Temple architecture

The beautiful temple of Maa Nalateswari looks magnificent in the outer view while you enter inside, you would be amazed at the architecture of entrance gateway.

As you step in the door way you would be able to see the “Garb Griha” of the temple straight away, raised over a platform. This is drips the feeling of holiness right from here. Now as you enter the gateway of the “Garb Griha”, there is an idol of lord Ganesh, who is being surrounded with eight snakes, is beautified with wonderful colours.

Now comes the main part of this temple. The “Garb Griha” (sanctum sanctorum) is crowned with a raised pinnacle where deity of Maa Nalateswri is worshipped. The feeling of positive energy (that helps to destroy the evils of life) rises within as you look at the deity of Maa. The image has huge eyes, also known as “Trinayan” (or three eyed deity), red coloured tongue made of gold whereas the village completely laden with sindur or vermilion (the sign of marriage of Hindu women) which is much more beautified with thick eyebrows, teeth, nose and small forehead. Below the golden tongue there lies the the “Nala” or throat of the divine sati, where lies an amazing fact. No matter how much water is being poured down the throat, it will never gets overflowed or dried up even in the absence of it for many days. Even when the water is moves down the throat there is a sound produced which can be recognised as a gulp echo.

Such interesting facets make worshippers believe in the liveliness of the blessings of maa Nalateswri. In the background of this “Garb Griha”, beautiful sculptures of god and goddess are being engraved among the walls which add holiness to the totality.