| Temples & Legends Of Bihar |
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ARANYA DEVI |
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mythological version is that the area was covered with forest and the Ganga River was
flowing near by and the people built a temple there, which was called 1he temple of Aranya
Devi, i.e., goddess of the forest.The king took the dream seriously, conveyed it to his
royal consort and both agreed to execute the mandate. And the royal prince also did not
demur and was happy about the fulfillment of the divine wish. So the trial came. The
king and queen applied the saw (arra) on the head of the prince and, just as they were
starting to ply the saw., the divine motherappeared physically before the scene of
sacrifice, blessed the couple and the prince for their devotion to her and disappeared in
the blue.It was in this way that the place, which was the scene of the sacrifice, came to
be known as ARRAH, meaning, a saw. It is also believed that the king installed a temple at
Arrah, which was called Aranya Devi temple. |
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