User:Sati Mata Mandir

[SIDH SATI MATA MANDIR (Sivah, Panipat, Haryana)]
Its a temple and also a sign of huge love between five real brother and sisters.

(Description)
The descendant of Maharaja Agrasena lived in village(Sivah, Panipat, India). Mangal is a gotra named after one of the Maharaja's son. He had settled down in this village but as ill luck would have it, a family comprising four daughter and a son lost its parents. After sometime the son also died unexpectedly, the four sisters, all unmarried immolates onto his pyre.

They are also called "Dada Dadi" and are popularly known as five SATIS. Usually many people comes for worship everyday, but every month, that is, on the New Moon day(Amavasya), a lots of bhakta comes. On the popular occasions, mainly Diwali & Holi, celebration takes place with a great procession. Every year, near the month of May, a great jagran has been organised by bhakta.

The story is hundreds of year old. In the whole of India, this incident is unique and is the only one of this kind. This led to a great significance in shaping the ancient Sanskrit literature and even had impact on the culture of India. Whenever there is a marriage, the members of the family come to pay their homage even from abroad. The belief is that whosoever comes here and pays homage, have their wishes fulfilled.

The temple is located in Sivah, Panipat, Haryana. Nearby town is Samalkha, Panipat.