh Negi|title=Kumaun: The Land and the People|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4OR16BYbWDwC&pg=PA192|year=1993|publisher=Indus Publishing|isbn=978-81-85182-89-6|page=192}}</ref> It is a sacred [[Shaktism|Shakti]] shrine where Garjiya Devi is the presiding deity. The [[temple]] is situated over a large rock in the Kosi River and is one of the most famous temples of the [[Nainital district]],<ref name="JoshiAgrawal1996">{{cite book|author1=Bipin Chandra Joshi|author2=C. M. Agrawal|title=Man, culture, and society in the Kumaun Himalayas: General B.C. Joshi commemoration volume|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uXpuAAAAMAAJ|page=111|year=1996|publisher=Shree Almora Book Depot|isbn=978-81-85865-29-4}}</ref> visited by thousands of devotees during [[Kartik Poornima]], a [[Hinduism|Hindu]] holy day celebrated on the fifteenth lunar day of [[Kartika (month)|Kartik]] (November &ndash; December)<br />
The first priest was Pt. Keshav Dutt Pandey who began worship of Devi Girija. There is also a statue of LakshmiNarayan of 9th century, made from black granite. Many people go there every day to worship in the temple. Many people bathe in the [[Kosi river]] near Garjiya temple.<br />
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==Festivals==<br />
The temple is also known as the festival of lights of the gods.<ref>[[Prabodhini Ekadashi]] is known as Dva-Diwali in some regions.</ref> The [[Kartik Purnima]] festival also coincides with the [[Sikhism|Sikh]] festival of [[Guru Nanak Jayanti]].<br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[List of Hindu festivals]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://www.thedivineindia.com/girija-devi-temple-ramnagar/5814 Garjiya Devi Temple - thedivineindia.com]<br />
* [http://www.india9.com/i9show/Garjiya-Devi-Temple-23431.htm Garjiya Devi Temple]<br />
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