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The entrance to the cave is around 50 feet in height. At the end of the cave is the sanctum sanctorum, which houses the holy relic. It is covered by red clothes and vermilion. There are two entrances to the sanctum. One has to crawl into the sanctum, take the 'darshan' and leave through the other
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clan from Earth. Wielding his divine axe, he eliminates
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having shed their arms. Hinglaj mata intervenes on their behalf, and since then the clan disowned arms. Lord
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origin which means palace. The natural beauty of the shrine has spawned folklore that it was constructed by demigods called 'Yakshas'. The walls and roof of the cave are encrusted with colourful stones and semi-precious veins. The floor is also multi hued.
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scattered the remains of her embodiment over various places of the Indian subcontinent. It is said that the head fell at
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