Chintpurni Sightseeing

Chintpurni

On the way to Dharamshala and Kullu, and around 50 km from Kangra, Chintpurni is a beautiful passage nestled at an height of 940 m between Himalayas and Shivalik mountain range.Located in the Una district of Himachal Pradesh, Chintpurni a famous religious place.Majorly visited for its pilgrimage site which is the Chintpurni Temple, is one of the Shakti Peethas in India.Shakti-Peethas being the goddess focused shrines and pilgrimage destinations in Hindu Tradition.

Chintpurni Temple

The temple attracts tourists from all over India to worship before the goddess and pray for boons. The temple is devoted to Chinnamastika Devi also known as Mata Chintpurni. Chinnamastika means ‘severed head’. Legend has it that to calm Lord Shiva and stop his Tandava, Lord Vishnu severed the corpse of Maa Sati into 51 pieces and scattered over in Indian subcontinent and Sati’s feet fell over this place making this place of utmost importance from 51 Shakti Peeths. Pandit Mai Dass an ardant devotee of goddess Chandi built the temple after the Goddess residing there revealed herself to the pandit. The goddess at Chintpurni defeated demons but to quench the blood thirst of his two companions -Jaya and Vijaya, cut off her own head. Cutting head from the body had a hidden meaning ofthe separation of mind from the material confinement of physical body. In Hindu mythodology it is believed that if anything is asked at Mata Chintpurni with pure and devoted heart, the wish is granted.

The Chintpurni Fair

The Chintpurni fair, locally known as Mata Da Mela (fair of the mother Goddess), is celebrated with fervor at the temple. Held thrice a year in the months of Chet (March-April), Sawan (July-August) and Asanj (September-October). In Chet and Asanj, the fair is held in Navratras whereas in Sawan it takes place during the first ten days of shukla paksha which is the bright half of the lunar month. The fair continues day and night for nine days during the navratras and for ten days in Sawan.The month of August welcomes a huge number of pilgrims because of its 10-day continuous festival devoted to the goddess Chinnamastika Devi.

Sheetla Devi temple – Located around 5 km from Chintpurni.
Jwalamukhi Devi Temple( 35 km from Chintpurni)
Vajeshwari Devi Temple(50 km from Chintpurni)
Naina Devi Temple( 115 km from Chintpurni)
Masroor temples.