Agroha Dham
Agroha, Haryana 125047
Ornate Hindu temple complex featuring 3 shrines & colourful towers, plus a pond & a garden.
Agroha is a Hindu temple complex in Agroha city of Hisar District of Haryana state of India. Construction started in 1976 and was completed in 1984.[1] The main temple is dedicated to the Hindu goddess Mahalakshmi. The temple complex is located adjacent to the Agroha Mound and near Maharaja Agrasen Medical College.
Agroha Dham is a Hindu temple complex in Agroha of Hisar District, Haryana, India. Construction started in 1976 and was completed in 1984. The temple is dedicated to the Hindu goddess Mahalakshmi and Maharaja Agrasen
Agroha is the historical place where the Agrawal community originated in antiquity. With the blessings of Goddess Mahalakshmi King Agrasen started out with the Queen to travel all over India and select a place for a new kingdom. During his travels, at one place he found a few tiger cubs and wolfs cubs playing together. To King Agrasen and Queen Madhavi, this was an auspicious indication that the area was Veerabhoomi (land of the brave) and they decided to found their new kingdom at that location named Agroha. Agroha became prosperous as agriculture and trade flourished.
Agroha was a trading centre on the ancient Taxila-Mathura trade route. In 1194, Agroha was captured by Ghori and the settlement at Agroha declined and people settled in nearby Hansi, Hisar, Delhi and places further away. 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. A trust named Agroha Vikas Trust was established for this purpose under Shri Krishna Modi and Rameshwar Das Gupta. 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 the supervision of Subhash Goel.
Description of Agroha Dham
The main temple is divided into three wings. The central wing is dedicated to Hindu goddess Mahalakshmi, western wing to goddess Saraswati and eastern wing to Maharaja Agrasen.
Shakti Sarovar is a large pond behind the temple complex. It was filled with water from 41 rivers of India in 1988. A platform at the northwest end depicts the scene of Samudra Manthan. There are many places of interest in the Dham, which include Krishna Leela tableau in the temple premises, Gajmukteshwar tableau, Maa Vaishno Devi cave 15 feet below the ground, Tirupati Balaji, Bhairavnath, Baba Amarnath and 90 feet high statue of Hanuman Ji.
A naturopathy center is located near Shakti Sarovar, where treatment is done through yoga. 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 Adi Mahalakshmi 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
Every year on the occasion of Sharad Purnima a Mahakumbh festival is held in Agroha Dham, in which lakhs of devotees from all over the country come to see the Dham.
Temple opening hours
The time of Aarti in the temples starts at 5 in the morning, which lasts for two hours. After the Aarti, the temple complex is opened for devotees at 7 in the morning who can have darshan till 8 in the night.
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