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About Shila Devi

Shila Devi is the well-known idol of Durga. Her temple is positioned in Amer Fort in Jaipur, India. The idol turned into brought through Raja Man Singh I of Amber from Jessore in 1604 CE. On the sixth day of winter Navratris, unique prayers are supplied to this goddess. Hundreds of heaps of humans from Jaipur and surrounding areas acquire to pay services to Shila Devi. From folklore it is believed, this idol changed into carved from the identical stone because the Dashabhuja idol of the Susanga Royal Family of Durgapur.

The Dashabhuja idol was stolen from Susanga and misplaced. Towards the give up of 16th century, Maharaja Mansingh delivered the statue of the goddess Shila Mata from the jap part of Bengal. In the kingdom of Pratapaditya, Maharaja Mansingh received a defeat at the fingers of king Kedar. Humiliated and depressed, the Maharaja worshipped goddess Kali to delight her and obtain her blessings with the intention to trade his defeat into victory. Kali regarded in a dream to bless him. The goddess additionally obtained a promise from the Maharaja that he might establish her shrine in his capital. The idol of goddess was recovered from sea inside the shape of a Shila and it was brought to Amer whilst cleaned and washed, the existing idol seemed. This is why the goddess is named as Shila Mata.

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