Murari Devi Temple is a great & Famous place to visit in Sunder Nagar (Mandi) in Himachal Pradesh. This Temple is in the west of Sunder Nagar on the top of a sacred hill named Murari Dhar also known as Sikandara Ri Dhar (Ancient Name). It is believed that this temple was founded by Pandavas during their “AGYATWAAS“. There are also some rocks in Murari Devi on which some large human footprints can be seen and local people say that these footprints are of Pandavas.
History of murari Devi
The temple of Murari Devi stands on a hill in Dehar tehsil on the borders of the Mandi and Suket States. Each State has appointed a pujari there who collects the offerings made by the residents of the State which he represents. Murari Devi is the family goddess of many Bohras, Brahmins and Kanaits who perform the hair-cutting ceremony in her temple. She is also the goddess of buffaloes. When a buffalo cow calves, the owners offer ghee and goat to the goddess before using the ghee made from the milk of that buffalo cow as they believe that failure to do so stops the buffalo cow from giving milk. The Raja offers silver eyeballs to the goddess.
Source: Journal and Proceedings of the Asiatic Society of Bengal
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