Devotees of Bhaleyi Mata in Himachal Pradesh have a strong faith that if Her idol sweats then it is an indicator of fulfilment of their wishes. This temple is situated 40 kilometres away from the Chamba District of Himachal Pradesh and is centuries old.
The temple of Shri Kamakhya devi is situated 10 kilometres from Guwahati on the Nilachal mountain. The place where her yoni (genitals) fell is called ‘Kamakhya’. Kamakhya is renowned as the supreme seat of Tantra on the entire earth and is an important peeth amongst the 51 shaktipeethas.
Saptarshi said further, “Chandi-Chamunda’ Devi’s idols are on a mountain in Chotila village. Though we see two Devi forms here, they are one from within. Chandi and Chamunda are the forms of Adishakti. The two spiritual successors of Paratpar Guru Dr. Athavale, Shrisatshakti (Mrs.) Binda Singbal and Shrichitshakti (Mrs.) Anjali Gadgil are forms of Devi Chandi and Chamunda.
The greatness of the Goddess is described in the Puranas. Vaishnodevi incarnated at the home of Ratnakar Sagar in South India. Vaishnodevi was called ‘Trikuta’ in her childhood; However, being born in the lineage of Lord Vishnu, she got the name ‘Vaishnavi’.
One of the 51 seats of Divine Energy (Shaktipeethas), the temple of Shri Hingalajmata lies in a thickly forested valley in the Lari Taluka of Balochistan in Pakistan. This temple situated in a mountain cavern of the Makran Desert on the banks of River Hingol is sacred to millions of Hindus. This is where the Brahmarandhra (aperture on the crown of the head) of Devi Sati had fallen.
‘5 out of 51 seats of Divine Energy (Shaktipeeth) viz. Bakureshwar, Nalhati, Bandikeshwari, Fuloradevi and Tarapeeth are in the Birbhum District of West Bengal. The pupil (tara) of Devi Sati’s third eye fell under a white silk cotton tree (bombax tree) in the premises of a crematorium on the banks River Dwarka. That is why it is known as the Tarapeeth.
Shri Baglamukhi is one of ten great vidyas (Sciences). The temple of Shri Baglamukhi Devi is situated in Kangada district in Himachal Pradesh in a village named Bankhandi. The Idol of the Devi is exactly as described in the Pandu script.
There is a Shaktipeeth in the picturesque surroundings of Sitakund village in the Chitgaon District at the foothills of the mountain. Here Deity Durga is called Bhavanidevi. Devi Sati’s right hand had fallen at Sitakund.
Sati unable to bear the insult of Her husband Shiva at the yadnya (fire sacrifice) performed by Her father, Daksha Prajapati ended Her life by jumping into the fire of the same yadnya.
The Sharadiya Navaratri festival was celebrated between September 21 and 29, 2019. Taking this opportunity we have started a special article series ‘Shardiya Navaratri: Glory of the Devi, vision of the Shaktipeethas (seats of Divine Energy) and the underlying spiritual science.
