Agroha is a
Hindu temple
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complex in
Agroha of
Hisar District
Hisar district is one of the 22 districts of Haryana, India. Hisar city serves as the district headquarters. Hisar district has four sub-divisions that is, Hisar, Barwala, Hansi and Narnaud, each headed by an SDM. The district is also part of H ...
,
Haryana, India. Construction started in 1976 and was completed in 1984. The temple is dedicated to the
Hindu goddess
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The conce ...
Mahalakshmi
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.
History and development
Agroha is the historical place where the
Agrawal community originated in antiquity. in 1194, Agroha was captured by
Ghori and the settlement at Agroha declined, and people settled in nearby Hansi, Hissar, Delhi and places further away. Agroha became desolate. in 1907, an ascetic Brahmananda Brahmachari arrive a Agroha. He organized a group named Agrawal Darbar in 1908 by inspiring the Agrawal community representatives (Panchayat). A gaushala, a shiva temple, and 18 sati shrines were established. Marwari Agrawals of Calcutta such as
Tarachand Ghanshyamdas supported the project.
The decision to construct the modern temple was made at the convention of All India Aggarwal Representatives in 1976. The trust was established for this purpose under Shri Krishna Modi and Rameshwar Das Gupta.
[http://www.agroha.com/agrdham.htm] The land was donated to the trust by
Laxmi Narain Gupta and construction was started under the supervision of Tilak Raj Aggarwal. The construction of the main temple was completed in 1984 while construction of other features started in 1985 under Subhash Goel.
Agroha Vikas Trust
''Agroha Vikas Trust'' is the temple board responsible for the building and maintenance of the temple complex. It was founded in 1976.
Description of Agroha Dham
![Sheela Mata Temple Agroha](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0e/Sheela_Mata_Temple_Agroha.jpg)
The main temple is divided into three wings. The central wing is dedicated to Hindu goddess
Mahalakshmi
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, western wing to goddess
Saraswati
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and eastern wing to Maharaja
Agrasena.
''Shakti Sarovar'' is a large pond behind the temple complex. It was filled with water from 41
rivers of India
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in 1988. A platform at the north-west end depicts the scene of ''
Samudra manthan
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Nom ...
''. A
naturopathy
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center is located near ''Shakti Sarovar'', where treatment is done through
yoga
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. An
amusement park with a
boating site has been built near the complex.
New Adya Mahalaxmi temple
In 2021, plan was announced to build INR100 crore ''Adya Mahalaxmi temple'', dedicated to
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Names and titles
* Adi (mythology), an Asura in Hindu faith who appears in the Matsya Purāṇa
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Mahalakshmi
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designed by the designers of the
Ayodhya Ram Janmabhoomi temple, will be 108 feet tall and it will be constructed on 10 acre land.
Festival
The Agroha Maha Kumbh festival is held every year on
Sharad Purnima
Sharad Purnima (also known as Kumara Purnima, Kojagari Purnima, Navanna Purnima, Kojagrat Purnima or Kaumudi Purnima) is a religious festival celebrated on the full moon day of the Hindu lunar month of Ashvin (September to October), marking t ...
.
See also
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Agroha Mound
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Rakhigarhi
Rakhigarhi or Rakhi Garhi is a village and an archaeological site belonging to the Indus Valley civilisation in Hisar District of the northern Indian state of Haryana, situated about 150 km northwest of Delhi. It was part of the mature ph ...
References
External links
Official website
{{Haryana
Hindu temples in Haryana
Tourist attractions in Hisar district
Agroha (town)