Chakreshvari

In Punjab, at village Attewali there is a famous temple of Goddess Chakreshvari, named Mata Shri Chakreshwari Devi Jain Tirth.

[1] This ancient temple is believed to be around 1000 years old and is situated in village Attewali in Sirhind town on Sirhind-Chandigarh Road.

The spiritual powers of Mata Chakreshwari Devi have been depicted very nicely on one of the walls of the temple through very fine glass work in a majestic style.

People, cutting across religions visit this place with great reverence from all over the world in huge numbers every year.

It is worth mentioning here that Diwan Todar Mal Jain, who was an ardent worshipper of Mata Chakreshwari Devi, paid gold coins to the Nawab of Sirhind, Wazir Khan for acquiring land to cremate the bodies of Guru Gobind Singh's mother and two sons, who were done to death in Gurdwara Jyoti Swarup.

[2] Sirhind town is situated approximately halfway between Ambala (Haryana) and Ludhiana (Punjab), around 50 km from these stations.

Goddess Chakeshvari, c. 10th century, Mathura Museum