A fair has been held for 4 days in the Siddhpeeth Maa Baleshwari complex located at Padri Kala, Unnao. People believe that every prayer is fulfilled by worshiping the mother with a sincere heart.
Siddha Peeth Maa Baleshwari.
Navratri is being celebrated with great pomp across the country. There is an influx of devotees to worship the mother from place to place in the temples. There itself, Unnao A fair has been held for 4 days in the Siddhpeeth Maa Baleshwari complex located at Padri Kala. The process of devotees coming from far and wide to enjoy the fair and have the darshan of the mother continues. According to the people, the fair of Mata Baleshwari, established in the sixteenth century, has been going on from generation to generation for centuries. The rituals of Manauti, which are held here throughout the year, are celebrated.
People believe that every prayer is fulfilled by worshiping the mother with a sincere heart. The importance of the fair can be gauged from the fact that on this occasion relatives are called from house to house with the farewell of daughter-in-law. Chhanulal Trivedi, president of the fair committee, says that the first day of the four-day fair begins with a flower lila. On the second day the bow is broken and on the third and fourth day Triveni flows, the sargam of Ganga Yamuna. The entire arrangements for the security of the shopkeepers who come to the fair are made by the village head and the fair committee on behalf of the committee. The special thing is that the archaeological department has taken the responsibility of decorating and maintaining the temple.
reached the temple like this
The distance of the temple from Lucknow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh, is about 62 kilometers on the Kanpur-Lucknow road. At the same time, while traveling from National Highway 230 to the temple, the distance increases to about 74 kilometers. You can also travel from Unnao bus station to visit this historical heritage temple coming under Kala studying under Bichiya block area of the district. The distance to Maa Baleshwar temple is about 26 kms.
When was the construction done?
The temple was built by Arkavanshi Kshatriya, who was ruling for a long time. In that period, the Arkavanshi Kshatriyas ruled in Central India including North India and some parts of the South. The flag of the rule of Arkavanshi Kshatriyas on the vast land of UP was waving till North India including the whole middle. The temple was built by Arkavanshi Kshatriyas about 850 years ago. After getting the ancient idols sealing ‘OK’ in Padri Kala Village, the Archaeological Department investigated this site and worked to beautify it. The Arkavanshi Kshatriyas had built Maa Bamleshwari at two important places. In this historical ancient temple, from the death of the elders of the caste of Lord Vishnu to Gauri Ganesh, ancient idols of gods and goddesses and Shivling, Nandi are present.
The tyrant of Mohammad Ghori had vandalized the temple
When the enmity of King Jaichand and Prithviraj was at its peak. Delhi King Prithviraj had got the support of Arkavanshi Kshatriyas against Mohammad Ghori. In the war fought against Jaichand including Mohammad Ghori, the Arkavanshi rulers had also provided many detachments of their army soldiers to Prithviraj to fight in the war. Due to which the tyrant soldiers of Mohammad Ghori broke the ancient Maa Baleshwari temple as well as tortured the residents living around the temple.
Source: www.tv9hindi.com”