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| Mata Mansa Devi Mandir | |
|---|---|
 Main shrine of the temple | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Hinduism |
| District | Panchkula |
| Deity | Manasa Devi |
| Festivals | Navratri |
| Governing body | Shri Mata Mansa Devi Shrine Board |
| Location | |
| Location | Mansa Devi Complex, MDC Sector 4, Panchkula, Haryana 134114 |
| State | Haryana |
| Country | India |
  Location in Haryana  Mata Mansa Devi Mandir (India) | |
| Geographic coordinates | 30°45′55″N 76°49′37″E / 30.76528°N 76.82694°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Hindu temple architecture |
| Creator | Maharaja Gopal Singh of Mani Majra |
| Completed | 1811–1815 A.D. |
| Website | |
| [1] | |
Mata Mansa Devi is a Hindu temple dedicated to goddess Mansa Devi, a form of Shakti, in the Panchkula district of the Indian state of Haryana. The temple complex is spread of 100 acres (0.40 km2) of the Shivalik foothills in the village of Bilaspur, near Sector 13 (earlier known as Mani Majra) of Chandigarh, and Panchkula, 10 km from Chandi Mandir, another noted Devi shrine in the region, both just outside Chandigarh.[1][2][3]
It is one of the prominent Shakti Pitha temples of North India involving 7 Shakti goddesses, namely Mata Mansa Devi, Naina Devi, Jawalamukhi, Chintpurni, Brajeshwari, Chamunda Devi and Jayanti Devi. Thousands of devotees visit the shrine from various parts of the country, and especially during the Navratra mela, this number rises to lakhs every day for the nine auspicious days.
- ^ "History". Archived from the original on 9 June 2009. Retrieved 1 July 2009.
- ^ Mansa Devi Contemporary Hinduism: ritual, culture, and practice, by Robin Rinehart. Publisher ABC-CLIO, 2004. ISBN 1-57607-905-8. Page 83.
- ^ Mansa Devi temple to get wall cover The Times of India, 18 June 2009.