Chaitra Navaratri Pooja, Chaitra Navratri 2012, Navaratri Festival 2012, March 23 to April 1, 2012
'Nav' means Nine and 'Ratri' means Nights, hence the name of the Nine-Night festival. Navratri comes twice a year (there are also two secret navaratri - gupta navratri), in March and october. Chaitra Navratri, also popular as Chait Navratras, is the nine-day festival...
Maa Bhramaramba Srisailam Shakti Peeth – 15th Among 51 Shakti Peethas
Part of Maa Sati’s neck fell here. This place is located in Andhra Pradesh and is a very famous pilgrimage spot. The idol of Devi is in the form of Maha Lakshmi and Shiva as Shambaranand Bhairav. Lord Shiva is also called as “Mallikharjuna Swamy” and Maa is known as...
Nandikeshwari Shakti Peeth Nandipur – 14th Among 51 Shakti Peethas
Maa Sati's necklace fell here and the idols are Devi Maa as Nandini and Lord Shiva as Nandikishore Bhairav. It is located in earlier Nandipur village, which is now a part of Sainthia town, Birbhum district, West Bengal (220 K.m from Kolkata). Sainthia is known as...
MahaMaya Shakti Peeth Amarnath – 13th Among 51 Shakti Peethas
Devi Sati's neck fell here and the idols are Devi as MahaMaya (the great Illusion) and Shiva as Trisandhyasvar. The famous pilgrimage is Amarnath. There is a Shiva Linga of glacial ice which expands and contracts with the seasons. Located in the Indian state of Jammu...
Maa Bhramari, Janasthan Panchavati Nasik Shakti Peeth – 12th Among 51 Shakti Peethas
Janasthan Shakti Peetha is the most famous Shakti Peetha where it is said that the "Chin" of Maa Sati fell and the idols are Devi Maa as Bhramari and Lord Shiva as Vikritaksh Bhairav. Other names are Devi as Chibuka (the one with the chin) and Shiva as Sarvasiddhish...
Maa Phullara or Fullara, Attahasa Shakti Peeth – 11th Among 51 Shakti Peethas
Attahas Shakti Peetha is the most famous Shakti Peetha where it is said that the "Lower Lip" of Maa Sati fell and the idols are Devi Maa as Phullara or Fullara (Blooming) and Lord Shiva as Vishwesh (Lord of the universe) Bhairav. It is located in Labhpur, W.B, India....
Maa Avantika, Bhairav Parvat Shakti Peeth – 10th Among 51 Shakti Peethas
Bhairav Parvat, Ujjain is the most famous Shakti Peetha where it is said that the "Upper Lip" of Maa Sati fell and the idols are Devi Maa as Avanti and Lord Shiva as Lambkarna Bhairav. It is located near Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh, India. Bhairavparvat, at Bhairav hills...
Maa Jwala Devi Jwalamukhi Shakti Peeth – 9th Among 51 Shakti Peethas
Maa Jwala Devi, Jwala Ji, Jwalamukhi is the most famous Shakti Peetha where it is said that the "Tongue" of Maa Sati fell and the idols are Devi Maa as Siddhida (Ambika) and Lord Shiva as Unmatta Bhairav. This is located in Disst. Kangra of Himanchal Pradesh....
Maa Varahi Panchasagar Shakti Peeth – 8th Among 51 Shakti Peethas
Panchasagar is the famous Shakti Peetha near Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh where it is said that the Lower Teeth of Maa Sati fell and the idols are Devi Maa as Varahi and Lord Shiva as Maharudra (The angry one). Varahi Maa is one of the Matrikas, a group of seven or eight...