Nine days of Navratri are considered auspicious for worshiping Maa Durga. During this time, worship is done from mother Shailputri to Siddhidatri Mata. Durga Navami ends with havan and immersion. According to Goddess Bhagwat Purana, there are 51 Shaktipeeths of Maa Durga. During Navratri, the Shaktipeeths established in India have an influx of devotees to see the mother. Let’s know about the 9 Shaktipeeths of Maa Durga and the mythology related to her.
Story related to Shaktipeeth
The story related to Mata Shaktipeeth is also described in the Puranas. According to the legend, Lord Shiva started orbiting on earth with the dead body of Sati, daughter of Daksha Prajapati. Then Lord Vishnu cut the dead body of Sati to Sudarshan Chakra to calm Shiva’s anger. In this sequence, wherever Sati’s body parts and jewelery fell, they were called Shaktipeeth.
9 Shaktipeeths of Maa Durga
1. Kalighat Temple Kolkata- Four fingers fell 2. Kolapur Mahalakshmi Temple- Trinetra Fall 3. Ambaji’s temple Gujarat- Hriday- Hriday Drop Drop 4. Naina Devi Temple- Fall of Nazar- Kamakhya Devi Temple- Kamakhya Devi Temple- Here Gambhirlad was dropped 6. Harsiddhi Mata Temple Ujjain Ujjain was left hand and lips were left here. The finger fell. 9. Varanasi- Vishalakshi’s mother fell at Manikarnik Ghat in Kashi, Uttar Pradesh.
Amar Ujala is daring 9 temples of Durga Maa in Rajasthan – from Shaktipeeths to the goddess of the fire and the mother of mice.
1. Tripura Sundari Shaktipeeth Temple, Banswara
Banswara, a tribal dominated district of southern Rajasthan, is one of the 52 Shaktipeeths, Siddha Mata Sri Tripura Sundari’s Shaktipeeth temple. It is believed that the gods sought in the temple fulfills the goddess, which is why they reach the mother’s court from the common people to the leader and make attendance.
There is a grand temple of Mata Tripura Sundari among the Aravalli mountain ranges in Talwara village, 18 km from Banswara district. The doors of the main temple are made of silver. The idol of Maa Bhagwati Tripura Sundari is of Ashtadash i.e. 18 arms. The idol has 9 forms of Goddess Durga. Maa Singh, Mayur and Kamal are sitting on the posture. During Navratri, a large crowd of devotees throngs the Tripura Sundari temple, which creates a fair -like atmosphere.
Even PM, CM joins
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, former President Pratibha Patil, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, former CM Haridev Joshi, CM Ashok Gehlot, former CM Vasundhara Raje and many other leaders, MPs, MLAs, ministers visited the temple. Mata Hai Banswara starts election rallies after the leaders visit the mother’s temple.
The ruler of Gujarat, Malwa and Marwar, Tripura was a worshiper of Sundari Shaktipeeth
The northern part of this temple is a Shivling of Emperor Kanishka’s time. It is believed that this place must have been famous since the east period. At the same time, some scholars consider the existence of Shaktipeeth of Goddess Maa here before the third century. He says that earlier there was a historical city called ‘Garhpoli’. ‘Garhpoli’ means-Murgapur. It is believed that Tripura, the ruler of Gujarat, Malwa and Marwar, was a worshiper of Sundari.
Chaitra Navratri 2023 Rajasthan famous Mata Temple Tripura Sundari Shaktipeeth
2. Kaila Devi Temple, Shaktipeeth, Karauli
The Kaila Devi Temple in Karauli district is a hundred year old temple. This ancient temple has two idols under the golden umbrella at the silver post. One is on the left, her mouth is slightly crooked, ie Kaila is Maiya, on the other hand, the image of Mata Chamunda Devi. Kaila Devi has eight arms. This temple is famous as the major Shaktipeeth of North India. Many stories related to this temple are prevalent here.
It is believed that the daughter Yogmaya, who wanted to capture Vasudev and Devaki, father of Lord Krishna, is seated in this temple as Yogmaya Kaila Devi. The Kalisil River located near the temple is also called the miraculous river. Kaila Devi Temple is 30 km from Karauli district and 56 km from Hindaun railway station. During Navratri, devotees from far and wide come to visit the temple of Mata.
3. Shri Karni Mata Temple, Deshnok, Bikaner
There is a famous temple of Karni Mata in Deshnok of Bikaner in western Rajasthan. A large number of rats live in this temple, so it is also called the temple of the rat mother or a mouse temple. It is believed that some of these rats are also white. The appearance of white mice in the temple is considered very auspicious. It is considered to be the miracle of the goddess that despite the presence of so many mice, no disease has spread here till date. On Navratri, a large number of devotees arrive here with darshan and wishes. Deshnok Karni Mata Temple is probably the only temple in the country where about 20 thousand rats also live. White mice are considered to be the carrier of mother Karni.
Mother Karni is the total goddess of Bikaner royal family
Karni Mata is the goddess of Bikaner royal family. The present temple of Karni Mata was built by Maharaja Ganga Singh of the princely state of Bikaner. Apart from mice, the main attractions of this temple are excellent work done at the main gate of marble, large silver door made at the main gate, mother’s golden umbrella and huge silver paraat kept for mice offerings. Devotees believe that Karni Devi was the incarnation of Mother Jagadamba.
The place where this grand temple is located, about 650 years ago, the mother stayed in a cave and worshiped her worship. This cave is still located in the temple premises. When the mother died, her idol was installed in this cave as per her wish. It is said that the states of Bikaner and Jodhpur were established with the blessings of mother Karni. This famous temple is about 30 km from Bikaner railway station. It can be easily accessible by road and rail route.
4. Sri Shila Mata Temple, Amer
Shila Mata, the adorable goddess of the Kachhwaha dynasty of Jaipur’s royal family, is the main Shaktipeeth of Jaipurites after independence. The glory of this temple is very much and it is also called miraculous. This tantra is also famous among seekers and seekers. Before the establishment of Jaipur, there was a princely state of Amer, where the proud ruler Raja Mansingh I won more than 80 wars as the head commander of the Mughal ruler Akbar with the blessings of Shila Mata. Before independence, only members and major feudals of the royal family were able to visit the Shila Mata temple located in the Amer Mahal complex, now hundreds of devotees visit the mother every day.
In Navratri, there are long queues to see the mother and a fair is held on the day of Chhath. One of the ancient major temples of Jaipur, this Shaktipeeth was replaced in the fifteenth century by Raja Mansingh I, the then ruler of Amer. The main gate of the temple is made of silver. Navadurga Shailputri, Brahmacharini, Chandraghanta, Kushmanda, Skandamata, Katyayani, Kalratri, Mahagauri and Siddhidatri are mentioned on this. Kali, Tara, Shodashi, Bhuneshwari, Chinnamasta, Tripura, Bhairavi, Dhumavati, Bagulamukhi, Matangi and Kamala are depicted as ten Mahavidyas. There is a red stone statue of Ganesha above the door. A silver naggar is placed in front of the door. Near the entrance are the carved figures of Mahalakshmi on the right and Mahakali on the left.
Due to being found as a rock, he was called Shiladevi
Religious belief is that the image of Shila Mata was found as a rock. In 1580 AD, the ruler of Amer King Mansingh brought this stone from there after his victory over the Jasore Empire of Bengal. Mahishasura was engraved as mother by prominent artists here. A saying about this is also very popular in Jaipur- tell Sanganer, father Hanuman to Jaipur, Shila Devi is the king of Amer.
5. Shri Chamunda Mata Temple, Mehrangarh, Jodhpur
Chamunda Mata Temple in Jodhpur is the temple of Ishta Devi of the royal family. It is located in the southern part of the Mehrangarh Fort. Rao Jodha, the founder of Jodhpur city, bought a statue of his beloved Goddess Chamunda from the old capital of Mandore in 1460. She installed the idol of Chamunda Devi in Mehrangarh Fort and since then Chamunda became the goddess here. During Dussehra, this fort, which is worshiped outside and inside the city of Jodhpur, is filled with people and devotees.
Goddess Chamunda is the main goddess of Rajputs
This temple located in Mehrangarh Fort of Jodhpur was built by Rao Jodha when he was constructing the fort. The hill on which he chose to build this fort was authorized by Harmeet Bhatt. When he was evacuated from there, he cursed the king that there will always be a shortage of water in his fort. The saint built the temple of Chamunda Mata inside the fort to avoid this curse and to protect people from it and since then Goddess Chamunda has been the main goddess of Rajputs.
6. Shri Jeen Mata Temple, Sikar
Jeen Mata Temple located in Sikar district of Shekhawati region is a very famous temple among people. A very big fair is held here during Navratri. The most ancient temple of mother in Jeenmata village on Sikar-Jaipur road in Shekhawati region is the main center of faith of devotees. This temple is not only built in the middle of the beautiful forest but also between the three small hills. One of the ancient Shaktipeeths of the country is Jain Mata Temple Dakshinamukhi. There are sculptures of tantrikas on the walls of the temple, which shows that it must have been the center of the practice of the tantrikas. There is an octagonal idol of Jain Bhagwati inside the temple. The pavilion built under the mountain is called the cave.
According to beliefs, Jeen Mata was born in a royal family of Ghanghu village in Churu, Rajasthan. She is considered an incarnation of mother power and her elder brother Harsha is called the incarnation of Lord Shiva. According to the stories, once there was a dispute between the two siblings and the mother came to this place and started doing penance.
Concerned with his sister’s defeat, Harsh also reached here after him and tried his best to convince his sister, but he felt disappointed. After which he too started penance at a nearby place. There is a temple of Harshnath at this place among the hills of Uppervali. When the army of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb started breaking the temples of Shekhawati, people prayed to Mata Jeenmata.
Mother left a huge army of bees with her miracle to Aurangzeb’s army. It is believed that when Aurangzeb’s soldiers ran away and fled, Aurangzeb apologized to Mata and promised to send oil for a monolithic lamp in the temple. After which the oil for Deepak was arranged from Delhi and then Jaipur. After this miracle, Jinmata came to be called the goddess of whirlpools.
7. Arbuda Devi Temple, Shaktipeeth, Mount Abu
Arbuda Devi Temple is located in Mount Abu, Rajasthan. Arbuda Devi Temple is known as Adhar Devi Shaktipeeth. The temple is 3 km from Mount Abu in Rajasthan. Located on the hill. It is believed that the lips of Mana Devi Parvati fell here, so Shaktipeeth was established here. Here mother Arbuda Devi is worshiped as Mother Katyayani Devi, because Arbuda Devi is called the form of mother Katyayani. There is a crowd of devotees throughout the year, but during Navratri, there is a flood of devotees here.
The philosophy of Goddess and Paduka attains salvation
It is said that devotees get salvation here only by seeing the goddess. Devotees visit hundreds of meters and climb about 350 stairs to see the mother. This temple is located in a natural cave. A lamp inside the cave keeps on burning continuously and his light leads to Bhagwati. The temple was established 5 and a half thousand years ago. It is believed that only by the sight of the mother, the person gets freedom from all the sorrows and the devotees attain salvation. The Charan Paduka temple of Arbuda Devi is also located in the temple. He killed a demon named Basakali under Mata’s Charan Paduka. The story of Basakali slaughter of Maa Katyayani is found in the Puranas.
8. Idana Mata Temple, Udaipur
One of the most prominent Shaktipeeths of the glorious Mewar of Rajasthan takes the fire bath herself when the mother is pleased in the Idana Mata temple. This temple is situated between the huge Aravalli hills on the Kurabad-Bambora road, 60 km from Udaipur city. Eidana Mata Rajput society, Bhil is the adorable mother of the entire Mewar including tribal society. It is believed that this temple was built during the Mahabharata period. This temple covered many mysteries, crowds of devotees during Navratri.
My mother mysteriously bathe herself with fire
Every year a large number of devotees come here to see the fire bath of Edana Mata. Devotees wait for hours to get a glimpse of the fire bath. It is believed that at this time the devotees receive the blessings of the Goddess. In ancient times, the king here has been worshiping Eidana Mata as his goddess. Devotees and tourists from far and wide come to visit.
9. Shri Krishnai Annapurna Mataji Temple, Baran
This temple is on the hill of Ramgarh, about 40 km from Baran. The big crater of the famous Ramgarh crater is also near it, which was once made of meteorite fall. To visit the temple, 900 stairs have to go to go, which are curved. Which is situated on a hill at a height of 1000 feet from the ground level. It is believed that the mother herself appeared from a cave. Mother Durga is in Virgo form here. In Navratri, Virgo Pujan or Kanjake Pujan is considered very important. This temple was built after the war between the princely state of Jaipur and Kota. On Navratri, people are coming from far and wide to visit the temple.
