North India Statesman
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Jaisalmer, 3 October (Hindustan Reporter). Devi worshipers have started arriving in large numbers during Shardiya Navratri at the famous Shakti Peeth Tanot Mata temple of Jaisalmer, the border district of Rajasthan located on the western border of the country. Tanot Mata Temple holds a special place in the heart of not only the followers of Hindu religion but also of every Indian. There are many memories associated with the India-Pakistan war. Thousands of devotees reach here every year to visit this temple located on the India-Pakistan border. Indian Army also has a deep connection with it. This temple is built on the border with Pakistan in Jaisalmer district, guarding the western border of the country.
Tanot Mata temple is a wonderful temple in itself. This temple built on the border, along with being the center of faith for the devotees, has also been a direct witness to the India-Pakistan war of 1965 and 1971. Even today people consider the incidents that happened during the war to be a miracle of Mother. This is the reason why the entire country worships Tanot Mata as the protector of the Indian Army. During the Indo-Pak war of 1965, Tanot Mata protected the soldiers of the Indian Army as a mother. The miraculous temple of Tanot Mata is situated in the Thar desert in Jaisalmer, 120 kilometers away from the city, near the border.
There are many memories associated with the India-Pakistan war.
Many memories of the India-Pakistan war are associated with the temple of Tanot Mata built on the India-Pakistan border in Jaisalmer. The role of Tanot Mata is considered very important in defeating the Pakistani army in Jaisalmer region of Rajasthan. It is even believed that Mata helped the soldiers due to which the Pakistani Army had to retreat. In memory of this incident, live bombs fired by Pakistan are still kept in the museum of Tanot Mata Temple. The enemy fired thousands of bombs, out of which about 450 bombs fell in the temple premises but did not even explode. The enemy had launched a massive attack on Tanot from three different directions. The enemy artillery continued to fire heavily, but to protect Tanot, a company of grenadiers and two companies of the Border Security Force under the command of Major Jai Singh were facing the entire brigade of the enemy. Even the bombs dropped by the Pakistani Army during the 1965 war could not even damage this temple. It is said about Mata that during the war, the influence of Mata had entangled the Pakistani Army to such an extent that in the darkness of the night, the Pakistani Army started firing on its own soldiers considering them to be Indian soldiers and as a result, the Pakistani Army itself was killed. His army was wiped out. Tanot Mata Temple is one of the most prominent Devi Shakti Peeth temples in the country. This temple is about 1200 years old, devotees have always had deep faith in this temple.
In 1971, there was a war again between India and Pakistan, in this war Pakistan again attacked from Jaisalmer side, this time Pakistan attacked Longewala village situated at some distance from Shri Tanot Mata Temple, Pakistani army suddenly in the night attacked the entire village. The village was attacked with a tank regiment; only a company of 120 Indian Army soldiers was deployed against them. But due to the miracle of Shri Tanot Mata, that company of 120 Indian soldiers had defeated the entire tank regiment of Pakistan, and had made Longewala village a graveyard of tanks of Pakistani Army. After the victory of Longewala, Shri Tanot was captured by the Indian Army. A victory pillar was constructed in the Mata Mandir complex.
Border Security Force Jaisalmer North DIG Y.S. Rathore said that considering the importance of Tanot Mata temple, the Border Security Force has set up its post here. Not only this, the temple is now completely looked after by the Border Security Force personnel. From cleaning the temple to offering puja and arranging facilities for the devotees coming here, BSF is now performing the entire work very well. The devotees who come here throughout the year have as much faith in this temple as they have in the soldiers of the country. Who is handling the arrangements of the temple along with the borders of the country. BSF has also arranged special facilities for the devotees coming here for darshan. The passion to serve the temple and the devotees is clearly visible among the soldiers here. On behalf of the security forces, arrangements are made here for Dharamshala, health camp and free food for the visitors throughout the year. During Navratri, when the crowd of visitors increases, it uses its resources and provides arrangements to the people coming here. The government has a plan to connect Tanot Mata temple with border tourism in future, work on which has also started.
A huge fair is organized here during Ashwin and Chaitra Navratri. The priest of the temple is also a soldier. Aarti takes place in the morning and evening. The aarti performed with devotion by the force personnel is also mesmerizing and worth seeing. A guard is posted at the main entrance of the temple. During Navratra, police and force security personnel are seen performing their duties with great promptness in the tight security arrangements for the devotees at the Tanot Mata temple complex.
