Bala Tripura Sundari Temple

Bala Tripura Sundari Temple is located at the Tripurakot on the bank of Thuli Bheri river in Dolpa district of Nepal.[1] About 20,000 pilgrims vists the temple every year, mostly in Dashain festival.[2] The temple structure is said to be build in 12th Century [3].[4] The temple is at the hill near the confluence of Bhariavi Ganga, Tamrabarni and Sundari rivers. [5] The temple has statues of five goddesses -Barahi, Chamunda, Bhramayani, Indrayani and Mahakali. There are other 8 metal idols of various god and goddesses. The idols of Chamunda, Chandika, Nusing and Baisnav were stolen by 2029 BS.[5]

Bala Tripura Sundari Temple
बाला त्रिपुरा सुन्दरी मन्दिर
Religion
AffiliationHinduism
DistrictDolpa District
DeityDurga
Location
CountryNepal
Location in Nepal
Geographic coordinates29.025°N 82.784°E / 29.025; 82.784
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Hinduism

According to the legend, a king named Bikram Shahi ruled the area and the temple now where it stands was his palace.[1] His workes when beat rice in okhal, they found the rice was doubled. This mystery led the king to excavate the area in around 1410 BS. He found a statue of Bhagwati standing in a Sadkon Yantra. Many butterflies came out of the excavated pit. One of the butterflies went to sit in the location where the current temple lies. When human tried to catch the butterfly, it transformed into stone.[5] The first priest was Bistas appointed by king Bikram Shahi. Later Chaulagai, Sinkhadas, Neupane and Upadhya Bhramins were appointed as priests. [5]

In 2035 BS, the temple was renovated by the Nepal Government.[5]

Notable events
  • In 2018, the Dalit community of Nepal were allowed to enter the temple for the first time in history. [3]

See also

References
  1. "Tripura Sundari: The goddess of the rugged hills". OnlineKhabar. Retrieved 2020-08-15.
  2. India, Press Trust of (2015-09-06). "India renovates temple, constructs school building". India News, Breaking News, Entertainment News | India.com. Retrieved 2020-08-15.
  3. DEVKOTA, BISHNU PRASAD. "Dalits enter temple for first time in 960 years". My Republica. Retrieved 2020-08-15.
  4. "त्रिपुरा सुन्दरीः ऐतिहासिक सुन्दरता (फोटो फिचर)". Online Khabar. Retrieved 2020-08-15.
  5. Devkota, Ratnakar. डोल्पाका प्रसिद्ध त्रिपुरासुन्दरी भगवती (PDF).
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