The ‘Charan Paduka’ (footprints) of Goddess Bhimakali would be established in a temple in upper Shimla for the convenience of the pilgrims.
"The 'Charan Paduka' of Shri Bhimakali would be established in Jeori on the national highway for convenience of those pilgrims who fail to make it to the main temple in Sarahan," said Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh, who is the chairman of the Shri Bhimakali Temple Trust. The Goddess Bhimakali was the presiding deity of the erstwhile princely state of Bushahr to which Virbhadra Singh also belongs.
While presiding over a meeting of Shri Bhimakali ji Temple Trust at Sarahan, Chief Minister said that Shree Bhimakaliji Temple Trust has 10 temples under its ambit. The hill state, also known as the land of the Gods, has 28 prominent Hindu temples. Shri Bhimakali at Sarahan, some 180 km from here, is one of the prominent temples. It is visited by the devotees from India and abroad.
Virbhadra Singh said that complex adjoining Sarahan temple museum was in bad condition which would be reconstructed and the floor of laukda ji temple would also be re-laid. He said that lankdaveer ‘Sinhasan’ would be constructed with 20 kgs of silver. The Chief Minister said that a shed would be constructed to safeguard the chariot of Shri Ayodhya temple which was used in ‘Rath Yatra’ during Dussehra festival and silver ‘Chhatra’ of this chariot would be recasted as the old one had been damaged.
Tourism Department had provided Rs 41.37 lakh to the Trust for the beautification, construction of ‘Pujari Niwas’ and Shraikoti temple repair, out of which Rs 14.27 lakh had been spent on beautification and the rest amount would be spent on temple repair and ‘Pujari Niwas’, he added.