Thaneek Pura

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Thaneek Pura
Thanik Pura
Hill station
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Thaneek Pura
Location in Himachal Pradesh, India
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Thaneek Pura
Thaneek Pura (India)
Coordinates: 31°49′00″N76°08′00″E / 31.8167°N 76.1333°E / 31.8167; 76.1333
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Himachal Pradesh
District Una
Elevation
950 m (3,120 ft)
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
177109
Telephone code911976
Website thaneekpura.itzall.in

Thaneek Pura is a hill station [1] village (hamlet) in Chintpurni in the Una district of the state of Himachal Pradesh in India. [2] It is situated near the Chintpurni Shakti Peeth Temple, which is a place of pilgrimage for Hindus. The area is surrounded by the western Himalaya in the north and east in the smaller Shiwalik (or Shivalik) range bordering the state of Punjab.

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Description

Thaneek Pura is situated at a distance of about 3 km from the Chintpurni Shakti Peeth Shrine. Apart from its scenic beauty, Thaneek Pura is famous for its temples like Guga Zahar veer Temple, Radha-Krishna Temple, Mahiya Sidh Temple. It is a beautiful place for nature walk. Thaneek Pura also has one Government Primary School.

Here, people can also see an ancient and unique deep well that digs down around 60 stairs and main well being further down. Thaneek Pura is also famous for a fair which is an annual event starting on the subsequent day of Krishna Janamashtmi and coincides with Guga Navami celebrations.

A grand Yajna and Bhandaara is also organized which is one of the largest of its kind. A very famous wrestling competition is also a part of this fair that is attended by all the famous wrestlers of Himachal, Punjab and other nearby states. This fair continues for three days. [3]

Attractions

There is a lot to see and do in Thaneek Pura:

Temples

Structures

Bazaar

Activities

Events

Gugga Temple

The Gugga temple of Gogaji [4] is a very elegant temple in Thaneek Pura. The legend is that Gugga ji was son of mother Bachhal and disciple of Guru Gorakhnath. He originated from Guggal (a special type of Dhoop) as a result of Guru Gorakhnath’s blessings.

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Gogaji riding his blue horse

He suffered the conspiracy of step brothers (twins, known as Jodu), which ultimately led him to murder his twin brothers. Gugga Rana killed Nags (Snakes) when they came to help them. He was very brave and his blue horse was quite loyal. His sister Gugdi supported him at every step. But when he killed his twin stepbrothers his mother was hurt and angrily asked him to leave the kingdom. Gugga ji respected his mother’s words and left forever. No one saw him again.

During the rainy season many fairs are held across the region and common belief is that Gugga worshiping provides protection from Snakes. The tale of Gugga is recited, from Raksha Bandhan to Gugga Naumi, by the followers who visit every house in the region. These followers while singing the tales of Gugga Ji carry a Chhat (a wooden umbrella) and people offer them grains and other stuff. They bring all the collected offerings to the temple and then the grand festival of Gugga Navami is celebrated for three days.

Apart from various pujas and rituals, the wrestling competition (Maali or Dangal) is organized for three days where participants from all over the region and compete. The annual three-day fair is also a part of these festivities where people come and enjoy great food, and shop for decorative items, handicrafts, clothes, cosmetics, household goods, and toys for children.

Location

Thaneek Pura is situated at the altitude of around 950 meters and is part of the Una district, Himachal Pradesh. It is near Bharwain, located on the Hoshiarpur-Dharmashala road. This road is part of the State Highway network.

Weather

Spring : About mid-February to mid-April. The winter starts to lose its bite around mid-February.

Summer : Mid-April to end of June. It is hot in summer.

Rainy season : July - September. Still quite warm and, of course, humid. Rainy.

Autumn : October - November. Days are pleasantly warm, nights are cool.

Winter: December - January. It is quite pleasant during the day. The winter nights are cold.

In general, temperatures in Thaneek Pura, Chintpurni are about 5-8 Celsius lower than in the Punjab and Haryana plains and in Delhi.

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References

  1. ↑ Top 5 Places To Visit In Una
  2. ↑ "Village Code Directory: Himachal Pradesh" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs. Retrieved 31 December 2010.
  3. ↑ Thaneek Pura
  4. ↑ Gogaji
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