
matchell maataa

machail chandi maataa mandir ack devi durga mandir haye jise machail maataa key naam seey jaanaa jaataa haye. yeh upa-prabhaag paddaar key gaanv key machail mein haye, jahan seey iska naam jammu kshetra key kishtwad jile mein aaya haye, joe bhaaratiya kendra shaasit pradesh jammu aur kashmir mein haye. yeh dhyaan diyaa jaa sakata haye kii devi durga koo kaali yaa chandi key naam seey bhee jaanaa jaataa haye.
machail maataa sthaan, jaisa kii mandir lokpriya haye, mein pahaadiyon, glaciers aur chenab nadee kii sahayak nadiyon key saath bedagh sundarta kaa paridrishya haye. paas kii paddaar ghaati apani vishva prasiddh neelam khaanon key liye prasiddh haye, aur lambi paidal yatra, topkhaane aur pavitra germ jharanon key liye ack thhandi jagah haye. yeh kshetra ack bauddh samudaay aur thakur samudaay kaa ghar haye joe sarp upaasak hain, aur maharaja ranbir sinh dwara kishtwad tehseel key saath vilay curr diyaa gayaa thaa.
harr saal hajaaron loga mukhya roop seey jammu kshetra seey mandir aatey hain. tirthayatra harr saal agast mein hii hoti haye. chandika kii moortiyaan aur pindi roop binaa kissy pawan bull yaa kissy sadame key apane aabhushanon koo hilaane aur apani bund aankho koo hilaane key liye prasiddh hain. bahut saaree alaukik ghatanaaen hoti hain jinka teerthayaatri anubhav karate hain aur report karate hain.
itihas.
iss mandir mein prachinta kii shuruat haye aur koee darj itihas naheen haye. devi aise dooradraj key kshetra mein "swayambhu" roop mein dikhaai dee. vaha pahale gaanv key mandhal, paangi ghaati mein agni jwala key roop mein dikhaai dee, joe machel seey 60 kimmy door haye) aur phir gaanv chitto (joe gulaabgarh seey 15 kimmy door haye) mein simhaasan maataa (saraswati) key roop mein dikhaai dee. aag baad mein pindi key roop mein badal gaee. 
machail gaanv mein vaastavik mandir swayambhu bhee haye jisamen ack pindi aur mahakali (munn), mahalakshmi (machail) aur mahasaraswati (chitto maataa) kii teen moortiyaan hain, jinhen binaa kissy havaa yaa sadame key apane aabhushanon koo compan karane key liye maanaa jaataa haye. dhyaan mudra mein moortiyon kii aankhen bund hain. kaee teerthyatriyon ney apani aankhen kholane yaa hilaane vaali moortiyon kaa anubhav kiya haye.
mandir kaa itihas zorawar sinh kahaluria kii vijay seey judaa huaa haye, jinhone 1834 mein pahaadon aur suru nadee (indus) koo paar karane seey pahale 5000 purushon key saath laddakh key sthaaniya boaties kii senaa koo parajit karane key liye maichalmata kaa aashirvaad liya thaa. safal mission key baad vaha ack wafadar bhakt bunn gaye.
iss mandir kaa daura 1981 mein bhaderwah, jammu kshetra key thakur kulvir sinh ney kiya thaa. 1987 key baad seey, thakur kulvir sinh ney 'chhadi yatra' (pavitra gadaa) shuru kii joe harr saal hoti haye aur harr saal hajaaron loga 'chhadi yatra' key dauran mandir mein aatey hain, joe bhadravaah mein chinote seey shuru hocker paddaar mein machail taka hoti haye.
sthaan aur kaise pahunchen.
jammu-kashmir key jammu kshetra mein kishtwad jile kii atyant sunder padder ghaati mein 2800 meater kii oonchaai parr ack chhota saa gaanv haye.paddaar yaa gulaabgarh jammu shahar seey 290 kimmy aur kishtwad seey 66 kimmy door haye. mandir taka pahunchane key liye, bahut saare travel agent jammu, udhampur, ramnagar, bhadravaah seey bason kii vyavastha karate hain. koee bhee taxi bhee kiraaye parr leey sakata haye. jammu seey gulaabgarh taka sadak maarg seey lagbhag 10 ghante lagate hain, kyonki doori 290 kii. mee. haye. gulaabgarh aadhar shivir haye. 
gulaabgarh seey paidal yatra shuru hoti haye, joe 32 kii. mee. haye. aam taur parr logon koo paidal mandir taka pahunchane mein 2 dinn lagate hain. raaste mein kaee gaanv hain, jahan koee raat mein reh sakata haye. chaddi koo machhali taka pahunchane mein teen dinn lagate hain.
gulaabgarh key raaste mein kaee loga sadak kinare 'lunger' (muft bhojan bindu) kaa ayojan karate hain. vibhinn gaanvon mein bhakton kaa swaagat kiya jaataa haye aur way gulaabgarh, masu, kundhail, chishoti, hamori aur machail mein muft lunger chadhaate hain. jammu aur kashmir sarkaar teerthyatriyon key liye buniyaadi suvidhaon kii bhee vyavastha karati haye. disambar, janwari aur farwari key sardiyon key maheenon mein mandir taka pahunch naheen haye.
mandir taka pahunchane kaa anya saadhan jammu aur gulaabgarh seey helicopter dwara haye. helipad mandir seey kewal 100 meater kii doori parr haye. lekin aggar koee helicopter seey jaataa haye, tou vaha prakriti kii kaee sunder sundariyon koo yaad karega. helicopter koo maataa key darbar taka pahunchane mein cumm seey cumm 7-8 minut lagate hain.
rajmarg.
hagshu laa surang key madhyam seey paadar-atholi-machel-zanskar-kargil rajmarg kaa nirmaan kiya jaayega, hagshu surang maarg dekhein. iss beach kishtwad seey machail maataa sadak kaa nirmaan kaary puuraa hoe gayaa haye.
pee. aim. jee. aiss. aaee. yojana.