Temple

In the hill city of Mount Abu, with the panoramic view of the city sprawling beneath is the Shakthipeetha of Adhar Devi, the shrine dedicated to Goddess Durga. The whole temple is constructed of one huge solid piece of rock and is one of the best specimens of rock cut temples in India.Though the exact time of its origin is unknown the shrine is said to be in existence from 3209 AD.

Legend

When Lord Shiva's wrath at the death of his wife Sati manifested as the Tandava which would destroy the Universe, Lord Vishnu's Sudarshan chakra cut her corpse into pieces which scattered around the subcontinent. It is here, at Adhar devi temple the 'adhar' or lip of the Devi is believed to have fallen.

Architecture

The shrine is not a man made structure but a temple sculpted onto a cave. The steps carved on the rocks takes the devotees uphill to the temple. The shrine is inside a natural cave in a big boulder. The inner shrine is reached by crawling a narrow cave. There is a continuously burning lamp inside that cave.

Darsan Info

Temple timings - 7.00 AM to 7.30 PM
The temple is popular among Tantrik ascetics.

Darsan Dresscode

Devotees are advised to wear clean and conservative clothing.

Famous Festival

October - Navrathri

Culture

Mount Abu is a popular hill station in the Aravalli Range in Sirohi district of Rajasthan state in western India. It has been a favoured destination for tourists away from the heat of Rajasthan and neighbouring Gujarat for centuries.

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Temple Rituals

Aarati is performed in the morning, at noon and in the evening. Bhoga is offered to the deity in the morning and in the Evening.

Special Rituals

Hymns from Shri Durga Shaptashati are sung at the time of Aarati here.

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