Gariyaband Sri Jatmai Mata Temple, Chhattisgarh

Address

Raipur, Diona,

Gariyaband district,

Chhattisgarh 493996

Amman

Introduction

Jatmai Mata Mandir or Jatmayi Templeis dedicated to Goddess Durga ji located in Gariaband district, 80 km from state capital Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India. The water streams just adjacent to the temple of Mata touch her feet and fall down from the rocks. According to local beliefs, these water streams are the servants of the mother. Every year a fair is organized in the temple of Mata in the Navratri of Chaitra and Kunwar. This temple of Jatmai Mata is built between the waterfalls. There is also another temple named Ghatarani temple, located 25 km from the Jatamai Mata Mandir.

Puranic Significance

Jatmai Temple in Raipur is one of the very few temples dedicated to Goddess Jatmai in India. Also called as Jatmai Ghatarani, it is the temple of religious significance, and the goddess is believed to be very powerful. The temple is said to be more than 1000 years old. The Shivalinga within the temple premises has a mythological story behind it.

It is believed that the fishermen of the city wanted to take the Shivalinga with them. They began digging deep to pull the idol out, but the Shivalinga kept going in deeper into the hole. Eventually, they gave up trying to move the idol. The temple is highly spoken of by the locals for its sacredness and divinity. More especially during Navratri, the temple is brightly decorated and the goddess is worshipped by hundreds of devotees.