Sree Rajrajeshwari Maa Mahamaya Devi Mandir – Raipur

 

Sree Rajrajeshwari Maa Mahamaya Devi Mandir is located at Purani Basti in Raipur of Chhattisgarh state.

It is one of the 36 Shaktipeeths of Chhattisgarh.

This temple was built during the 17 – 18 century

It is one of the richest temples in Raipur.

There are two temples one is Mahamaya Mandir and Samaleswari Mandir

During Sunrise rays touch the feet of Maa Samaleswari, and during Sunset Sun rays touch the feet of Maa Mahamaya.

This temple was built on Tantrik Vidhi so it became a pilgrimage for Aghoris and Tantriks.

Once Along with his queen Kumuddhati Devi, King Mordhwaj conducted a tour of his kingdom. It was early dawn when they came back.  While crossing the river Karun, King Mordhwaj, who was on the other side, had the idea to continue traveling after finishing his morning duties.  They stopped on the riverbank (now Mahadevghat), thinking about this.  Wearing a cloth veil, the attendants began leading the queen to the river so she could have a bath.  The queen and her maids noticed that a large rock was laying in the water and that three enormous snakes were sitting there with their hoods fanned out on three sides as soon as the river got close.  After seeing this incident, everyone yelled in fear and retreated to a halt.  The king received all of the news. The moment the king heard the news, he quickly traveled to that location. He was shocked to see this scene as well. He immediately called Rajpurohit and Raj Jyotishi.  Additionally, he observed, meditated, and informed the king that Rajan, this is not a stone but a goddess idol that is lying upside down.  After taking a bath and acting on his advice, King Mordhwaj systematically performed adoration and walked near the rock.  From there, three enormous snakes began to descend one by one.  The king touched the rock after they had departed, knelt down, and had it straightened.

Everyone was shocked to see that Mahishasuramardini is an idol of the round goddess Bhagwati and that she stood on a lion rather than a rock. All of them saw this and bowed with palms folded. The idol then uttered the words, "O Rajan!  Your Kuldevi is me. You honor and revere me; I am Mahamaya. The king sought guidance from his acharyas, pandits, and astrologers. Everyone urged that Bhagwati Maa Mahamaya's life should be dedicated, but it wasn't until later that it was discovered that a new temple had been built for another deity in the current old township area. The life of Adishakti Maa Mahamaya was dedicated by taking it entirely from the Kharun River using Vedic and Tantric methods after the construction work in the same temple had been completed per the goddess' instructions.  Let us inform you that the Goddess idol that is housed in the temple is visible from the outside.  But the idol straightens out as soon as one walks into the temple.

How to reach the Temple

4 km from Raipur Bus Station

3 km from Raipur Junction.