Folk Stories about Devi Temples of Dawoli, Mabgarh, Devi Danda and Kathud Bada

Garhwali Folk Tales, Fables, Traditional Stories, Community Narratives -65

  Compiled and Edited by: Bhishma Kukreti (Management Training Expert)

(Narrated by Mrs. Sirmati Dabral Dawoli to her daughter Mrs. Damayanti Dabral Kukreti)

               The folk story is about seven Devi Temples in Gangasalan Pargana. Dawoli is a village of Dabralsyun (Pauri Garhwal). Many years back, there was a big Devi Shila (stone) in between today’s Dawoli village and Almaldu villages in Dabralsyun Patti of Pauri Garhwal. The people had faith on the Devi Shila; they used to have religious rituals there. The Devi Shila was supposed to satisfy the need of Devi devotees.

                      Gujjar (Historically Rohilas) used to roam (historically used to attack) in Gangasalan from plains of Bijnaur. One day, a Gujjar came there near Devi Shila. His buffalo milked on Devi Shila and Gujjar hit by his hammer on Devi Shila and its seven parts scarred on seven places. (Historically, Muslim army commanders used to destroy worship places of Hindu). These places became sacred places for the people. The narrator of this folk story Mrs. Damayanti Dabral Kukreti remembered only four places where the stone parts of Devi Shila parts fell down.  These holy places are Devi Danda of village Kathud Bada (Malla Dhangu); Mabgarh (Ajmer); Devi Danda of Banchuri (Udaypur Patti) and northern part of Dawoli (Dabralsyun). The villagers of these places built Devi temples on the above parts. The Devi temples are in - Devi Danda of village Kathud Bada (Malla Dhangu); Mabgarh (Ajmer); Devi Danda of Banchuri (Udaypur Patti) and northern part of Dawoli (Dabralsyun) (all in Pauri Garhwal). These temples are famous Devi Temples of the area.

Copyright @ Bhishma Kukreti 17/ 2/2014 for review and interpretation

Garhwali Folk Tales, Fables, Traditional stories, Community Narratives for Effective Managers, Effective executives, Effective Boss, Effective Supervisors or Stories for Effective management, management Lesson from Garhwali Folk Literature from Garhwal, to be continued …in next chapter

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2- Bhishma Kukreti 2003, Salan Biten Garhwali Lok Kathayen, Rant Raibar, Dehradun

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