Name the Goddess Durga Temple in Jammu Kashmir that is situated near a colour-changing spring and serves Kheer as an offering.
Answer: Kheer Bhavani Temple.
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About Kheer Bhawani Temple:
- It is a celebrated Hindu shrine, situated in the Tulla Mulla village near Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir.
- Goddess Ragnya Devi, an incarnation of Goddess Durga is the presiding deity of this temple, which derives the name from a famous Indian dessert kheer, offered to the goddess.
- It was built in 1912 by Maharaja Pratap Singh and later renovated by Maharaja Hari Singh.
- The shrine has a hexagonal spring and a small marble shrine where the goddess’ idol is installed.
- According to legends, Lord Rama worshipped the goddess during his exile and expressed his desire to shift the holy seat to Shadipora, which was fulfilled by Lord Hanuman.
- The temple organizes fairs and yagnas during its annual festival eighth day of the full moon in May and during Navratri.
- It is believed that Goddess Ragnya changes the spring’s colour, but if it changes to black, it is considered a bad omen resulting in a disaster.
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