Chandi Mandir, Panchkula (Haryana)

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.