Trilokpur Temple

Highlights

• Trilokpur is a Hindu temple site in Himachal Pradesh, India.
• It is located on an hillock about 24 km south-west of Nahan at an elevation of about 430 m.
• The temple is an amalgam of Indo-Persian styles of architecture.
• The name Trilok Pur means a triangle of three Shakti Temples in the area.
• Each temple depicts a different face of the Goddess Durga.

Religious Significance

Trilokpur is a place of great religious importance. It is considered to be the childhood place of Maa Vaishno Devi. The temple of the goddess Mahamaya Bala Sundri ji attracts lakhs of pilgrims from all over Northern India. An important fair is held at Trilokpur twice a year i.e.in the month of Chaitra and Ashvina on Sudi ashtmi to chaudas (from the 8th to the 14th of the bright half).

Dress Code

Modest, respectful clothing is expected at this site.

History

• •In 1570 CE, according to legend, a pindi (a sacred stone; regarded as a symbol of the goddess) appeared in a bag of salt, purchased by Sh Ram Dass.
• •a local trader.
• •It meant that Maa Balasundari Jee had appeared in the bag.
• •Dass kept selling salt all day from the bag, but it always remained full.
• •The goddess then appeared in Dass' dream.

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