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Mata Tripura Sundari of Tripureshwari Shakti Peeth
June 19, 2021June 28, 2021

Shakti Peeth- connect to the divine

The best joy of life is peace and satisfaction which is associated with spirituality. Temples have always been the centre of spiritual growth for all as most temples are free from the hassle of city life and give the opportunity to connect to nature. From a Yogi to an Emperor or the common man, Shakti Peethas are a way to connect to Maa Durga to fulfil their earthly desires with spiritual development.

 The 51 Shakti Peethas or Devi Sthan are temples dedicated to Maa Shakti (Goddess Shakti- wife of Lord Shiva) spread across the Indian subcontinent. They are a pilgrimage for Hindus and have played a significant role in developing the Indian culture

 As per Hindu mythology, after Lord Shiva and Goddess Sati- daughter of Prajapati Daksha got married, Prajapati Daksha organized a yajna, where he invited all the deities, gods and sages except for Shiva, as he did not deem him worthy to marry his daughter.  Sati attended the yajna despite Shiva uninvited and asked Daksha the reason for it. Daksha insulted Shiva, which was unbearable for Sati, so she sacrificed her life.

 Lord Shiva was enraged by this incident. To mourn his wife Sati, he began ‘Rudra Tandava’. Lord Vishnu used Sudarshan Chakra to chop the body of Sati into 51 pieces. The places where organs fell became sacred and the temples (each temple has a different manifestation of Goddess Durga) built there are known as Shakti Peeth.

 At all Shakti Peethas, Goddess Durga is accompanied by Bhairava, who is also in his various manifestations.

The following table mentions the location and deities of the Shakti Peethas.

Sr. NoTempleDeviBhairavCityState-Country
1Amarnath Cave TempleMahamayaTrisandhyeshwarPahalgamJammu and Kashmir- India
2Kalighat TempleKalikaNakuleshwarKolkataWest Bengal- India
3Attahas TemplePhullaraVishveshBirbhumWest Bengal- India
4Bahula TempleBahulaBhirukPurba BardhamanWest Bengal- India
5Bakreshwar TempleMahishmardiniVakranthSiuriWest Bengal- India
6Bhairavparvat TempleAvantiLambkarnaUjjainMadhya Pradesh- India
7Bhabanipur TempleAparnaVamanSherpurBangladesh
8Biraja TempleBirajaJagannathJajpurOdisha-India
9NainativuIndrakshi/ NagapooshaniRakshaseshwar/ NaayanarJaffnaSri Lanka
10Muktinath TempleGandaki ChandiChakrapaniMustangNepal
11Saptashringi Temple or Jansthan TempleBhadrakaliVikritakshNashikMaharashtra- India
12Hinglaj Mata TempleKottariBhimlochanHingulaPakistan
13Jayanti Temple (locally known as Nartiang Durga Temple)JayantiKramadishwarJaintia HillsMeghalaya- India
14Jeshoreshwari Kali TempleJashoreshwariChandaSatkhiraBangladesh
15Jwalamukhi Devi TempleSiddhida (Ambika)Unmatta BhairavKangraHimachal Pradesh- India
16Kamakhya TempleKamakhyaUmananda or BhayaanandGuwahatiAssam- India
17Kankalitala TempleDevgarbhaRuruBirbhumWest Bengal- India
18Kanyashram TempleSarvaniNimishKanyakumariTamil Nadu- India (also thought to be in Chittagong Bangladesh)
19Bajreshwari TempleJayadurgaAbhiruKangraHimachal Pradesh- India
20Kiriteswari TempleVimlaSanwartMurshidabadWest Bengal- India
21Ratnavali Temple (locally known as Anandamayee Temple)KumariGhanteshwarHooghlyWest Bengal- India
22Trisota TempleBhraamariAmbarJalpaiguriWest Bengal- India
23Manas TempleDakshayaniAmarLake ManasarovarTibet
24Chamunda Mata Temple or Manibandh TempleGayatriSarvanandPushkarRajasthan- India
25Mithila TempleUmaMahodarNear JanakpurNepal
26Kamakshi TempleKamakshiKala BhairavKanchi PuramTamil Nadu- India
27Guhyeshwari TempleMahashiraKapaliKathmanduNepal
28Naina TempleMahishmardiniKrodhishSukkarKarachi- Pakistan
29Sugandha TempleSunandaTryambakShikarpurBangladesh
30Ambaji TempleAmbajiBatuk BhairavAnartGujarat- India
31Ujani TempleManngal ChandikaKapilambarBardhamanWest Bengal- India
32Tripura Sundari TempleTripura SundariTripureshUdaipurTripura- India
33Yugadya TempleYugadyaKseer KhandakBardhamanWest Bengal- India
34Alopi Devi TempleLalitaBhavaPrayagUttar Pradesh- India
35Shri Vishalakshi Mata TempleVishalakshi & ManikarnikaKaal BhairavVaranasiUttar Pradesh- India
36Shri Devikoop Bhadrakali TempleSavitriSthanuKurukshetraHaryana- India
37Shri Shail TempleMahalaxmiSambaranandSylhetBangladesh
38Kalmadhav TempleKalikaAsitangKalmadhav near AmarkantakMadhya Pradesh- India
39Shondesh TempleNarmadaBhadrasenShondesh in AmarkantakMadhya Pradesh- India
40Chitrakuta Shaktipeeth TempleShivaniChandaChitrakutaUttar Pradesh- India
41Shri Katyayani TempleUmaBhuteshVrindavanUttar Pradesh- India
42Shuchi TempleNarayaniSanharShuchitirthamTamil Nadu- India
43Panchasagar TempleVarahiMaharudraVaranasiUttar Pradesh- India
44Shri Paravat TempleShrisundariSundaranandSri ParvatLadakh- India (also believed to be at Srisailam in Karnool of Andhra Pradesh
45Chandrabhaga TempleChandrabhagaVakratundJunagadhGujarat- India
46Vibhash TempleKapalini (Bhimrupa)SarvanandPurba MedinipurWest Bengal- India
47Maa Ambika TempleAmbikaAmriteshwarBharatpurRajasthan- India
48Vishweshwari TempleVishweshwari or RakiniDandpani or VatsnabhSarvshail or GodavaritirAndhra Pradesh- India
49Danteshwari TempleDanteshwariKapalbhairavDantewadaChhattisgarh- India
50Nandikeshwari TempleNandiniNandikeshwarBirbhumWest Bengal
51ChandranathBhawaniChandrashekharNear Sitakunda in ChittagongBangladesh
The data has been compiled from various sources

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  1. suresh says:
    July 2, 2021 at 3:21 PM

    nice info

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