<P> The temple located on a small spur on the Dharamsala - Shimla road at a distance of about 20 km from the Jwalamukhi Road Railway Station attracts hundreds of thousands of pilgrims every year . No idol is located in the temple and the deity is worshipped in the form of flames which come out from the crevices of the rock . There is a small platform in front of the temple and a (check usage) big mandap where a huge brass bell presented by the King of Nepal is hung . Usually milk and water are offered and the ahutis or oblations are offered to the sacred flames in the pit, situated in the centre of the temple in between the floor pillars supporting the roof . </P> <P> The deity is offered Bhog of Rabri or thickened milk, Misri or candy, seasonal fruits, milk . There is a mystic Yantra or diagram of the goddess, which is covered with, shawls, ornaments and mantras are recited . The puja has different' phases' and goes on practically the whole day . Aarti is performed five times in the day, havan is performed once daily and portions of Durga Saptasati are recited . The temple is closed from 11.30 am to 12.30 pm for Aarti . The Mughal Emperor Akbar once tried to extinguish the flames by covering them with an iron disk and even channelizing water to them . But the flames blasted all these efforts . Akbar then presented a golden parasol (chattar) at the shrine . However, his cynicism at the power of devi caused the gold to debase into another metal which is still unknown to the world . His belief in the deity was all the more strengthened after this incident . Thousands of pilgrims visit the shrine round the year to satisfy their spiritual urge . </P> <P> Maharaja Ranjit Singh paid a visit to the temple in 1815 and the dome of the temple was gold - plated by him . Just a few feet above the Jwalamukhi temple there is a six - feet deep pit with a circumference of about three - feet . At the bottom of this pit there is another small pit about one and a half feet deep with hot water bubbling all the time . </P> <P> The temple is identified as one among the 52 Shakti Peethas . It is also one of the most renowned temples of Goddess Durga . </P>

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