Chandi Mandir lies
some 10 km from Mata Mansa Devi shrine in Panchkula (Haryana). It is a
small but famous temple worshipped as a Siddh Peeth- ( a place where
wishes are granted). It is after this temple that the town of
Chandigarhgetsits name. The temple falls on the Chandigarh- Kalka
stretch of the national highway number 22. The Navratras sees thousands of devotees thronging to the temple.
Further along this highway the runis of the Bhima Devi temple lie in the small hamlet
of Pinjore. This is a picturesque location built on the rising foot
hills of the Shiwalik mountains. The Bima Devi temple is an archaeological
site that dates to the 11th century AD and projects the Panchayatan
style of temple architecture. The temple is currently in runis. However,
effort is on to design a site museum here to display the findings of the area.
