Chattarapur temple dedicated to Maa Kaatyayini is the second
largest temple complex in India ,
the first being Aksharadhaam temple in Delhi . The man behind the development of temple
complex in Chattarpur village is Sant Nagpal.
Sant Nagpal, Durgacharananuragi Baba, was born in the state of
Karnataka
on Full moon day – Holi – on 10th
March, 1925 .
He visited all
the pilgrim places in India ,
lived for many years in Kashmir before moving to Delhi
and building Maa Durga
Temple Temples . He utilized 70 acres of land with bushes and
shrubs to construct a beautiful temple complex.
The final picture of area we see now had taken about two and a half
decades from mid seventies to early nineties.
He left his mortal body at mid-night 15-16th December 1998 .
The main deity at Chattarpur is Maa Kaatyayini. There are many temples in the complex that
extends on either side of wide road. The
temples are of Gods Laxmi Ganapathi, Hanuman, Shiva in Linga form, Parvati -
Parameshwar, Ram – Laxman – Sita, Radha – Krishna ,
Yashoda – Krishna – Balaram, and Maa Kaatyayini holding
Karthkeya. Sant Nagpal Samadhi surrounded
by Nag with Shiva Linga on top is also present.
The temple complex is well maintained. The temple complex also has diagnostic centre,
a school and other training institutes.
Most of deities are made of marble and full of life and look
magnificent. There is also a dressing,
dining and bedroom for Devi Maa.
It takes a day to visit all the temples leisurely and feel
divine vibrations.
