Betal Gufa in Sundar Nagar in Mandi District, Himachal Pradesh – Miracle Cave Which Once Used to Drip Ghee
Betal Gufa is a miracle cave in Sundar Nagar in Mandi
District, Himachal Pradesh. It is located on the Sita Ki Pahadi (a mountain
named after Mata Sita in the Molwadi area of the place). Earlier it seems the
cave used to drip ghee. If people made a wish for ghee or utensils, it used to
be fulfilled.
There is a stream flowing inside the cave and this produces
a musical sound. The water flows through the mouth of the cave and it is noted
for its sweetness.
The cave is believed to be more than 150 feet in length and
around 15 feet in height. Idols and images of Hindu gods and goddesses are
found in the cave.
Earlier, whenever there was a marriage in the area. The head
of the house used to take a puja thali to the cave and ask for desi ghee and
utensils required for preparing food for marriage. Next day morning the head of
the house used to find the required ghee and vessels in front of the cave. After
marriage, the vessels are placed in front of the cave and next day morning they
disappear. But once a man did not return the utensils after marriage and from
that day onwards nobody got vessels again from the cave.
Similarly, the walls of the cave used to drip ghee and
people used to collect it and use it as food and for cooking. But once a man
took roti inside the cave and started eating the roti by rubbing it on the wall
of the cave. Due to this act, the ghee was polluted and the walls stopped
dripping ghee.
It is believed that prayers offered in the cave are always
fulfilled. People have had their desires fulfilled after offering prayers in
the cave.
Whenever livestock in the nearby village fall sick or stop
giving milk, people perform puja near the cave and get the problems solved.