Ganga Maiya is a holy place situated in Jhalmala, a place near

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. During the Hindu festival of

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, this place is very crowded. Many worshipers of Maa Durga come here to every year to celebrate the Navratri. Navratri is celebrated twice a year i.e. in the Hindu month of Chaitra and Kunwar. During these nine days devotes keep fasting and thousands of people visit this place barefoot and they come by walking from long distance. The Hindu temple of Ganga Maiya was converted into the

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, dedicated to

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, an apostle, but the structure of the ancient Hindu temple was maintained.

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"Ganga Maiya Temple JHALMALA"
Hindu temples in Chhattisgarh Balod district {{Chhattisgarh-geo-stub

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