PM Modi unfurls flag, performs pooja at newly renovated Kalika Mata temple in Gujarat

After the ascent of Pavagadh in the fifteenth century, the peak of the temple was dilapidated for the last five centuries; the summit has now been redesigned with a new look.

NewsBharati    18-Jun-2022 14:28:54 PM
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Pavagadh, June 18: Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the redeveloped Kalika Mata temple atop Pavagadh hill in the Panchmahal district of Gujarat on Saturday.

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The PM hoisted the temple flag after performing pooja. According to Gujarat information department, "After the ascent of Pavagadh in the fifteenth century, the peak of the temple was dilapidated for the last five centuries. The summit has now been redesigned with a new look."
 
 
"First, the foundation of a large campus was laid by widening the top of Pavagadh Hill, then ancillary facilities were erected on the first and second floor of the campus. The original sanctum has been kept intact and the entire temple has been rebuilt. The main temple and the open area have been widened. In the old temple of Mataji where there was a dargah in place of the "Shikhar".

The dargah has been relocated in a settlement and a new "Shikhar" has been constructed, on which the flagpole has been restored and the flag will be unfurled there," added the official statement.
 
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Dating back to 11-12th century, the Kalika mandir is one of the oldest temples. Mahmood Begda, one of the prominent invaders who set up Gujarat Sultanate in the 15th century captured Pavagadh and destroyed the temple.

Begda had completely destroyed the Shikhara and then to further insult the Hindus, right where the Shikhara was there in the garbhagruh (sanctum sanctorum), a Dargah of one Sadanshah Peer was constructed. After the attack, for over 500 years, no Dhwaja was unfurled at the Mandir.

In Hinduism, it is considered inauspicious to unfurl a Dhwaja on a Shikhara that is destroyed. Hence, for over 500 years, Maa, in her own temple, was stuck under a Dargah. The Dargah has now been shifted and the temple reclaimed.