Himachal: Bajreshwari Devi temple to have 2,100 kg idol of clarified butter

Preparations have begun on Tuesday to install a statue of a goddess me with 2,100 kg of clarified butter in a famous temple in Kangra town of Himachal Presh, officials said.  idol of Goddess Bajreshwari Devi, prepared with "desi ghee" after purifying it 101 times with holy water by temple priests, will be unveiled before devotees on early Wednesday, temple official Apoorv Sharma told media. Bajreshwari Devi temple is one of busiest shrines in rth India that witnesses a large number of pilgrims coming from Punjab, Haryana, Uttarakhand, Delhi, and Uttar Presh.

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Ritual followed during Makar Sankranti

temple official said idol would be taken off from "Pindi" or icography and will be distributed as "pras" to devotees on Monday, January 20. It is believed that butter from idol has healing qualities that cure chronic skin ailments and joint pain.

As per a popular legend, when goddess was injured while fighting demons, gods treated her wounds with butter on Makar Sankranti, which is a major harvest festival celebrated in various parts of country. Each year, preparations for installing butter idol in Bajreshwari Devi temple begin on Makar Sankranti, which is celebrated as a week-long festival at temple in Himachal.

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Makar Sankranti: Harvest festival of India

Makar Sankranti is celebrated on January 15 every year. This festival is celebrated in different parts of India with different tritions and names. According to Hindu calendar, this festival is celebrated on a specific day that is referred to as a solar day in Hindu calendar. festival is all about worshipping sun and legend of Hindu mythology related to Sankranti. 

On day of Makar Sankranti, sun starts its rthward movement. This is also kwn as Uttrayan journey, and refore festival is kwn Uttrayan in state of Gujarat. Kite flying is one of sports that is practised on this day. It is one of biggest festival sports in Gujarat on day of Uttrayan. In or parts of nation, re are various sports and dances that are held to commemorate festival.

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