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<p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|Hindu temple in north India}}<br /> {{short description|none}}<br /> {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2018}}<br /> {{Use Indian English|date=March 2018}}<br /> The &#039;&#039;&#039;Julfa Mata Temple&#039;&#039;&#039; is a [[Hindu temple]] in the town of [[Nangal]] in north India.<br /> <br /> According to the story, there were [[demon]]s who were harassing [[Deity|gods]] over the [[Himalayan Mountains]]. Gods decided to destroy them. Lord [[Vishnu]] was leading them. The Gods focused their strengths in a huge flame which rose from the earth. Out of the fire a girl took birth and regarded as Adishakti (means first [[shakti]]). She grew up in the house of Prajapati Daksha. She used to be called as [[Dakshayani|Sati]]. Later she became wife of Lord [[Shiva]].<br /> <br /> Once, Prajapati [[Daksha]] insulted Lord Shiva. Sati was unable to accept this and she killed herself. When Lord Shiva came to know about her wife’s death, there were no boundaries of his extreme anger. He began stalking the three worlds while holding Sati’s body. The other Gods approached Lord Vishnu for help as they were afraid of Lord Shiva’s rage. Lord Vishnu using his [[Sudarshan Chakra|Chakra]] which severed Sati’s body into fifty one pieces. Where ever the pieces fell, the fifty-one sacred [[Shaktipeeth]]s came into existence. It is believed that at Julfa Mata temple, Sati’s hair fell. The word &#039;julfa&#039; means hair.<br /> <br /> Many devotees visit the temple. The temple is on the hills by the Nangal – Hambewal road. The temple is around five kilometers away from the [[Nangal]] township. In early days people walked to the temple, but now there is a road.<br /> <br /> Near the entrance of the temple, on the right hand side, there is a Shiva temple. There is a [[Sacred fig|Peepal (Bo or Sacred Ficus) tree]] and devotees tie threads to that. The thread is known as moli. There is a belief that deity fulfills all the wishes of devotees. Inside temple there is idol of Mata. There is a priest who takes care of temple. Devotees usually bring offerings for the [[Devi]]. The offerings includes sweets (Suji halwa, laddu, barfi), kheel (sugar-coated puffed rice), narial (coconut) and flowers. In [[Navratri|navarats]] and saavan days, the temple gets decorated with lights, etc.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|url=http://mynangal.com/tourism-in-nangal/47-religious-places/97-jalfa-mata-mandir-nangal-town-ship-ropar-punjab.html |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2011-08-03 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726214422/http://mynangal.com/tourism-in-nangal/47-religious-places/97-jalfa-mata-mandir-nangal-town-ship-ropar-punjab.html |archivedate=2011-07-26 }}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> == External links ==<br /> * [https://www.facebook.com/groups/177866275597232/ Facebook page of Temple]<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{Reflist}}<br /> <br /> {{coord missing|Punjab (India)}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Hindu temples in Punjab, India]]<br /> [[Category:Rupnagar]]<br /> <br /> {{Hindu temples in Punjab, India}}</div>

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