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Mata Mansa Devi Mandir
Panchkula, Haryana · 30.7239°, 76.8624°
Mansa Devi (a form of Shakti)Mani MajraPainted shrine complex; the 1840 Patiala Shivalaya carries 38 wall-painting panels
Sacred since
1811 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
1811-1815 (Maharaja Gopal Das Singh)
Mani Majra
History & significance
A complex of three shrines in the Shivalik foothills of Panchkula district, built by the ruler of Mani Majra in the early 19th century and extended by Patiala in 1840. Millions of pilgrims visit during the spring and autumn Navaratras.