The Durgiana Mandir is a Hindu sanctuary situated in the city of Amritsar, Punjab, India.Though a Hindu sanctuary, its engineering is like the Sikh Golden Temple. This sanctuary gets its name from the Goddess Durga, the central Goddess who is venerated here. Murtis of Lakshmi and Vishnu are likewise found and revered in the temple.
History and Legend :
The Sri Durgiana sanctuary is a vital sanctuary for Hindus. In the yard of the sanctuary is a tree where Lava and Kusha bound Hanuman after the caught challenge pony of the Ashvamedha yajna. Iksvaku, the grandson of sun-god, played out various yagyas on this land. The first sanctuary was underlying sixteenth century.
The engineering of Sri Durgiana Temple is like Golden Temple. It was revamped in 1921 by Guru Harsai Mal Kapoor in the engineering style of the Sikh Golden Temple.Harsai Mal was a relative of Prithi Chand Mina. The recently fabricated sanctuary was initiated by Pandit Madan Mohan Malaviya.
Presence of the Talab is likewise referenced in 1868 Municipal board of trustees, Amritsar documents. John Campbell Oman who was Professor of innate science in The Government College, Lahore referenced about durgiana in his book where he discovered a few spiritualists rehearsing yoga. Durgiana Mandir is recorded in Amritsar District Gazetteer of 1893 which discusses Durgiana Sarovar and “Devi dwara” encompassing it which was crowded by Hindu pilgrims.
Despite the fact that Amritsar isn’t announced a Holy city, limitations are in power disallowing offer of tobacco, alcohol and meat inside a sweep of 200 meters (660 ft) around this sanctuary and the Golden Temple.
