Sheetla Mata Mandir Gurgaon
Overview
- •Sheetla Mata Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to the goddess Shitala (Sheetla), wife of Guru Dronacharya who was the teacher of the Pandavas and Kauravas according to an Indian epic Mahabharata.
Highlights
- Sheetla Mata Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to the goddess Shitala (Sheetla), wife of Guru Dronacharya who was the teacher of the Pandavas and Kauravas according to an Indian epic Mahabharata.
- The temple is located on Sheetla Mata Road in old Gurugram (earlier known as Gurgaon) city of Gurugram district in the state of Haryana in India.
- The shrine is visited by large numbers of people during Navaratri and other festivals.
Dress Code
Modest, respectful clothing is expected at this site.
History
- •The Sheetla Mata temple is dedicated to the wife of Guru Dronacharya, Kripi (Kirpai), also called Lalitha.
- •Kirpai, also called Lalita and later Mata Sheetla, used to live in Keshopur village located in the nearby Union Territory of Delhi.
- •Dronacharya her husband used to visit her daily at Keshopur from his Gurugram ashram.
- •She devoted herself to look after the sick children, specially those suffering from the smallpox.
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Sheetla Mata Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to the goddess Shitala (Sheetla), wife of Guru Dronacharya who was the teacher of the Pandavas and Kauravas according to an Indian epic Mahabharata.
It is about 2.5 km from central Gurugram.
The most comfortable months are January, February, March, October and November; May is the hottest, with highs around 38°C.
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Best Time
October to March
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