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The Kolhapur Shakti Peetha is of special religious significance being one of the six places where it is believed that one can either obtain salvation from desires or have them fulfilled. Kolhapur Peeth is also known as Karvir Peeth or Shree Peetham. Lakhs of devotees visit the temple every year, from all over Maharashtra, Karnataka and Telangana.
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The shrines are dedicated to various forms of Adi Shakti. [a] Various Puranas such as Srimad Devi Bhagavatam state the existence of a varying number of 51, 52, 64 and 108 Shakta pithas [2] [3] of which 18 are named as Astadasha Maha (major) in medieval Hindu texts. [2]
The Chamundeshwari Temple is a Hindu temple located on the top of Chamundi Hills about 13 km from the palace city of Mysuru in the state of Karnataka in India. [1] The temple was named after Chamundeshwari or, the fierce form of Shakti, a tutelary deity held in reverence for centuries by the Maharaja of Mysuru.
The temple is located in Labhpur in Birbhum district. The temple is situated at 1.2 km north-east from Labpur railway station. There is another Attahas in Ketugram, Katwa. But as Ketugram has one Shakti peeth Bahula, so it can not have two Shakti peethas side by side.
Shakti Peethas in Karnataka (1 P) Pages in category "Shakta pithas" The following 56 pages are in this category, out of 56 total. This list may not reflect recent ...
The shrine is regarded as a Shakti Peetha. It is believed that Sati's tongue fell here. Shakti Peethas are the shrines of Adi Parashakti, the primordial Mother Goddess. Each Shakti Peetha has a shrine for Shakti and Bhairava, an incarnation of Shiva, the consort of Shakti. Here, Jwalamukhi is the Shakti and Unmatta Bhairava is the Bhairava.
The temple attracts devotees from Karnataka as well as the neighbouring state of Maharashtra. The original temple was built by the 7th century Badami Chalukya kings, who worshipped goddess Banashankari as their tutelary deity. The temple celebrates its annual festival called Banashankari jatre, in the months of January or February.