Tara Tarini Mandir
Tara Tarini Mandir | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Hinduism |
District | Ganjam |
Deity | Tara & Tarini |
Festivals | Chaitra Mela/Chaitra Parva/Chaitra Yatra, Holi, Dusshera, Navaratri, Dipawali, Sankranti, and every Tuesday |
Location | |
Location | Kumari Hills, Purushottampur |
State | Odisha |
Country | India |
Geographic coordinates | 19°29′22.83″N 84°53′59.23″E / 19.4896750°N 84.8997861°E |
Architecture | |
Type | Kalinga Architecture |
Creator | Kalinga Emperors in Ancient Period, Basupraharaj in Medieval period in 17th century and Tara Tarini Development Board at present |
Temple(s) | Five |
Inscriptions | Two- At the Foot Hill of the Shrine (Shiv Temple) |
Website | |
http://taratarini.nic.in/ |
Tara Tarini Mandir is a Hindu shrine of Adi Shakti in the Kumari hills on the bank of Rushikulya river[1] near Purushottampur in Ganjam district of Odisha, around 28km from Brahmapur city.
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About Shakti Pitha[edit]
The Mandir is one of the oldest pilgrimage centers of the Hindu mother goddess and one of the four major Shakti Pithas and Tantra Pithas of India where the breasts of Maa Sati fell.[2] The shrine is considered one of the major pilgrimage centres of the Shakta sect of Hinduism.[3]
It is believed that the Shakti Pithas are the locations where the body parts of Sati fell, after being cut by Vishnu.[4] The Shakti Pitha shrines lead to the development of Shaktism in India.[clarification needed] Shakti Pithas are considered holy abodes of Parashakti.
Festivals[edit]
Chaitra Jatra[edit]
Chaitra Jatra or Tara Tarini Jatra takes place every Tuesday of the Hindu month of Chaitra, i.e., from mid-March to mid-April at the premises of this shrine.[5]
Sankranti[edit]
Each Sankrati (1st day of the solar Hindu month), special pujas are done in the mandir.
References[edit]
- ^ "Navy honours Tara-Tarini hill shrine by naming sailboat". The Hindu. 20 February 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
- ^ "TARA-TARINI: The Ancient Shakti Pitha of Orissa". Archived from the original on 15 February 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
- ^ "History of taratarini". Archived from the original on 15 February 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
- ^ "यहां गिरा था सती की जांघ का एक हिस्सा, 51 शक्तिपीठों में एक है यह मंदिर, जानें शक्तिपीठ बनने की कथा". Archived from the original on 19 May 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
- ^ "Tara Tarini Mela". newodisha.in. 2012. Archived from the original on 8 June 2013. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
takes place on each Tuesday in the month of Chaitra
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14.Chaitra Yatra concludes at Tara Tarini, 13th April 2022, New Indian Express