IN THE HEART OF MOUNTAINS A BEAUTIFUL CITY IS LOCATED KNOWN AS DEHRADUN OR DOON OR DHARAMBHOOMI AND IN THE CENTER OF THIS DHARAMBHOOMI A GLORIOUS TEMPLE IS LOCATED SIMPLY KNOWN AS BHAWAN SHRI KALIKA MATA MANDIR.IT IS VERY INTERESTING TO KNOW THAT THE SITE WHERE THIS GLORIOUS BUILDING OF BHAWAN SHRI KALIKA MATA MANDIR STANDS HIGH THERE ONCE EXISTED A DURGA TEMPLE SURROUNDED BY AWILD AND DENSE FOREST. AT THAT TIME ANIMALS WERE SACRIFICED IN DURGA TEMPLE.DUE TO SOME UNTOWARD INSTANCE THIS TEMPLE WAS ALMOST DESTROYED AND ONLY A "SHILA" WAS LEFT UNDESTROYED.AS TIME PASSED THE FOREST TURNED INTO A CITY BUT THAT"SHILA"REMAINED THERE AS A STRUCTURE OF FEAR AND CURIOUSITY.

AROUND 1954 THIS PLACE WAS RESTORED UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF A 12 YEAR OLD RESPECTED GENIUS"SHRI BAL YOGI SARVADAS JI MAHARAJ".HE DECIDED TO RE-ESTABLISH THE "DIVINE POWERS" AND WAS MOTIVATED TOWARDS PUBLIC INTERESTS.DIGGING AND BUILDING STARTED BUT THE FOUNDATION COULD NOT BE RETRIEVED.A SMALL TEMPLE WAS MADE AT THE SAME PLACE.RESPECTED MAHARAJ JI BANNED ANIMAL SACRIFICE AND FROM THEN DEVOTEES STARTED OFFERING FLOWERS,OIL AND SWEETS.AFTER THE MUNICIPAL INVIGILATION AND SUPPORT THROUGH HELP AND CONTRIBUTION OF DEVOTEES A WALL AROUND THE TEMPLE WAS CONSTRUCTED. IT WAS ASTONISHING THAT DURING THE PROCESS OF DIGGING AND RESTRUCTURING ONE SMALL STATUE OF HANUMANJI WAS FOUND WHICH IS STILL FIXED IN MAA'S TEMPLE.HENCE A SMALL TEMPLE WAS CREATED ON 11TH MAY 1952 WITH THE LIGHTING OF "JYOTI" WHICH CONTINUES AS "AKHAND JYOTI" FOR LAST 61 YEARS.SLOWLY AND STEADILY WITH GOD'S GRACE THE TEMPLE STARTED PROSPERING AND EVERY FESTIVAL BEGAN TO BE ENTHUSIASTICALLY CELEBRATED.UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF MAHARAJ JI A GROUP OF 5 MEMBERS WERE GIVEN THE RESPONSIBILITY OF MANAGING VARIOUS AVTIVITIES OF THE TEMPLE.THIS GROUP ORGANISED"JAGRANS"&"BHAJAN SABHAS".EVERY YEAR IN "CHEITRA MASS NAVARATAS""SHAKTI MAHA SAMMELAN"&"RAM NAVAMI" ARE CELEBRATED. MANY SAINTS FROM VARIOUS PARTS OF INDIA COME HERE AND SPEAK ABOUT THEIR VARIOUS RELEGIOUS BELIVES. DUE TO THIS GLORIOUS TEMPLE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HAVE MADE POSITIVE CHANGES IN THEIR LIVES AND PROSPERED WITH SPIRITUAL GAINS.