The most famous and sacred Yogaya Devi temple in Delhi is a very old temple. Yogmaya Devi is the Goddess who created illusions. Yogmaya temple is also known as Jogmaya. This temple is dedicated to Goddess Yogya. Goddess Yogmaya is the sister of Lord Krishna.
It has been said in history that Pandavas did the construction of this temple during the Mahabharata. For the first time this Mughal was built during the reign of Mughal Emperor Akbar 2 (1806-1837) to rebuild this temple. At the behest of Emperor Akbar 2, Lala Sethmal started the construction of this temple.
It is also said that King Ghajini of Ghajnavi had demolished this temple and completely devastated it. But the reconstruction of this temple was done by Rajput King Hemu. The temple that is currently in Delhi was built in the 19th century.
Around 200 people are working to take care of this temple and they all work according to complete loyalty and will of their own. It is also said about this temple many years ago, the ancestors from hundreds of years ago used to take care of this temple, every day they used to worship the Goddess, Prasad used to keep the temple always clean and twice a day they did the work of doing the goddess.
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According to legend, it is said that when Abhimanyu was killed by Jaideath, Lord Krishna and Arjuna went to see the Goddess in this temple after her death. Arjuna had sworn in this temple that by the night of the second day he would kill Jayradrath. Lord Krishna and Arjun came to this temple just to receive the blessings of the Goddess. Due to the miraculous power of the Goddess, the solar eclipse that took place on the battlefield was a solar eclipse and due to this solar eclipse, Arjuna was helped to kill Jaideath.
Festivals Celebrated at Yogmaya Temple
flower shop walk
It is known only from the name of this festival that this festival is a flower festival. This festival is celebrated in the premises of the Qutub Sahib Dargah and the Yogmaya Temple in Mehrauli. During this festival kites are lit, wrestling is played, kavali is sung.
During this festival, cultural programs like Kathak, Kawali are also held.
Mahashivaratri at Yogmaya temple
This Mahashivaratri festival is celebrated with great enthusiasm in the month of February or March. People of all Hindu religions celebrate the festival of Mahashivaratri with great joy. On this holy mountain of Mahashivaratri, everyone fasts for Lord Shiva on Mahashivaratri day and chants his name throughout the day by repeating the hymns and chants of the Lord. On the occasion of this holy festival, all the people decorate the temple of Lord Shiva and chant the name of God throughout the day and in the morning and evening, the Aarti of God is also performed.
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