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AESTHETIC ROOF . . . . . #taradevi #taradevitemple #shimla #shimladiaries #roof #instagram #vacation #over #covid_19 #covid19 #india #himachal (at Tara Devi Temple,shimla) https://www.instagram.com/p/COHjUNSlQ4f/?igshid=fl24rqtsooe6

Reconstruction Work of Mata Tara Devi Temple in Progress Tara Devi temple was built more than 2 and ½ centuries ago. According to the popular belief, the temple had its idol brought from Bengal. About a century ago, a descendent of the famous Sen Dyanstry of Bengal had come to this area. The family deity of the Sen Dynasty was brought by him as a small idol made of gold. There used to be a locket ornamenting the upper arm of the Raja and the idol was placed in it. About more than a century later, King Bhupendra Sen, the famous ruler of Bengal of the same dynasty had been enjoying hunting in Juggar Jungles near the temple. He dreamt of Goddess Tara along with Lord Hanuman and Bhairav, the gatekeepers of Ma Tara, while he was taking rest under a tree. Ma Tara wished to give darshan to the people of the locality so Raja had donated about 50 bighas of land at the same place. Then construction of a new temple was done with an idol of Ma Tara installed there. The idol was made of wood. In the later years, another descendent of the same dynasty, King Balbir Sen , got darshan of Ma Tara in dreams. She wished to be mounted on the Tara Parvat. One of the priests of Raja Balbir Sen, Bhawani Dutt had an idol of Ma Tara made of Ashtadhatu (8 metals). The idol was made by an artisan at Junga and an elephant named “Shankar” carried the idol. The idol was installed in the year 1825 at Tara Parvat. Every year on the Asthami Day during Navratri, present members of Sen Dynasty still worships Ma Tara, the family Goddess. Location:Tara Devi Temple, Tara Devi, Shimla, HIMACHAL Pradesh #taradevitemple #taradevi #shimla #shimlahills #shimlalife #devbhoomi #himachalpradesh #himachaldiaries #himachali

In the clouds. ☁️☁️☁️#taradevitemple #india #shoghi

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Monkey scared us. 🙈 lol #india #taradevitemple #shoghi