51 shaktipeeth KANKALI TALA TEMPLE

About Kankali Tala Mandir :

In Bolpur subdivision of Birbhum district Kankalitala is a temple town in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is one of the Shakti Peethas where the bone of goddess Parvati fell which is at present the Kankalitala town. The residing deity of the Kankalitala Temple is goddess Parvati.

This temple, that it forms a part of the most important Hindu temple in West Bengal of India.
Babukishan's Grandfather and Guru Nabani Das Khyappa Baul aka the one and only KHYAPPA BAUL.... he was well known as Avadhuta of this area where he did his sadhana.

Kamakhya Temple (51 shaktipeeth /divine power)

Kamakhya temple is a famous pilgrimage situated at Guwahati, Assam. The temple is located on the Nilachal hill in Guwahati at about 8 kms from the railway station. The Kamakhya temple is dedicated to the tantric goddesses. Apart from the deity Kamakhya Devi, compound of the temple houses 10 other avatars of Kali namely Dhumavati, Matangi, Bagola, Tara, Kamala, Bhairavi, Chinnamasta, Bhuvaneshwari and Tripuara Sundari.

The temple of Kamakhya has a very interesting story of its origin. It is one of the 108 Shakti peeths. The story of the Shakti peeths goes like this; once Sati fought with her husband Shiva to attend her father's great yagna. At the grand yagna, Sati's father Daksha insulted her husband. Sati was angered and in her shame, she jumped into the fire and killed herself. When Shiva came to know that his beloved wife had committed suicide, he went insane with rage. He placed Sati's dead body on his shoulders and did the tandav or dance of destruction.

To calm him down, Vishnu cut the dead body with his chakra. The 108 places where Sati's body parts fell are called Shakti peeths. Kamakhya temple is special because Sati's womb and vagina fell here. The Name 'Kamakhya': The God of love, Kamadeva had lost his virility due to a curse. He sought out the Shakti's womb and genitals and was freed from the curse. This is where 'love' gained his potency and thus, the deity 'Kamakhya' devi was installed and worshipped here. Some people also believe that the Kamakhya temple is a place where Shiva and devi Sati had their romantic encounters. As the Sanskrit word for lovemaking is 'kama', the place was named Kamakhya. The Bleeding Goddess: Kamakhya devi is famous as the bleeding goddess. The mythical womb and vagina of Shakti are supposedly installed in the 'Garvagriha' or sanctum of the temple. In the month of Ashaad (June), the goddess bleeds or menstruates. At this time, the Brahmaputra river near Kamakhya turns red. The temple then remains closed for 3 days and holy water is distributed among the devotees of Kamakhya devi. There is no scientific proof that the blood actually turns the river red. Some people say that the priests pour vermilion into the waters. But symbolically, menstruation is the symbol of a woman's creativity and power to give birth. So, the deity and temple of Kamakhya celebrates this 'shakti' or power within every woman.

गायत्री मंत्र का अर्थ

गायत्री मंत्र का वर्णं

ॐ भूर्भुवः स्वः
तत्सवितुर्वरेण्यं
भर्गो देवस्यः धीमहि
धियो यो नः प्रचोदयात्

गायत्री मंत्र संक्षेप में

गायत्री मंत्र (वेद ग्रंथ की माता) को हिन्दू धर्म में सबसे उत्तम मंत्र माना जाता है. यह मंत्र हमें ज्ञान प्रदान करता है. इस मंत्र का मतलब है - हे प्रभु, क्रिपा करके हमारी बुद्धि को उजाला प्रदान कीजिये और हमें धर्म का सही रास्ता दिखाईये. यह मंत्र सूर्य देवता (सवितुर) के लिये प्रार्थना रूप से भी माना जाता है.

हे प्रभु! आप हमारे जीवन के दाता हैं
आप हमारे दुख़ और दर्द का निवारण करने वाले हैं
आप हमें सुख़ और शांति प्रदान करने वाले हैं
हे संसार के विधाता
हमें शक्ति दो कि हम आपकी उज्जवल शक्ति प्राप्त कर सकें
क्रिपा करके हमारी बुद्धि को सही रास्ता दिखायें

मंत्र के प्रत्येक शब्द की व्याख्या

गायत्री मंत्र के पहले नौं शब्द प्रभु के गुणों की व्याख्या करते हैं

ॐ = प्रणव
भूर = मनुष्य को प्राण प्रदाण करने वाला


भुवः = दुख़ों का नाश करने वाला
स्वः = सुख़ प्रदाण करने वाला
तत = वह, सवितुर = सूर्य की भांति उज्जवल
वरेण्यं = सबसे उत्तम
भर्गो = कर्मों का उद्धार करने वाला
देवस्य = प्रभु
धीमहि = आत्म चिंतन के योग्य (ध्यान)
धियो = बुद्धि, यो = जो, नः = हमारी, प्रचोदयात् = हमें शक्ति दें (प्रार्थना)

SONAKASHI SHAKTIPEETH(51 SHAKTIPEETH/DIVINE PLACE OF HINDU DEITY MOTHER DURGA)

 

 

 

Temple Famous for :

This temple complex is famous to see the sunrise at the sunrise point. In this place only shakthi's left buttok fall down and worshipped in the form of kali and bhairava is Asitang.

Belief / Faith :

Domestic Issues, Fulfill Wishes,

Temple Tank and Sacred Tree :

Thirtham - Narmada River

About Sonakshi Shaktipeeth Temple :

Sonakshi Shaktipeeth temple is highly worshipped during the festive season of Navratri, as it is believed that Goddess Shri Sonakshi blesses everyone coming during this festival.

This temple is located amidst the Amarkantak plateau and gives a beautiful view of Sun, River and the nearby kund.
It is a one of the famous temple in Madhya Pradesh.

There are around 100 steps from this temple that lead the travelers to the rim of the hillside.

This hillside is famous for the scenic beauty of the Satpura hill ranges and the corresponding valley. Tourists also visit this temple complex to see the Sunrise at the sunrise point.

KALIGHAT SHAKTI PEETH(51 SHAKTI PEETH?DIVINE PLACE OF HINDU DEITY/MOTHER DURGA)

Kalighat Kali Temple is dedicated to goddess Maa Kali. It is one of the 4 main Shakti Peethas in India.The other three are Kamakashya, Tara Tarini & Bimala.

Kalighat was a Ghat (landing stage) sacred to Kali on the old course of the Hooghly river (Bhāgirathi) in the city of Calcutta. The name Calcutta is said to have been derived from the word Kalighat. The river over a period of time has moved away from the temple. The temple is now on the banks of a small canal called Adi Ganga which connects to the Hoogly. The Adi Ganga was the original course of the river Hoogly (Ganga). Hence the name Adi (original) Ganga.

Worship

The temple is visited by pilgrims from all over India irrespective of sectarian differences. The thousands of pilgrims who flock daily to the Kalighat temple treat Kali very much like a human mother, bringing her their domestic problems and prayers for prosperity, and returning when their prayers are fulfilled to express their gratitude. Their attitude towards the Goddess is guided by their religious traditions and training, their spiritual and intellectual capacities, and the guidance of their temple priests.

Legend

Kalighat is regarded as one of the 51 Shakti Peethas of India, where the various parts of Sati's body are said to have fallen, in the course of Shiva's Rudra Tandava. Kalighat represents the site where the head of Sati fell. But some people believe that the right toe of Sati fell here.

Kalighat is also associated with the worship offered to Kali by a Dasanami Monk by name Chowranga Giri, and the Chowringee area of Calcutta is said to have been named after him.

JAWLA JI SHAKTI PEETH(51 shakti peeth/divine place of hindu deity durga)

Maa Jwala Devi, Jwala Ji, Jwalamukhi is the most famous Shakti Peetha where it is said that the “Tongue” of Maa Sati fell and the idols are Devi Maa as Siddhida (Ambika) and Lord Shiva as Unmatta Bhairav. This is located in Disst. Kangra of Himanchal Pradesh. Jwalamukhi is famous temple, 30km south of Kangra valley of the Goddess Jwalamukhi with flaming mouth also known as Flaming Goddess.
 These flames are worshiped as the manifestations of the diffrent forms of Goddess Jwala Maa. The nine flames have been named after Goddesses – Maha Kali, Maa Annapurna, Maa Chandi, Maa Hinglaj, Vindhyavasini, Maha Lakshmi, Maha Saraswati, Maa Ambika and Anjana Devi, continuously burning without any fuel or assistance, may be seen erupting from a rock-side. Now housed in the shape of nature is worshipped as a Goddess, know as Maa Jwala or Jawalamukhi. It is one of the 51 Shakti-Pitha temples. The great Mughal Emperor Akbar had visited this place to test its originality.

MAA Jashoreshwari shakti peeth(51 shaktipeeth/divine place of deity durga)

Jeshoreshwari is regarded as one of the 51 Peeth of Sati; according to the belief, it is where the various parts of Sati's body are said to have fallen, in the course of Shiva's Rudra Tandava. Jeshoreshwari represents the site where the palm of Sati fell. Legend says that the General of Maharaja Pratapaditya discovered a luminant ray of light coming from the bushes, and came upon a piece of stone carved in the form of a human palm. Later, Pratapaditya started worshiping Kali, building the Jeshoreshwari Kali Temple. As to be the "Goddess of Jessore", it was named after Jessore.

The mythology of Daksha yaga and Sati's self immolation is the story behind the origin of Shakti Peethas. Shakti Peethas divine places or holy abode of the Mother Goddess(Parashakti). These shrines are believed to be sanctified with the presence of Shakti due to the falling of body parts of the corpse of Sati Devi, when Lord Shiva carried it and wandered throughout Aryavartha in sorrow. There are 51 Shakti Peeth located all around South Asia. Each temple have shrines for Shakti and Kalabhairava, The Shakti of this shrine is addressed as Jeshoreshwari and Bhairava as Chanda.^[1][2][3]

History

It is believed to have created by a brahman named Anari. He created a 100-door temple for the Jeshoreshwari Peeth. But the timeline is not to be known. Later it has been renovated by Laxman Sen and Pratapaditya in their reigning periods.

Worship and rituals

The temple is visited by pilgrims from all over, irrespective of sectarian differences. Worship is done by the priest every Saturday and Tuesday at noon time. But before 1971, there was daily routine of worship. Every year on the day of Kali puja, the present Caretakers of the temple conduct a ceremony. There is also a Mela taking place around the temple compound.

The Nartiang Devi shrine as a Shakti Peeth

The Nartiang Devi temple is believed to be a Shakti Peetha, one of the most revered shrines of Shaktism because Shakti Peethas are holy abodes of Parashakti. The Shakti Peethas have originated from the mythology of Daksha yaga and Sati's self immolation Shiva carried the corpse of Sati Devi and body parts of the corpse fell in the path he wandered. There are 51 Shakti Peeth linking to the 51 alphabets in Sanskrit. Each temple have shrines for Shakti and Kalabhairava. The "Shakti" of Nartiang Devi shrine is addressed as "Jayanti" and the "Bhairava" as "Kramadishwar". It is believed that Sati Devi's left thigh has fallen here.^[1][2][3]

History

Devi's left thigh is believed to have fallen at Nartiang in the Jaintia Hills. Hence the Goddess here is known as ‘Jainteshwari’. The Jaintia king Jaso Manik (1606–1641) had married Lakshmi Narayana, the daughter of the Hindu Koch king Nara Narayana. It is believed that it was Lakshmi Narayana who had influenced the Jaintia Royalty to embrace Hinduism. King Dhan Manik had made Nartiang the summer capital of the Jaintia Kingdom about 600 years ago. One night, the goddess appeared to him in a dream and informed him of the significance of the place and asked him to build a temple in Her honour. Following this, the Jainteshwari temple in Nartiang was established. The strategic location of the temple and presence of weapons like cannons etc. suggests that the temple must have been part of a fort of the Jaintia Kings

Maa Bhramari, Janasthan Panchavati Nasik Shakti Peeth – 12th Among 51 Shakti Peethas

Janasthan Shakti Peetha is the most famous Shakti Peetha where it is said that the “Chin” of Maa Sati fell and the idols are Devi Maa as Bhramari and Lord Shiva as Vikritaksh Bhairav. Other names are Devi as Chibuka (the one with the chin) and Shiva as Sarvasiddhish (the one who can provide all desires). It is also known as Goddess Saptashrungi (Goddess with seven arms)located in Vani, Nasik,
Maharashtra, India.

Gandaki Chandi Shakti Peet (51 shakti peeth)

Gandaki Chandi ShaktiPeetha : This Peetha is in Muktinath, Dhawalagiri, in Nepal, near the bank of river Gandaki. Here, forehead of Sati had fallen, she is in the form of Devi Gandaki-Chandi and Chakrapani appears as Vairabh. The importance of this holy place is also described in Vishnu Puran and This place Muktinath is a sacred place both for Hindus and Buddhists and highly consider for mukti or salvation.

Mata Chintpurni Devi Temple/ Maa Chhinnamastika/ Chinnamasta Dham (51 shakti peeth/divine place)

This is the old temple of Maa Bhagwati Chinnamasta Devi. According to one of the sacred books of Sanatan Dharm, Shri Markandeye Puran, after killing of all the Asuras and upon victory in the big war, Maa Bhagwati's 2 'sahyoginis', Jaya and Vijaya who had killed the various Asuras and drank their blood, were still thirst for more blood. So Maa cut her own head and queched the thirst of her sahyoginis with her own blood.

Since then, Maa Bhagwati's this roop was called as Maa Chhinnamastika or Mata Chinnamasta (Chhinn is without and Masta is Head).

As per old Granths, Puranas and other Dharmic Books, it is also mentioned that Maa Chhinnmastika's Dham or place or temple will be guarded by Lord Rudra Mahadev all sides. Hence this place has a perfect reasoning to be that Dham/ Temple. It has Mahadev's temples on all 4 sides as

1. East- Kaleshwar Mahadev Temple
2. West- Narahna Mahadev Temple
3. North- Muchhkund Mahadev Temple &
4. South- Shiv Bari Temple

Hence this temple was declared as Maa Chhinnamastika Devi Dham or Mata Chinnamasta Temple.

Further, Pandit Mai Das was a famous devotee of Maa Chinnamasta and worshipped Her till one day She gave him Her Darshan. The place was though called Chhabroh, however since Maa came and relieved Pandait Mai Das from all his tensions, this place got more popular by the name Chintpurni.

Goddess Aparna Devi Karota Shakti Peeth Temple (51 shakti peeth/divine place)

Goddess Aparna Devi Karota Shakti Peeth Temple

Karota Shakti Peeth as an incarnation of Goddess Shakti in Bhabanipur at Karatoyatat, 28 km distance from interior Sherpur upazila, Bogra District, Bangladesh comes as a significant place of pilgrimage for Hindus.

Also, there appear the numerous temples at Karota Shakti Peeth’ premises are indeed answerable by pilgrims to have been founding their footmarks devoted to Goddess Aparna Temple, with no disregard of sectarian differences, from all over the country as well as abroad.

Goddess Aparna (form of Goddess Shakti) and Lord Vaman Bhairav (form of Lord Shiva) are as the sole embodiment of Karota Shakti Peeth.

History:

Karota Shakti Peeth, having the massive presence of its worshippers, comes in vision after the very saintly saga of Goddess Shakti makes its priceless presence. Reasoning that Goddess Shakti’ sole of her left foot had fallen where the phase of bowing down from the entire Hindu Parivaar persents on.