Churdhar Sanctuary is named after the Churdhar peak, which has an elevation of 3647 metres above sea level and is located in Sirmour, Shimla district of the indian state of Himachal Pradesh. Churdhar peak is the highest peak in Sirmour district and is also the highest peak in the outer Himalayas. The peak has a great religious significance for the people of Sirmour, Shimla, Chaupal and Solan of Himachal Pradesh and Dehradun of Uttrakhand. Churdhar is a holy place related with Shri Shirgul Maharaj also know as Chureshwar Maharaj, a deity widely worshipped in Sirmour and Chaupal. The major god of area is Lord Shirgul Maharaj. Many gods goes their for religious pilgrim and bath at the holy temple of lord shirgul.
History of the Churdhar Shiv Temple
Shirgul Devta and Bijjat Maharaj are centuries old deit ies of Himachal situated at Churdhar in Sirmaur. Both deities had a centuries old fight but now after 1, 500 year, both the deities are ready to end their fight and they will meet each other very soon at a joint jagaran in the region. People of two panchayats are associated with these deities. Chadhna and Devmanal panchayats are the two panchayats where people couldn’t organise fairs and festivals together due to the fight between their deities. But, now they will come together for a jagaran, local people informed. They stated that once both the deities shared a great relationship with each other which was known as shata-pasha. But due to a fight they did not talk to each other or not even met in local fairs. But now the deities have ordered the local people to stop the fight and organise a deity fair where they will meet each other. It was decided in a joint meeting of both the panchayats, where panchayat pradhan and other members of the villages were present.
History of Deities
Shirgul Devta Temple, according to Purans is dedicated to Lord Shiva. The most famous temple of Lord Shirgul which is more than 5000 year old is the main attraction for the visitors on this hill. Bijjat Maharaj is also famous deity of the region. Both deities have a great influence among people of two panchayats Chadhna and Devmanal. Local people told that 1, 500 years ago, Dev karinde of Devmanal panchayat had organised a jagrata at Chadhna village, where they had gone with a palanquin of Shirgul Devta. However after an argument between both deities, people of Chadhna killed a karinda of Devmanal village and sent him in the palanquin of Shirgul Devta. After that, neither both deities met in a festival nor people of the two panchayats had any relations with each other. Notably, 28, 000 people of the region worship both these deities.
How to reach Churdhar Shiv Temple place
You can reach there by bus. As this temple is located in the Sirmour district firstly you have to go to Nauradhar then after that you have to go walk or riding on the horse, from this place it is about 15-16 km which takes around 6 to 8 hours, you can also come from Sranha from it its distances is reduces to half. This place is on the solan-haripurdhar road, from solan nauradhar is about 60 km, in which there are so many places for the wondering and when you reach the nauradhar then after that you have to go to the top of the hill, in the ways there is forest and also there are two or three shops so don’t go there alone and also go some fruits in your bags and take bottle for water, there are so many resources of water.
So when you reached this place then there are so many places for the visit, firstly there is statue of Lord Shiva are made on the top of hill. When you came down to the hill then there so many big stones are present there and in the last there is temple where Shiva’s Ling is present. From this place you can enjoy the Paragliding and beautiful view of mountains. The best season to visit this place in the summer because it is situated on the top of hill and in the winter there is heavy snowfall and even when you visit in the summer then wear warm clothes because there climate suddenly changes. There is a facility of living so don’t worry about that.
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I visit this abode of Mahadev regularly, and once visited with college friends. There are no words to express what we experienced, both individually and as a group. For me it was a divine experience like never before. Shirgul mahadev is our deity God!
And I will not refer myself as a treker, as I am very bad at it,
I see myself always as a devotee (भक्त), so churdhar trek is more like pilgrimage for me. And being a part of a group of like-minded people
(family/friends) was a strong confirmation of how real our spiritual journey is.
Information related to birth didn’t mentioned. Also, the story about fight among two deities is you have mentioned is nothing but a tall story. It has been said that there is fight among two villages but they never mentioned fight among two gods.
Can you help me to know more about churdhar history ..
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