Maa Tara Chandi Temple

Maa Tara Chandi Mandir
Maa Tara Chandi Mandir
Location within Bihar
Maa Tara Chandi Mandir
Location within Bihar
Name
Proper name Tara Chandi Temple
Devanagari माँ तारा चंडी मंदिर
Sanskrit transliteration Maa Tara Chandi Mandir
Geography
Coordinates 24°57′N 84°02′E / 24.95°N 84.03°E / 24.95; 84.03Coordinates: 24°57′N 84°02′E / 24.95°N 84.03°E / 24.95; 84.03
Country  India
State Bihar
District Rohtas
Locale Sasaram, Bihar, India
Elevation 110 m (361 ft)
Culture
Primary deity Durga maa Adi Parashakti, Shakti, Devi, Kali, Parvati, Tara
Important festivals Navratri, Maha Shivaratri
Architecture
Architectural styles CaveTemple, MountainTemple
Number of temples 1
History and governance
Date built Dwapar Yuga
Temple board Maa Tara Chandi Temple Committee, Sasaram
Website http://m.sasaramonline.in/city-guide/maa-tara-chandi-temple-in-sasaram

Maa Tara Chandi Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Maa Shakti or Maa Durga, located in Sasaram, Bihar, India. It is one of the 52 Shakti Peetha.[1][2][3]

History

Maa Tarachandi Shakti Peetha, also called Maa Tarachandi, is the oldest and one of the most sacred temples of Sasaram. It is regarded as one of the 52 Siddha Shakti Pithas in India. According to Puranic legends, the "right eye" (Netra) of the corpse of Sati had fallen here when it was chopped off by Lord Vishnu with his "Sudarshan Chakra". The ancient temple, originally called Maa Sati, is believed to be the abode of the goddess Dur Maa Tara Chandi.

The Kaimur Hills provide an access to many other attractions of Sasaram like Gupta Mahadev Temple, Parvati Temple, ancient caves, Manjhar Kund and Dhua Kund are two waterfalls of this town that have the capacity of generating large amounts of electricity.[4]

Shakti Peetha

The Shakti Peetha (Sanskrit: शक्ति पीठ, Śakti Pīṭha,[5] seat of Shakti is a place of worship consecrated ashes of the goddess Shakti or Sati, the female principal of Hinduism and the main deity of the Shakta sect. They are sprinkled throughout the Indian subcontinent.[2]

Location

There is a temple of Goddess Tarachandi, about 5 km from Sasaram two miles to the south, and an inscription of Pratap Dhawal on the rock close to the temple of Chandi Devi. Hindus in large number assemble to worship the goddess. Dhuwan Kund, located about 36 km south-west of this town, is a nearby tourist attraction.[6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://ww.itimes.com/places/tara-chandi-temple
  2. ↑ http://m.holidayiq.com/Maa-Tara-Chandi-Temple-Sasaram-Sightseeing-759-15459.html
  3. ↑ http://vishnupadmokshadham.com/Maa_Tara_Chandi.php
  4. ↑ "Tara Chandi Temple Rohtas - Temples in Rohtas, Attractions in Rohtas bihar". hoparoundindia.com. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
  5. ↑ name="Fuller2004">Fuller, Christopher John (2004). The Camphor Flame: Popular Hinduism and Society in India. Princeton: Princeton University Press. p. 44. ISBN 978-0-691-12048-5.
  6. ↑ https://www.tripadvisor.in/Attraction_Review-g1985450-d3727489-Reviews-Maa_Tara_Chandi_Temple-Sasaram_Bihar.html
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