![]() Sheetala Devi Mandir is also a chosen place amongst the devotees for the purpose of the 'mundan' (shaving of the head) ceremony of children. Legends abide by this temple also. A poor carpenter lived in Farukh Nagar, who had an extremely beautiful marriageable daughter. Due to her prodigious beauty, a Mughal ruler had sent her a proposal of marriage. But the carpenter did not want to marry his daughter out of caste, so he approached King Surajmal of Bharatpur to do something about the issue. But the matter was out of Surajmal's jurisdiction; he refused to interfere. Next he approached Prince Bharatpur, son of King Surajmal. When Surajmal refused Bharatpur also, he revolted against his father and launched an assault on Delhi. While leaving for the battle, he prayed at Sheetala Mandir and swore to build a temple if he came back victorious. He won his war eventually and this was precisely how the temple came into existence. |