Mata Angarmoti resides amidst the beautiful valleys of the Gangrel in the Dhamtari district of Chhattisgarh. She is considered the presiding deity of 52 villages. Her fame extends beyond Dhamtari district to Chhattisgarh and other states. It is said that no devotee returns disappointed from this Siddhapeetha. This is why people from far and wide come here every Navratri to light the lamp of faith. Devotees also come from far and wide to have darshan of Mata Angarmoti.
Maa Angarmoti is the daughter of sage Angara
Maa Angarmoti's court holds within itself the history of the past 600 years. In 1972, when the Gangrel Dam was being constructed, 52 villages were submerged. Following this, devotees established a temple dedicated to her on the riverbank. According to belief, Mata Angarmoti is the daughter of sage Angara, hence her name. According to the priest, this goddess, considered the sister of all forest goddesses, has always loved open valleys. It is believed that her miracles have blessed many childless women with children.
Angarmoti was found caught in a fisherman's net
The statue of Goddess Angarmoti is installed at two locations in the district. Her leg is enshrined in Gangrel, while her torso resides in Rudri Road Sitakund. The torso was found caught in a fishermen's net in a nearby pond. The fishermen, thinking it to be a mere stone, threw it back into the pond. Then, a villager had a vision of the goddess, suggesting she be taken out of the pond and reinstalled under a nearby bush. With the help of the villagers, the goddess was reinstalled here.
Women worship without a pallu (pallu)
You may have seen women wearing a pallu (pallu) on their heads in every temple, but in this temple, women pray to Goddess Angarmoti without a pallu (pallu) covering their heads. People say they have felt the power of the Mother Goddess many times in this temple. Devotees say that Mother Angarmoti never sends devotees who come to her temple empty-handed.
A fair is held every year on the first Friday of Diwali.
It is said that Mother Angarmoti appeared in the ravines of Chavargaon and filled the entire area with her divine influence. When the entire village was submerged by the construction of the Gangrel Dam in 1972, devotees established a temple dedicated to the Mother Goddess on the riverbank. Since then, the flame of faith has been kept burning in this temple, a tradition that continues to this day. Every year, on the first Friday after Diwali, a fair is organized in the courtyard of Mother Angarmoti in Gangrel, attracting thousands of devotees. Childless women come to the temple with the vow of having children.
Childless women are blessed with children.
According to belief, women who are childless reach the Maa Angarmoti Fair and, lying on their stomachs, walk from the Angarmoti Temple courtyard to the campus, with their hair open, holding a coconut, incense sticks, lemons, and flowers, to make a vow for the blessing of having children. During the Fair, the deities and the Dang pass through the temple, followed by numerous Baiga women. It is believed that any woman upon whom a Baiga's foot steps will be blessed with a child.
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