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Yogmaya Temple

Mehrauli, New Delhi, Delhi · 28.5257°, 77.1822°

Yogmaya, sister of KrishnaLate Mughal era; rebuilding attributed to Hemu in earlier phasesPlain hall and sanctum with a truncated shikhara and dome inside a walled enclosure
Sacred since
1827 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
rebuilt 1827; site of great antiquity
Late Mughal era; rebuilding attributed to Hemu in earlier phases

History & significance

A small temple beside the Qutb complex in Mehrauli, held to be the only shrine of pre-sultanate origin in Delhi still in worship. It is the Hindu focus of the city's interfaith Phool Walon Ki Sair procession.

Sthala katha — the legend

Yogmaya is said to have taken the place of the infant Krishna when Kansa tried to kill him, slipping from his grasp to foretell his death.

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Sources

coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Late Mughal era; rebuilding attributed to Hemu in earlier phases