, ▁including ▁the ▁II H F ▁Challenge ▁Cup ▁of ▁Asia . ▁ ▁Ma a ▁B ala ▁Sund ari ▁Mand ir ▁is ▁a ▁H indu ▁temple ▁located ▁in ▁Sud how ala ▁near ▁De hr ad un . ▁It ▁is ▁dedicated ▁to ▁the ▁H indu ▁god dess ▁Ma a ▁B ala ▁Sund ari , ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁Bal ▁Ro op ▁of ▁Ma a ▁Va ish no ▁De vi , ▁a ▁manifest ation ▁of ▁the ▁H indu ▁Mother ▁God dess ▁Mah al ak sh mi . ▁The ▁words ▁" ma a " ▁and ▁" m ata " ▁are ▁commonly ▁used ▁in ▁India ▁for ▁" m other ", ▁and ▁thus ▁are ▁often ▁used ▁in ▁connection ▁with ▁Ma a ▁B ala ▁Sund ari . ▁The ▁temple ▁or ▁Bh aw an ▁is ▁ 3 . 5   km ▁from ▁Sud how ala ▁and ▁various ▁modes ▁of ▁transport ation ▁are ▁available ▁from ▁Sud how ala , ▁including ▁pon ies , ▁electric ▁vehicles ▁and ▁p alk is ▁operated ▁by ▁ 2 ▁or ▁ 4 ▁persons . ▁Many ▁pil gr ims ▁visit ▁from ▁the ▁northern ▁Indian ▁states ▁to ▁get ▁the ▁bless ings ▁of ▁Mah m aya ▁B ala ▁Sund ari . ▁A ▁trust ▁is ▁also ▁run ▁by ▁Mand ir ▁Ma a ▁B ala ▁Sund ari ▁Trust , ▁Sud how ala . ▁ ▁Transport ▁ ▁Air way ▁There ▁are ▁daily ▁fl ights ▁from ▁Del hi ▁and ▁a ▁daily ▁ho pping ▁flight ▁( stop ▁at ▁Del hi ) ▁from ▁M umb ai ▁and ▁Th ir u van anth ap ur am ▁( via ▁Bang