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High medieval · Hindu · India

Sheetla Mata Mandir, Gurugram

Gurugram, Haryana · 28.4783°, 77.0305°

Shitala, identified here with Kripi, wife of DronacharyaUndetermined—
Sacred since
1000 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
dating unrecorded
Undetermined

History & significance

The chief shrine of old Gurugram, honouring Kripi, also called Lalita, who is remembered for nursing children through smallpox and is worshipped as Mata Sheetla or Mata Masani. Crowds come through Navratri and the other festivals of the goddess.

Sthala katha — the traditional account

What follows is the temple’s own traditional account, transmitted through liturgy and local memory. It is recorded here as tradition, not as attested history.

The child of Begum Samru is said to have been cured of smallpox after being brought before the goddess here.

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Sources

coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Undetermined