Sri Kushmanda Devi Mandir – Ghatampur

 

Sri Kushmanda Devi Mandir is located at Ghatampur town in Kanpur Nagar district of Uttar Pradesh State.


Kushmanda Devi is an incarnation of Goddess Durga, She is Swayambhu here.


This temple is constructed in the North Indian Style of architecture.


There are two ponds near the Temple


According to historians, there was once a dense forest here. A shepherd named Kudha used to graze cows there. The cow used to stand near the bush and spill its milk. The shepherd supervised it and the mother appeared to him in a dream in the night. Mother Kushmanda appeared after digging under the bush, Established at the same place. Mother Kushmanda is also named Kudaha Devi after the shepherd Kudha and Locals call them by this name. 

 

This temple was built during the 10th century.

 

Temple Timings

 

How to reach the Temple

39 km from Kanpur

126 km from Lucknow

Nearby Temples

Kanpur, Maa Baradevi Mandir – 2 km

Kanpur, Sri Radhakrishna Temple – 3 km

Kanpur, Anandeshwar Temple – 6 km

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