Maha Mandir/Mahamaya Temple Hapamuni, Ghaghra Gumla Jharkhand

Gautam, Ghaghra (Gumla): In the tribal dominated area, Shakti has been worshiped for 900 years. Mahamaya temple of Hapamuni village, 12 kilometers from Ghaghra block headquarters, remains the center of faith. It is believed that the same spirit in which worship is done in the Mahamaya temple is given as a boon to the devotees. This is the reason why devotees of Mata from far away places and even from other states come here to worship to fulfill their wishes. Here worship is conducted by Brahmins as per the rituals. Regarding the history of the temple, the enlightened people here tell that Mahamaya temple was established 1100 years ago. The idol of Mother Mahamaya was installed. There is a belief that the idol of the mother is kept covered. Eyesight goes away when one looks at the idol of the mother with open eyes. When the priests of this temple change the clothes of the mother, they tie a black bandage over her eyes. However, there was opposition regarding the establishment of Mahamaya’s statue and temple. Some people also fought in the area and the wife and child of Barju Ram, who worshiped the mother, were killed. At the same time a voice came from the sky asking you to attack the invaders. go on and on. Don’t look back or your head will be severed. Barju Ram’s associate Raghav Ram pounced on the attackers. When everyone was killed, he remembered the words of Mother Mahamaya and suddenly turned back and his head got separated from the body. Mahamaya temple is now established at another place. The Kol rebellion took place in 1889. The rebels had demolished the temple. Earlier the door of the temple was towards the east. The rebels had challenged that if you really have the power then the door of the temple should be moved from east to west. On this there was a sudden sound and the door of the temple shifted from east to west. This temple is the identity of Hapamuni village. It is said that this temple was built from 869 AD to 905 AD by the 22nd king of Nagavansh, Gajadhar Rai and son of Ram Mon Rai. He had handed over the responsibility of taking care of the temple to his Guru Harinath. King Shivdas has installed the idol of Lord Vishnu in this temple. This temple is a center of faith for the worshipers and a large number of people come here every full moon day to worship.