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Country
  
India

Year built
  
1970

Architectural style
  
Hindu temple architecture

Phone
  
011 2680 2360

Primary deity
  
Katyayini (Durga)

Chhatarpur Temple

Proper name
  
Shri Adhya Katyani Shakti Peeth Mandir

Devanagari
  
श्री आद्य कात्यायनी शक्ती पीठ मन्दिर

Tamil
  
ஸ்ரீ ஆத்ய காத்யாயனி சக்தி பீட மந்திர்

Bengali
  
শ্রী আদ্য কাত্যাযনী শক্তী পীঠ মন্দির

Malayalam
  
ശ്രീ ആദ്യ കാത്യായനീ ശക്തീ പീഠ മന്ദിര്‍

Address
  
Chhatarpur, Near Chhatarpur Metro Station, New Delhi, Delhi 110074

Similar
  
Chhatarpur metro station, Akshardham, ISKCON Temple Delhi, National Rail Museum, Qutb Minar

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Chhatarpur Temple (Officially: Shri Aadya Katyayani Shakti Peetham) is located in a down town area in south of Delhi - Chhatarpur. This is the second largest temple complex in India, and is dedicated to Goddess, Katyayani. It is located at Chhatarpur, on the southwestern outskirts of the city of Delhi and is just 4 km (2.5 mi) from Qutub Minar, off Mehrauli-Gurgaon road.

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The temple was established in 1974, by Baba Sant Nagpal ji, who died in 1998. His samadhi shrine lies in the premises of the Shiv-Gauri Nageshwar Mandir within the temple complex.

This temple was considered as the biggest temple in India and second largest in the world, before the Akshardham Temple was created in 2005 in Delhi. This temple is totally constructed from marble and on all the facets there is jaali (perforated stone or latticed screen) work. It can be classified a vessara style of architecture.

Chhatarpur temple dheli


The complex

The entire temple complex spread over 60 acres (24.3 ha), has over 20 small and large temples divided in three different complexes. The main deity in the temple is Goddess Katyayani, a part of Navadurga, the nine forms of Hindu goddess Durga or Shakti, worshipped during the Navratri celebrations.

A side shrine within the main temple houses a shrine of Goddess Katyayani (Durga), which opens only during the bi-annual Navratri season, when thousands of people throng the premises for darshan. One nearby room has been made as living room with tables and chairs made in silver, and another regarded as the Shayan Kaksha (Bed Room), where a bed, dressing table and table are carved in silver. This shrine opens on a large satsang or prayer hall, where religious discourses and bhajans, (religious songs) are held. Just at the entrance to the main temple, stand an old tree, where devotees tie holy threads for wish fulfillment. Another shrine of Goddess Durga is open to devotees morning to evening, it lies above the shrines dedicated to Radha Krishna, and Lord Ganesh.

Apart from this the complex also has other temples dedicated to Lord Rama, Lord Ganesha and Lord Shiva. The temples have been built in both South and North Indian style of temple architecture.

References

Chhatarpur Temple Wikipedia