Saketri Shiv Mandir, Panchkula

Ancient temple of Lord Shiva which is highly revered by the devotees. Said to be from Pandavas time and local people have immense faith in this temple. Also this area is an example of Hindu - Muslim unity where this ancient temple and a mosque are quite adjacent to each other and people respect each other's beliefs. Very beautiful and serene temple.

Great place located in picturesque surroundings. Saketri Mandir or Shiva Temple is Located in Panchkula, Haryana. The ancient historical Shiva temple at Saketri is just 5 km from Mansa Devi Temple and Located about 20 km from the city of Chandigarh is the Saketri Mandir. This temple main idol of Lord Shiva, the temple is believed to be existing since 500 years, it has a huge gathering of people on the auspicious day of Shivratri. People from various cities and villages come here as followers of Lord Shiva and the Mahashivratri is celebrated with great enthusiasm. On this auspicious day of the Lord, thousands of devotees throng the shrine to get His blessings. Lord Shiva is referred to be eternal and boundless. The famous Mahashivratri festival is known to be celebrated in honor of God Shiva, the third lord in the Hindu Trinity. This festival is celebrated annually on 14th night of new moon at the dark half month of Phalguna. During this period, celebrations take place all over the country. All over the country, people keep fasting and perform ritual prayers during night time. There is a belief that Parvati enquired Shiva as which vrata is considered to be the best to acquire maximum puniya and also his bhakti, Shiva replied her referring this auspicious day. During this period of Mahashivratri, Lord Shiva will be given bath with five sacred products of cow, commonly known as panchagavya-butter, milk, urine, sour milk and cow dung. Followed by this, the five types of food items which are known to symbolize immortality like curd, clarified butter, milk, sugar and honey ,are offered to Shivlinga.

A divine place,gave spiritual feeling,very neat and clean.
One must visit this Mandir.
I humbly request the bhandara committee to serve atleast Prasad of tea all the time(request and suggestion)

Very peaceful place and have a great spiritual importance as well. Can be easily reached via car, road is okay. Just 15 mins far from mata Mansa devi temple. 🙏🏽🙏🏽

Har har Mahadev🙏🏽

It's good and beautiful Lord shiva temple.
Have facilitates toilet. And Langer (bhandara) you found here shoping shops. Almost this area is very peacefully.

Saketri Shiva Temple is a Hindu temple located in Panchkula, India. This temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva. This temple is one of the famous temples of Panchkula. This temple is located near Shukla lake. This Shiva temple is located at a distance of 5 km from the Mansa Devi temple of Panchkula. The Saketri Shiva temple is very popular due to its grand size. The exact information of when the temple happened is not known. But it is believed that this temple is very ancient. The management of the temple is managed by the Sri Shiva Temple Durgo Charitable Trust.

Har Har Mahadev! This place has a different vibes. Beautiful Temple with great story behind it. This is not just a temple, its Hinduism. Beautiful place to worship. Clean environment. Big Langer hall. Huge space for parking. They have token service for shoes.

Beautiful temple among the green mountains ...a must visit...