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.
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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.
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