Mata Mansa Devi is a Hindu temple dedicated to goddess Mansa Devi, a form of Shakti, in the Panchkula district of the Indian state of Haryana. The temple complex is spread of 100 acres (0.40 km2) of the Shivalik foothills in the village of Bilaspur, near Sector 13 of Chandigarh, and Panchkula, 10 km from Chandi Mandir, another noted Devi shrine in the region, both just outside Chandigarh.
Main shrine of the temple
The Patiala temple, within the Mansa Devi temple complex, Panchkula, built-in 1840 AD.
Yagya Shala, within the Mansa Devi temple complex.
A peepal tree, the sacred tree in Hinduism, at the temple.
Manasa is a Hindu goddess of snakes. She is worshipped mainly in Bihar, Bengal, Jharkhand, South Assam and other parts of northeastern India and in Uttarakhand, chiefly for the prevention and cure of snakebite, and also for fertility and prosperity. In Hinduism, Manasa is the sister of Shesha and Vasuki, king of Nāgas (serpents), and wife of sage Jaratkaru. She is the mother of the sage Astika. She is also known as Vishahari, Nityā (eternal) and Padmavati.
Painting of Manasa
Manasa with her husband Jaratkaru and son Astika flanked by Nagas, 11th century Pala period statue from Bengal
Mud idol of Manasa in the Sundarbans, West Bengal, India.
A scene from Manasa Mangal.
