ABOUT

Shoolini, is the principle form of the Goddess Durga, also known as Devi and Shakti. Maa Shoolini the Mahashakti, the form and formless, is the root of knowledge, wisdom, creation, preservation and annihilation. She is Shakti or power of lord shiva.The temple dedicated to Shoolini Mata, is one of the prime attractions of Solan. The town of Solan was named after Shoolini Mata, the presiding deity at Shoolini Mata Temple. It is believed that the Shoolini Mata Temple existed long before Solan was founded and it currently attracts huge crowds during auspicious days. It was the time when Lord Vishnu took avtar of Lord Narasimha, Narasingh, Narsingh to save her devotee Prahlad and as the 4th avtar of Lord Vishnu. Narasingh ji is half-man and half-lion, having a human-like torso and lower body, with a lion-like face and claws. After killing Hiranyakashyp, none of the devi or devtas were able to calm Narasiṁha's fury and that time Narsingh ji started to create the destruction but no one could calm him. Even on the request by Maa Laxmi, Then Devi Devtas prayed to Lord Shiva, after listening to all he decided to calm and Tame Lord Vishnu. It was only Lord Shiva who could tame him, no one had so much power to calm him but only Devon ke Dev Mahadev.