The Sikri Mata Temple (), officially known as the Shri Mahamaya Devi Temple, is a Hindu temple at Sikri Khurd village, Ghaziabad district, Uttar Pradesh, India. The temple was built in the 17th century by Jalim Giri Baba and his family, who belonged to the Goswami community of the village. Its administration was taken over from the descendants of Giri Baba by the gram panchayat () in 1977. Dedicated to the goddess Sikri, who is believed to be an incarnation of Durga, the temple attracts large gatherings of visitors during the biannual festival of Navaratri. During the Chaitra month of Navaratri, marking the beginning of a new year on the Hindu calendar, a large historical fair is organised for nine days. The fair was cancelled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic for the first time since 1918. There is a banyan tree on the temple premises from which more than 130 revolutionaries were hanged to death during the Indian Rebellion of 1857. History The Shri Mahamaya Devi Temple is located in the Sikri Khurd village on the periphery of Modinagar city, Ghaziabad district, Uttar Pradesh. It has been renovated many times but the exact date of construction of the original structure is unknown. However, according to the local belief, it is more than 400 years old, and before the construction of the temple, Jalim Giri Baba, a hermit mahant from the Goswami community, used to live here in his hut. As per this belief, Giri Baba experienced darśana (holy sight) of the goddess Durga here and she commanded him to build her temple at this location. He revealed his divine experience with the goddess to his family and community members, and the temple was subsequently established. Hanging of revolutionaries in 1857 During the Indian Rebellion of 1857 against the rule of the British East India Company, many revolutionaries took shelter in the basement of the temple. A Company officer, Douglas, had the temple searched and the rebels dragged out of the basement. He then ordered their executions by hanging from the ancient banyan tree situated on the temple premises. More than 130 people were hanged to death and around 30 were shot to death. The tree is still present and pilgrims pay their tribute to it in remembrance of the martyrs. Administration The temple was built by the Goswami community of Sikri village and its administration was handled by