Mata Bhimeshwari Devi Temple

The Mata Bhimeshwari Devi Temple in Beri, Haryana, India is a popular religious destination.

Fair
It holds a large fair twice a year, where lakhs of devotees come to worship the goddess. The temple is decorated with hundreds of shops, and newly married couples tie their nuptial knots before the goddess. The Mundan ceremony for small children is also performed at the temple. Devotees light "Jyot" of desi ghee and offer coconut and parsad to the god dess.

History
The temple's name is derived from a story about Bhima, who installed an idol of the goddess. Before the beginning of the Mahabharta period, Shri Krishna instructed Bhima to bring his Kuldevi to the battlefield of Kurukshetra and take her blessings. Bhima approached Hinglay Mountain and prayed the goddess to move to the battlefield for victory. The goddess accepted the request but laid down a condition. Bhima placed the goddess under a tree in Beri and went to the battlefield under compulsion. After 18 days of war, Gandhari arrived and saw her own kuldevi. She erected the temple, which is now a marvelous place.

There are two temples in Beri, and the process of moving the goddess from outer to inner temple has been ongoing since the Mahabharta period. Maharishi Durvasa lived in Dubaldhan around 8 km from the temple to protect it from thieves. Every morning, Mahrishi Dhurava would bring the goddess's idol in the outer temple and return it in the inner temple. The process of moving the goddess from inner to outer temple continues, with the aarti sung by Durvasa being enchanted daily and evening.

Beri is also known as the City of Temples and Religious City in Haryana State, with around 100 small and large temples. People also come to the temple on foot from long distances.