Maa Bamleshwari Temple Dongargarh: Timings, History, Pooja Cost, How to Reach

Dongargarh is a municipality and city in the Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh. It is a place full of natural beauty surrounded by lush green forests, hills, and small and large ponds. Dongargarh is derived from the word Dongarh, meaning “mountain”, and garh meaning “forest”.

The most famous temple here is the Maa Bamleshwari Temple. It is situated on a 1600-foot-high hilltop. To reach the temple, you need to climb 1000 stairs from the entrance. On the way to reach the hilltop, you will find restaurants, drinking water, rest houses, electric lights, and shops to buy religious provisions.

Apart from the stairway, separate ropeway facilities are also available to reach the hilltop. Another temple, which is famous in Dongargarh, is the Chota Bamleshwari Temple. It is situated in the plain here. This temple is famous as the Badi Bamleshwari Temple.

Maa Bamleshwari Temple, Dongargarh History

Dongargarh, previously known as Kamakhya Nagari, was ruled by King Verseen 2200 years ago. He was childless. To get a son, he prayed to Lord Shiva and Goddess Durga in Mahahismati Puri. The queen gave birth to a son after a year, as a result of their prayers.

The child was named Madansen by the astrologers. Inspired by this devotion, Maa Bamleshwari Temple was built in Kamkhya Nagari. King Madan Sen was a public servant ruler. His son was King Kamsen, after whom Kamkhya city was named Kamavati Puri.

In 1964, Shri Raja Bahadur, the former king of Khairagarh, handed the responsibility of running the temple to the Maa Bamleshwari Trust Committee.