Seth Harbhajan Shah of Agroha married his only daughter Sheela to the minister of Sialkot state, Mehta Shah.

Sheela was very beautiful and became the talk of the town. Even king Risalu of Sialkot heard about her beauty. He sent his minister Mehta Shah to another state for official work. Back home, he himself went to meet Sheela and made an attempt to spoil her chastity.

However, Sheela fought the king bravely and protected herself. The unsuccessful king asked her maid to keep his ring under the bed sheet of Sheela’s bed. On returning from another state, Mehta Shah discovered the ring on their bed and thought that Sheela had lost her moral character. He abandoned Sheela who returned to her father at Agroha.

After many years, the same maid made a confession to Mehta Shah of her mistake and vouched for the morality of Sheela. Mehta Shah was grief-struck on the injustice done to his wife. He rushed to Agroha to seek pardon from his wife but died near Agroha before he could meet Sheela. When Sheela came to know about the demise of her husband, she too died. A memorial temple with a Madhi of Sheela Mata was built at the site of her death.

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The construction of the temple started in 1983 and it was completed in February, 1992. The temple was renovated by the Agroha Vikas Sansthan. The temple has been constructed with red and pink stone. It has been designed on the Rajasthani architectural pattern. The main dome of the temple is 85 ft. above the ground.

Under the main dome, is the Madhi of Sheela Mata. The temple has sections devoted to all main Hindu Gods viz. Radha-Krishna, Sita-Rama, Durgaji, Shankar-Parvati, Hanumanji, and Ganeshji etc. This temple holds great importance among the north Indian temples due to its architectural design.

Sheela Mata Mandir is now a major tourist attraction because of its beautiful temple complex, beautiful lawns and fountains. The nicely maintained landscape in the backdrop of Agroha Mound and Agroha Temple Complex is a feast to the eyes.

Every year, during Bhadra Pad Amavasya, a big fair or mela is organised in the temple area, wherein thousands of pilgrims come, many of them visiting the temple for the Mundan (head shaving) ceremony of their kids.

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Agrasen Medical Research Centre and Engineering College at Agroha, district Hissar, Haryana are being developed to train doctors and engineers of India.

Agrasen Medical and Research College is spread over an area of 270 acres. The Agroha Temple, Agroha Mound and Sheela Mata Temple face the college across the road. Maharaja Agrasen Medical Education and Scientific Research Society was set up in 1988 to look after the affairs of the college. The first phase of the construction activity has been completed in which, around Rs. 25 crore have been invested. It is expected that the complete building of the college shall be ready very soon.

The medical college has a total of 35 seats. Admissions are granted on the basis of PMT results and are supervised by the Haryana Government. The course spans a period of five years. Out of 35 seats, 5 seats are reserved for the NRIs and 18 seats are reserved for SC, ST and OBC categories.

The medical centre has a capacity to hold 1,000 beds. At present, 250 beds have been made available. It is equipped with latest machines and equipment. The aim of Agrasen Medical Research Centre is to become one of the best centres of treatment of chronic and terminal diseases. Research activities shall be conducted at this centre for deadly diseases like cancer, AIDS and chronic diseases like Asthma, heart failure etc.