Chanchalo Mata Basohli

Mata Chanchlo, Devi an embodiment of mataSharda, isworshiped as kuldevi not only by the natives of Basohli town but by the whole populace residing around, irrespective of religion, faith or belief. Mata Chanchlo Devi shrine is situated on an old fort built by king Bhoopat Pal, in mid of the seventeenth century, in order to protect it from the hostile kings of NurPur and Chamba who always hatched conspiracy against the rulers of Basohli state. They appointed Padha family of the town as the pujaries of the shrine whose tenth generation is still discharging the duties of pujari of Sukrala Devi and Chanchlo Devi shrines. The fort which houses the temple of the goddess Chanchlo Devi is is built on the peak of a hill which is the highest among the hillocks found in the vicinity of 5km.radius. . The The fort is linked with the Basohli town by a 3.5km. long all weather black top road. The road runs all along parallel to the back water of the RanjeetSagar Lake which terminates near the shrine with a wide platform meant for the parking of the vehicles of the devotees visiting the shrine.