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Yogmaya Temple

 
Yogmaya Temple
Yogmaya Temple also known as Jogmaya temple, is an ancient Hindu temple dedicated to Goddess Yogmaya, the sister of Krishna, and situated in Mehrauli, New Delhi, close to the Qutb complex. It is widely believed to be one of the five surviving temples from the Mahabharata period in Delhi. The present temple was built in early 19th century and is a descendant of a much older Devi shrine.  Adjacent to the temple lies, a water body, johad, known as 'Anangtal', after King Anangpal, and covered by trees from all sides  The temple is also an integral part of an important inter-faith festival of Delhi, the annual Phool Walon Ki Sair.  According to popular legends, this temple is believed to have been originally constructed by the Pandavas, at the end of the Mahabharata war and was renovated during the Mughla Emperor Akbar's reign.
Another important fact about this ancient temple is that for more than 5000 years  the people who live around this ancient temple have been taking care of the yogmaya temple. It is said and believed that all these people who are now more than 200 in number had one common ancestor at point in time who, hundreds of years ago started the practice of taking care of the temple by offering prayers to the goddess which includes doing the shingar of the goddess yogmaya twice a day, cleaning the temple, making and distributing prasad to the devotees visiting the temple and other related things.
 
 
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