Question

Which one of following Goddess Temples is situated in Sambhar Lake?
1. Shila Devi
2. Bawan Devi
3. Shakumbhri Devi
4. Kunjal Mata

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : Shakumbhri Devi

The correct answer is Shakumbhri Devi.

• Shakumbhri Devi Goddess Temples is situated in Sambhar Lake.

• Shila Devi is the famous idol of Durga. Her temple is located in Amer Fort in Jaipur, India.
  • The idol was brought by Raja Man Singh I of Amber from Jessore (now in Bangladesh) in 1604 CE.
  • On the sixth day of winter Navratris, special prayers are offered to this goddess.
  • Hundreds of thousands of people from Jaipur and surrounding areas gather to pay offerings to Shila Devi.  
• Kunjal Mata Temple of goddess Kunjal is located in Deh village of Jayal Tehsil in Nagaur district of Rajasthan, India, and 1.3 km away from Deh's Bus Station on Nagaur-Ladnun National Highway-65.
• Kunjal Mata is kul Devi of Pareek Brahmin's. The Temple area is 38 Bigha. It is a Historical Place of Rajasthan.
• In Hinduism, the goddess Shakambhari is an incarnation of Adi Parashakti Chandika.
• Her name means "The One who nourished mankind with fruits and vegetables".
• It is said that at the end of a hundred-year lasting famine, the supreme Paramashakti incarnated as Shatakshi-Shakambhari and gave food to the starving.