Mansa Devi Temple

About Mansa Devi Temple:

• It is a Hindu temple dedicated to the goddess Mansa Devi, a form of Shakti (Goddess Durga).
• It is located in the city of Haridwar in Uttarakhand.
• The temple is located atop the Bilwa Parvat on the Sivalik Hills, the southernmost mountain chain of the Himalayas.
• The temple, also known as Bilwa Tirth, is one of the Panch Tirth (Five Pilgrimages) within Haridwar.
• It is an epitome of the age-old tradition of ‘Shakti’ worship in Northern India.
• Maharaja Gopal Singh of Manimajra constructed the present main temple during the period 1811-1815.
• The temple complex is spread over an area of 100 acres.
• Built in a traditional North Indian style shape, the temple includes two important deities, Mansa Devi and her sister Chandi Devi.