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{{Short description|Hindu temple in Himachal Pradesh, India}}
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'''Maa Simsa Mandir''' or '''Simsa Mata Mandir''' is a Hindu temple located in the [[Mandi district]] and [[Kangra district]] of [[Himachal Pradesh]], India.<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.himvani.com/news/2007/03/20/ma-simsa-weaving-a-dream-for-progeny |title=Ma Simsa: Weaving a dream for progeny |author= Saroj Thakur |date= 20 March 2007}}</ref><ref>[http://www.sandhol.com/temples.html Sandhol.com]</ref> The temple is dedicated to [[Saraswati|Sharada Devi]].<ref name="Pintchman2001">{{cite book | author=Tracy Pintchman | title=Seeking Mahādevī: Constructing the Identities of the Hindu Great Goddess | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-c_j8Xggl0gC&pg=PA203 | accessdate=20 April 2012 | year=2001 | publisher=SUNY Press | isbn=978-0-7914-5007-9 | page=203}}</ref> One temple is located in the Simsa village, 30 km from the [[Baijnath, Himachal Pradesh|Baijnath]] town and other one Simsa Mata temple in Daroh village, 17 km (10.56 miles) from [[Palampur]].

==Navratri Special==
During [[Navratri]], many women with no children come here to seek the blessings of goddess [[Saraswati|Sharada Devi]]. It is believed that goddess gives those ladies babies in gift. According to the tradition, all these women sleep on the floor in the temple premises. It is believed that these ladies have a dream which tells them that their prayers have been accepted.{{citation needed|date=September 2015}}

==References==
{{Reflist|3|refs=http://www.ajabgjab.com/2017/05/simsa-mata-temple-daroh.html}}

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[[Category:Buildings and structures in Mandi district]]
[[Category:Hindu temples in Himachal Pradesh]]

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