Surkanda Devi Temple
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Important information
- Location: Chamba - Mussoorie Road, Saklana Range, Uttarakhand 249145, India
- Timings: Summer :05:00 am to 07.00 pm
- Winter :07:00 am to 05.00 pm
- Nearest Railway Station: Dehradun Railway station at a distance of nearly 67 kilometres from Surkanda DeviTemple.
- Nearest Airport: Jolly Grant airport of Dehradun at a distance of nearly 97.9 kilometres from Surkanda Devi Temple.
- Important festival: Ganga Dussera and Navratri.
- Primary deity: Goddess Durga.
- Did you know: Surkanda Devi Temple is one of the 51 Shakti Peeth.
Surkanda Devi is an ancient temple of Hindus. This temple is dedicated to Goddess Durga, which is one of the nine Goddess forms. Surkanda Devi Temple is one of the 51 Shakti Peeth. The statue of Goddess Kali is installed in the Surkanda Devi temple. This temple is located in Uniyal village, Dhanaulti, Tehri district, uttarakhand, India. Sudakanda Devi Temple is located 6.7 kilometers from Dhanlatti and 22 km from Chamba. To reach this temple, people have to travel by foot 3 Kms from village Kaddukhal. This temple is about 2,757 meters high of the sea leval.
The Surkanda Devi temple is surrounded by dense forest and from this place the beautiful view of the Himalayas can be seen in the north and beautiful views of the cities of Dehradun and Rishikesh can be seen in the south. This temple is covered with the fog most of the time of the year. The present temple has been rebuilt. Establishment of the real temple is not known at the time. It is believed that it is a very ancient temple.
According to mythology, Goddess Sati had sacrificed her life in the yagna kund which organized by her father Daksheshwar, then Lord Shankar Devi was churning the whole universe with the dead body of Sati. In the meantime, Lord Vishnu performed the body of Sati with his Sudarshan Chakra Was divided into 51 parts, in which Sati's head fell on this place, hence the temple is called the Shri Surkanda Devi Temple. These places are called Shakti Peeth, in the place where the Sati's body parts fell.
The festival of Ganga Dussera is celebrated in the Surkanda Devi Temple, which falls between May and June every year. The festival of Navaratri is also specially celebrated.
Aarti
- Maa Katyayani Ki Aarti
- Kushmanda Maa Ki Aarti
- Skandamata Ki Aarti
- Ambe Gauri Mata Ji Ki Aarti
- Ambe Tu Hai Jagdambe Kali - Aarti
- Shri Jeen Mata Aarti
- Maa Siddhidatri ji ki Aarti
- Mata Vaishno Devi Ki Aarti
- Brahmacharini Devi ki Aarti
- Maa Chandraghanta Ki Aarti
- Maa Kalratri Aarti
- Mahagauri Aarti
- Mata Shailputri Ki Aarti
Mantra
- Sarva Mangal Mangalye Shive Sarvartha Sadhike
- Aapatsu Magnah Smaranan Tvadeeyan Karomi Durge
- Mantras of Nine Forms of Durga Mata
- Om Dum Durgayei Namaha - Goddess Durga Mantra
- Nav Durga Mantra - To get rid of Obstacles and get Wealth and Children
- Nav Durga Mantra - Powerful Mantras for Attainment of Wealth and Obstacles
- Durga Mantra - Srshtisthitivinaashaanaan shaktibhoote sanaatani
- Vande Hansitalaandevee Rasabhasthan - Sheetala Mata Mantra
- Namasteustu Mahaaraudre Mahaaghoraparakrame - Devi Mantra
- Aranyaye Sharanye Sada Maa Prapahi - The Sharnagati stotra of Maa Bhavani
Stotram
- Aigiri Nandini Mahishasura Mardini Stotram
- Dhumavati Ashtak Stotra
- Bhavani Ashtakam - Devi Bhavani ke Stuti
- Apadunnmoolana Durga Stotram
- Aparajita Stotra - Goddess Durga
- Ananda Lahari Stotra - Goddess Bhavani
- Kali Panch Baan Stotra
- Kali Hridaya Stotra
- Tripura Sundari Veda-Pada Stotram
- Das Mahavidya Stotra
- Durga Ashtottar Stotra
- Mangla Gauri Stotram
- Devya Aratrikam
- Devi Apradh Kshamapan Stotra
- Devi Kshama Prarthana Stotram
- Bagla Panjar Nyaas Stotra
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