SHREE MANAN DHAM
Where Spirituality meets Devotion
RADHA KRISHNA MANDIR
As soon as you enter the main gate, there is a Shri Radha Krishna Temple in front, where a Kadamb tree on the stairs depicts its divine beauty. Upon entering, the darshan of Shri Radha Krishna gives you the feeling of being in the Banke Bihari Temple in Vrindavan. In the temple, you can also witness the darshan of Shri Lakshmi Narayan on both sides, along with the ten incarnations (Dashavatara), which are truly unique in themselves.
SHRI RAM AND SHIV DARBAR
After leaving the Shri Radha Krishna Temple, there is a Shri Ram Temple where Ram Darbar and Shiva’s family are present. Witnessing their divine forms, devotees are filled with reverence, and their souls feel content. In this very temple, the forms of the eleven Rudras are also enshrined, which are rarely found in many places in India.
SHIV SHAKTI MANDIR
After having darshan of Shri Ram and Shiva’s family, we reach the entrance of the Shiva Shakti Temple. Below the temple, there is a Shivalaya (Shiva’s abode). On the upper floor, the construction of the Shakti Temple and Gayatri Temple is yet to be completed.
The Shiv Shakti Temple had a total height of 108 feet, with 32 feet for the conch (shankh) placed on top. Below the structure, there were eight corners (konas), or octagons. Now it is known that the main mystery is that raindrops fall from the sky on the conch, and the water collected from the conch is considered Amrit (nectar) from the Abhishekha (ritual bathing) of Lord Shiva and is distributed to devotees. The water, which falls from a height of 108 feet, ultimately lands on the Shivalinga beneath.
The Shakti Temple and The Gayatri Temple at the top are under construction and intended for meditation and contemplation. The proposed structure is explained as having a conch at the top, which represents knowledge (gyana) from the Vedas and reflects the sunlight like a mirror, spreading knowledge (gyana) all around.
MAA VAISHNO DARBAR
Now, we arrive at the main temple of Shri Manan Dham, where the Darbar of Maa Pindirani is situated. Here, the forms of Maa Saraswati, Maa Kali, and Maa Lakshmi are manifested in the form of pindis (symbolic representations). These pindis have been consecrated, brought from the divine abode of Maa Jwala Devi Ji in Himachal Pradesh to the revered Vaishno Devi Temple in Jammu.
Therefore, by bowing one’s head at this Darbar, devotees receive the complete blessings of Maa Vaishno Devi’s pilgrimage. The inner walls of this Darbar are entirely made of silver. After having the darshan of Shri Vaishno Devi, one also receives the blessings of Poojya Mata Ram Pyari Ji, Sai Baba of Shirdi, and Guru Nanak Dev Ji.
NAVGRAH MANDIR
Within the premises of Shri Manan Dham Temple, there is also a Navagraha Temple where one can have darshan of the different forms of the nine celestial bodies. Alongside, there is a havan hall constructed following traditional Vedic methods.
