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Hindu temple in Rajasthan, India

Shila Devi Temple
शिला देवी मंदिर
Shila Devi temple, Jaipur, with the Mahavidyas on the left and the Navadurgas on the right.
Religion
Affiliation	Hinduism
Deity	Shila Devi (Durga)
Festival	Winter Navratris (sixth day)
Location
Location	Amer Fort, Jaipur, India
State	Rajasthan
Country	India
Architecture
Creator	Raja Man Singh I of Amber
Date established	1604 CE

Shila Devi (Hindi: शिला देवी) is the famous idol of Durga. Her temple is located in Amer Fort in Jaipur, India. The idol was brought by Raja Man Singh I of Amber from Jessore (now in Bangladesh) in 1604 CE. On the sixth day of winter Navratris, special prayers are offered to this goddess. Hundreds of thousands of people from Jaipur and surrounding areas gather to pay offerings to Shila Devi.

From folklore it is believed, this idol was carved from the same stone as the Dashabhuja idol of the Susanga Royal Family of Durgapur (now in Bangladesh). The Dashabhuja idol was stolen from Susanga and lost.

Foundation of the temple

Towards the end of sixteenth century, Maharaja Mansingh brought the statue of the goddess Shila Mata from the eastern part of Bengal. In the kingdom of Pratapaditya, Maharaja Mansingh received a defeat at the hands of king Kedar. Humiliated and depressed, the Maharaja worshipped goddess Kali to please her and receive her blessings so as to change his defeat into victory. Kali appeared in a dream to bless him. The goddess also obtained a promise from the Maharaja that he would establish her shrine in his capital. The idol of goddess was recovered from sea in the form of a Shila (Slab) and it was brought to Amer when cleaned and washed, the present idol appeared. This is why the goddess is named as Shila Mata.

References

"Temple Profile". devasthan.rajasthan.gov.in. Retrieved 20 January 2025.
Trudy Ring, Noelle Watson, Paul Schellinger (2012). Asia and Oceania: International Dictionary of Historic Places. ISBN 1136639799. pp. 24.

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