[2] The Hindus in the Jaintia Hills of Meghalaya believes that this temple is the permanent abode of Goddess Durga.

King Dhan Manik had made Nartiang the summer capital of the Jaintia Kingdom about 600 years ago.

One night, the goddess appeared to him in a dream and informed him of the significance of the place and asked him to build a temple in Her honour.

[1] The rites at the temple are not performed the conventional way as in the plains, but in a unique way, a blend of Hindu and ancient Khasi traditions.

The Central Puja Committee, the official representative of the Hindu community in Meghalaya, is the caretaker of the temple.

Durga puja is done every autumn in a unique way with the fusion of the culture of Bengal and that of the Khasi-Jaintia Hills.