Legend Of Shri Sheetla Devi Temple
Three legends are quoted regarding the building of the present temple of Shri Sheetla devi. The first legend says that there lived a poor carpenter at Farukh Nagar, who had a beautiful daughter. When she became of marriageable age her fame as a beauty spread all over the land. The Mughal ruler sent a message to the carpenter, asking his daughters hand in marriage. The carpenter did not like to give away his daughter to a person from a different religion and so appealed to King Surajmal of Bharatpur.The king refused to interfere, saying the case belonged to another kingdom.As the disappointed carpenter was returning, he met Prince Bharatpur, son of King Surajmal. The carpenter narrated his condition to the prince. The prince took up the matter with his father, but the king was adamant. This resulted in the prince revolting against his father and he attacked Delhi. Legend says that while proceeding towards Delhi, the Prince passed through Gurugaon and he pledged to the Devi that if he returns victorious he would build a proper temple. The prince was victorious and on returning, he built the temple. Another angle is given to the same story by some. When prince Bharatpur proceeded towards Delhi, he and his army rested at Vallabhgadh. But the horses refused to move further from here. On the behaviour of the horses the court astrologer was summoned. He said that after entering Gurgaon on their way, pooja was not offered to the Devi. This angered her and the result is the strange behaviour of the horses. A proper pooja was conducted immediately and the horses started moving. The prince pledged that he would build a temple on his victorious return.
The third legend also includes king Bharatpur. On a pilgrimage to Pushkar, a verbal fight ensued between the queen of Ajmer and the queen of Bharatpur, Kishori. The fight was as to who would first jump into the waters. The Rajputs started showing their musclepower and King Bharatpur attacked the king of Ajmer, defeating the latter in the process. Queen Kishori was jubiliant and urged the king to build the Sheetala Devi temple. And King Bharatpur and Chaudhary Jawahar Sigh consecrated the idol made of eight metals in this temple.
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