Bijasan Mata Mandir

Festival traditions

• शारदीय नवरात्रि मेला · आश्विन शुक्ल प्रतिपदा से नवमीMela at the foot of the tekri; round-the-clock darshan.
• चैत्र नवरात्रि · चैत्र शुक्ल प्रतिपदा से नवमीJawara sthapana and visarjan.
• शरद पूर्णिमा · आश्विन पूर्णिमाKheer prasad and night darshan.

Special arrangements

• ShringarDaily chunari shringar; silver mukhota on Navratri.
• OtherNavratri mela with 300 stalls managed with the municipal corporation.

Timeline

1. 1700

   Devotees began worship of Bijasan Mata on the hilltop.

2. 1880

   Stone steps to the hilltop shrine constructed.

3. 1955

   Temple committee formed by local families.

4. 1982

   Navratri mela started with a nine-day programme.

5. 2001

   Road and lighting provided up to the temple.

6. 2017

   Main sanctum renovated and a rest shed built.

7. 2023

   Online donation and live darshan facilities started.