Chulkana Dham - चुलकाना धाम

Chulkana Dham has that holy place where Baba Shyam ji donated his head. It is located in Chulkana village at a distance of 5 km from Samalkha town of Panipat in the state of Haryana. Chulkana Dham has been considered the best pilgrimage of Kalikal. Lakhs of devotees from Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi and other states come to the temple to visit Shyam Baba and wish for happiness and prosperity.

Worshiped deities in Chulkana Dham
Baba Shyam ji is worshiped in the temple, apart from Baba, idols of Hanuman, Krishna Balram, Shiva and other gods and goddesses are installed. There is a Peepal tree near Shyam Mandir. Even today there are holes in the leaves of Peepal tree, which was pierced by the arrows of Veer Barbarik during the time of Mahabharata in the middle ages. At the same time, it is said that the devotees who ask for a vow from Baba Shyam, their vow does not go empty.

In the year 1989, a committee was formed for the salvation of this temple and a huge temple was constructed here. The samadhi of Shyam Bhakta Baba Manohar Das ji is also situated in the temple. It is said that Baba Manohar Das was the first to worship Shyam Baba. The 18th generation of the Vairagi family is engaged in the maintenance of the temple.

Why did Baba donate the head
As soon as he reached the battle, the soldiers got scared seeing the huge form of Baba. Shri Krishna asked the Pandavas to come only after knowing his introduction. Shri Krishna disguised as a Brahmin reached Barbarik and asked for a donation of his head. Barbarik said that I will donate head, but a Brahmin never asks for donation of head. Tell me the truth, who are you? When Shri Krishna appeared in his real form, he asked why did you do this? Then Shri Krishna said that for the success of this war, the sacrifice of some great sacrifice is needed. There are three heroic Mahabali on earth, me, Arjun and you are the third one, because you are from the Pandava clan. Your sacrifice for protection will always be remembered. Barbarik worshiped the gods and goddesses and after bowing down to the mother, separated the head from the torso in one attack and donated the head to Shri Krishna. Shri Krishna took the sheesh in his hand and placed it on a mound, irrigating it with amrit and making it immortal. The place where the head was kept is the holy place Chulkana Dham and today we address it by the name of ancient Siddha Shri Shyam Mandir Chulkana Dham.

Chulkana Dham Temple Darshan Timings

The darshan timings are from 7:00 AM to 12:00 PM and 4:00 PM to 9:00 PM on all seven days of the week.

In the temple of Shyam Baba, Jagran takes place on every Ekadashi. Huge fairs are organized in the court of Shyam Baba on Ekadashi and Dwadasi of Shukla Paksha of Phalgun month, in which lakhs of devotees come from far and wide to fulfill their wishes.

How to reach Chulkana Dham Temple
Chulkana Dham is located in Tehsil Samalkha, District Panipat of Haryana State. There is a grand temple of Babashyam. You can easily reach Delhi from any part of the country, Delhi to Panipat in Haryana is well connected by road and rail.