Kangra : Large numbers of devotees are thronging the Brajeshwari Devi temple in Kangra every day to pay obeisance and have glimpse of a 1,400 kg butter idol, temple official said on Thursday.
The 14 quintal butter idol, made by 18 priests, will remain on the 'pindi' or iconography of the goddess till January 20, temple official Pawan Patial told IANS.
He said the butter idol was made by using 'ghee' donated by the devotees. The priests, with a unique technique, purified it with water 108 times.
According to legend, when the goddess was injured during a fight with demons, her wounds were treated with butter on Makar Sankranti by gods.
The butter, when removed from the 'pindi' on January 20, will be distributed among the devotees. It's a belief that the butter treats chronic skin ailments and joint pains.
One of the busiest shrines in north India, the Brajeshwari Devi temple sees a majority of pilgrims from Punjab, Haryana, Uttarakhand, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh.
The 14 quintal butter idol, made by 18 priests, will remain on the 'pindi' or iconography of the goddess till January 20, temple official Pawan Patial told IANS.
He said the butter idol was made by using 'ghee' donated by the devotees. The priests, with a unique technique, purified it with water 108 times.
The butter, when removed from the 'pindi' on January 20, will be distributed among the devotees. It's a belief that the butter treats chronic skin ailments and joint pains.
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