Pranab performs yajna at Baglamukhi temple

Lalit Mohan

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Tribune News Service

Dharamsala, March 15

President Pranab Mukherjee today paid obeisance at the famous Baglamukhi temple in Kangra district. The temple is famous for its mystical tantric powers. The President arrived at the Sapri police battalion at 10 am. He could not proceed to Mandi for attending the convocation of IIT-Mandi due to bad weather.

At Sapri, he was received by Minister for Town and Country Planning Sudhir Sharma and Congress MLA from Jwalamukhi Sanjay Rattan, besides district administration officials. The President reached Baglamukhi temple around 11 am. He paid obeisance and performed yajna there. He left back for Delhi at 12 noon. Located at a distance of around 42 km from the district headquarters Dharamsala, the Baglamukhi temple is believed to be an ancienttemple.

It is famous among politicians, celebrities and players, who often visit the temple to pay obeisance and offer prayers.

It was the President’s second visit to Kangra. He had earlier attended the convocation of Central University of Himachal Pradesh in February last year.

Sources in the temple told The Tribune that many politicians performed “tantric puja” for relief. As per the myth, the tantric puja at the temple is believed to provide immediate relief to the problem and victory over enemies.

Famous politicians who visited the temple include Maninderjit Singh Bitta, a former Congress leader who is struggling to make a comeback in political arena, Amar Singh and Jaya Prada, former Samajwadi party leaders, and Capt Amarinder Singh, former CM of Punjab.

Mahant of the temple Devi Giri claimed that politicians across the party lines and religious faith come to perform “hawan” and puja at the temple.