" Long Long Ago, during the Dogra Regime in Jammu and Kashmir, General Zorawar Singh was assigned the task of attacking and releasing the small town on tough terrains of the state named Gilgit which was forcefully taken possession of by enemy country. The Temple of Machela Maa was not set up till then but was enshrined in a temporary hut by the residents of the area. The General on crossing the shrine ( Though he was not aware of it ) along with his forces felt strong discomfort in his eye causing tears in his eyes. The same experience was stated to be shared by the soldiers and other officers in the royal force. No body knew the reason but the problem grew grave as they proceeded towards their destination they could not see anything clearly due to sudden flow of tears from their eyes.
They returned back and after crossing back the shrine all the inflammation and tears from their eyes disappeared and their vision became quite normal. This was a very strange phenomenon no body was able to understand. The a girl child who was a medium of divine mother told the Mighty General to respectfully bow before the Round Stone form of Maa Chandi and then proceed for victory of Gilgit. The General was a Devotee of Divine Mother, he prostrated before that stone form of Maa Chandi of Village Machela and took her blessings before proceeding on the mission. And lo, he got splendid victory over Gilgit and repatriated it to the J&K State of which it was an integral part.
Out of devotion which grew manifold after the Gilgit Victory, he got made the Form of Divine Mother Chandi of pure silver which is seen on the left side in the Photograph. Many years after him Colonel Yadav who had been to that area on some other mission also felt the powerful attraction towards the divine mother and her temple was got erected by him.
As regards the 2nd right side statue of Divine mother, it is told that once an epidemic spread over that area and especially in Machella Village of District Doda, situated at tough terrain. A number of people died due to it and there was panic among the residents of the area. The people collected gold ornaments, and other forms of financial/material help and this statue was got sculptured and enshrined on the right side of the silver statue. They prayed to Divine Mother to be Merciful and save them from the devastation being caused by the infuriated epidemic. This time also the miracle was noticed and the life of villagers was instantaneously spared. None died of epidemic from the day of enshrinement of the 2nd statue of Divine Mother made up of gold and other precious metals. ( Both these stories are the folk tales as told by the residents of the area and might me very true as any one visiting that shrine of Divine Mother can not remain unblessed at the feet of the deity.)
But thats not the end. I have seen number of miracles in my own life. Especially the silver statue is very attractive and attracts the visitors to the shrine due to some special features.
Almost all the devotees see the closed eyes of the godess flickering and a part of eyeballs showing through half closed eyelids. As soon as one becomes alert of the fact the eyes immediate close as if there was no change. This fact has been noticed by a number of devotees visiting the shrine. Why that only, the photographs of the divine mothers also some times noticed the eyelid movement even in photograph. I have myself noticed it a number of times. Some times with full open eyes. There are a number of such miracles the Divine Mother makes us see so that we could believe she is not only statue but supreme intelligence also.
