A UNIQUE TEMPLE IN BIHAR WHERE A GOAT COMES OUT ALIVE AFTER BEING SACRIFICED

BHABHUA (RNI) The octagonal Mata Mundeshwari Temple in Bihar's Kaimur district is home to the practice of bloodless sacrifice. The priest at the Mata Mundeshwari Temple claims that this temple dates back to 625 BC. People from across the country and abroad visit the temple to visit the goddess.

The Mata Mundeshwari Temple in the district is an ancient octagonal temple dating back to 625 BC. Upon the fulfillment of a wish, the temple has a unique tradition of sacrificing a bloodless goat with rice, flowers, and unbroken rice grains. At the time of sacrifice, the goat is laid at the feet of the goddess after a ritualistic worship, making it appear dead.

There is a temple in the country where a bloodless sacrifice is practiced. This unique practice is found in the ancient Mata Mundeshwari Temple in Bihar, where bloodless sacrifices are performed. Worship is performed here using only rice and flower rice. This temple is located on the Pavara hill in the Bhagwanpur block of Kaimur district. It is said to date back to 625 BC. It is an octagonal temple, where the Maha Mandaleshwar Shiva family resides.

This is the first temple in the country where the unique practice of bloodless goat sacrifice is practiced. It is believed that upon the fulfillment of a wish, devotees bring a goat for sacrifice. After the ritualistic worship, it is laid at the feet of the Mother Goddess, causing it to fall unconscious. This is believed to signify that the Mother Goddess has accepted the sacrifice. After this, when the priest sprinkles rice and flower rice on the goat, the goat comes back to life and is given to the devotee. The devotee then takes this goat home. Devotees from all over the country and abroad visit this temple to have darshan of the Mother Goddess. A fair is held here throughout Navratri, and millions of devotees visit the temple.

Gaurav and Varsha, from Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh, who visited the Mundeshwari Temple during Sharadiya Navratri, said, "We've been coming for a long time. We've heard about the goddess's glory and that any wish we make here is fulfilled. We've visited the temple twice with our entire family, and it feels very peaceful." Ajay Kumar Singh, a resident of Tihra in Ramgarh district, who arrived with a goat after his wish was fulfilled, said he brought the goat because a wish he had made at the goddess's court had been fulfilled.

The priest at the Mata Mundeshwari Temple says that this temple dates back to 625 BC. This octagonal temple is located on the Pavara hill in Bhagwanpur, Kaimur district. Devotees visit the temple year-round to visit Mata Mundeshwari. During both Navratris, millions of devotees visit. The temple houses the Maha Mandaleshwar Shiva family. A unique tradition here is the sacrifice of a bloodless goat, accompanied by rice and flower offerings, upon the fulfillment of a wish.

The temple maintains tight security during Navratri by the district administration. It is monitored by 25 CCTV cameras. Police and Scout Guides are deployed to protect devotees.