Chhatarpur Temple

{{short description|Hindu temple in Delhi, India}}

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{{Use Indian English|date=June 2018}}

{{Infobox Hindu temple

| name = Chhatarpur Temple, Delhi

| image = Chattarpur Temple.jpg

| alt =

| caption = A South Indian-style temple added in the complex

| map_type = India New Delhi

| map_caption = A map of Delhi which does not have anything specific marked on it.

| coordinates = {{coord|28|30|7|N|77|10|46|E|type:landmark_region:IN|display=inline,title}}

| country = {{flagicon|IND}} India

| state =Union Territory of Delhi

| district =South Delhi

| location = Chhatarpur, South Delhi district, Delhi, India

| elevation_m =

| deity = Katyayani (Durga)

| festivals=

| architecture = Chola architecture

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| inscriptions =

| year_completed = 1970

| creator = Sant Nagpal

| website = {{url|https://www.chhattarpurmandir.org}}

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Chhatarpur Temple (Officially: Shri Aadya Katyayani Shakti Peetham) is a Hindu temple dedicated to the goddess Katyayani. The entire complex of the temple is spread over a wide area of {{convert|70|acre|ha|order=flip}}.{{Cite web|url=https://www.kahajaun.com/delhi/travel/religious/546/chattarpur-mandir-temple-or-shree-adhya-katyayani-shakti-peeth-mandir/|title=Chattarpur Mandir/Temple or Sh. Adhya Katyayani Shakti Peeth|date=9 March 2019}} It is located in Chhatarpur,not to be confused with Chhatarpur in Madhya Pradesh on the southwestern outskirts of the New Delhi. It is the 2nd largest temple in Delhi, after the Akshardham Temple.{{Cite web |title=Chhatarpur Mandir {{!}} Delhi, India {{!}} Attractions |url=https://www.lonelyplanet.com/india/delhi/greater-delhi-gurgaon-gurugram/attractions/chhatarpur-mandir/a/poi-sig/1351608/1341133 |access-date=2023-11-23 |website=Lonely Planet |language=en}}{{Cite news |title=Chhatarpur Mandir |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/travel/chhatarpur-mandir/articleshow/44856002.cms |access-date=2023-11-23}} This temple is constructed from marble and on all of the facets there is jaali (perforated stone or latticed screen) work. It can be classified a vesara style of architecture.

The temple was established in 1974, by Baba Sant Nagpal ji, who died in 1998. His samadhi shrine lies in the premises of the Shiv-Gauri Nageshwar Mandir within the temple complex.[http://www.indianexpress.com/ie/daily/19981217/35150954.html Founder of Chhatarpur temple dies]{{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Indian Express, 17 December 1998.

Surroundings are an important biodiversity area within the Northern Aravalli leopard wildlife corridor stretching from Sariska Tiger Reserve to Delhi. Historical place around sanctuary are Badkhal Lake (6km northeast), 10th century ancient Surajkund reservoir and Anangpur Dam, Damdama Lake, Tughlaqabad Fort and Adilabad ruins (both in Delhi).[http://forest.delhigovt.nic.in/wildlife/asola.html#asola ASOLA BHATTI WILD LIFE SANCTUARY] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110816140938/http://forest.delhigovt.nic.in/wildlife/asola.html#asola |date=16 August 2011 }}, Department of Forest, Delhi Government It is contiguous to the seasonal waterfalls in Pali-Dhuaj-Kot villages of Faridabad,{{Cite web|url=https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/state/punjab-and-haryana/faridabad/dam-will-be-maked-on-the-hills-of-pali-village/articleshow/70320771.cms|title=पाली गांव की पहाड़ियों पर बनेगा डैम, रोका जाएगा झरनों का पानी|website=Navbharat Times}} the saсred Mangar Bani and the Asola Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary. There are several dozen lakes formed in the abandoned open pit mines in the forested hilly area of Delhi Ridge.