Curfew Wali Mata Temple — Attraction in Bhopal

The unique name of the temple is enough to make people think. And the story behind the name is also unique and fascinating... The story goes like... In 1982's Navratri, people decided to build a temple of Durga maa at the same place where statue was placed. They decided not to immerse the statue and to make a permanent temple at same place but the government didn't allowed to do so as the statue was placed in the centre of road. Government asked people to immerse the statue and the people disagreed and went on a hunger strike and the situation got worse after that so the government decided to impose a cerfew. But it resulted in nothing and government took back its decision. The government then took a wise decision to break a old alcohol shop and to build the temple at that place. Hindu community supported the decision and when the temple was completed the people named it as 'Cerfew wali...

This temple for its name during the issues raised while placing the Deity in 1982. Things got so violent that the govt had to declare a curfew. Since then this temple is known to be Curfew Mata Mandir and has now become a landmark.

Many metals are used to decorate the temple. There is a 'Shri Yantra' made of silver inside the temple and it's decorated in gold. There is a golden item as well. The door has been decorated with 130kg gold, many smaller deities made in silver of 18kg, throne of 21kg gold, and almost half a kilo gold used to decorate the Hayes and walls.

During the Navratri festival, many devotees from Bhopal and nearby towns come here to...

Based in Somwara amid a busy market in the Old city of Bhopal, the ‘Curfew Wali Mata’ attracts thousands of devotees every day. Its beautiful but it is located in the market area. So you can expect a large crowd there. Thousands of devotees visit here in Navratri, as well as there is a crowd of devotees throughout the year. In this court of Matarani, people apply for coconut by writing an application in coconut. This fulfills the wishes of the devotees. People come here not only to Bhopal but also from...