Mandir
Jalapa Mai is situated in Sangirathi Village, on the on Bilaspur-Shimla
Road. It is situated at a distance of approximately 14 km from the
Bilaspur district of Himachal Pradesh. Located amidst picturesque hills,
the temples stands enclosed within a 10 ft high wall. The original name
of the deity of the temple was Goddess Sukirti and later, gave rise to
Sagirthin. It is said that a Chandel King installed the black-colored
idol of the Goddess here, while on his way to Mata Jawalamukhi. The
priests of the temple came all the way from Chanderi with him and later
settled in the village here.Raja Deep Chand got the temple complex built, in the latter half of the 17th century. There is a very interesting legends associated with the deity. According to the book on history of the Kings of Bilaspur, written by Shashi Vans Vinod, there was once a king called Raja Sail Chand, who had two queens named Hemvati and Devmati. Rani Hemvati performed Sati on the death of her husband and committed herself to flames in his funeral pyre. She was later called Sagirthin and became the family goddess (Kuldevi) of the rajas. This shrine has a natural source of flowing water too.
