FAMOUS TEMPLES OF MAA DURGA
● NAINA DEVI TEMPLE, NAINITAL
• Naina Devi Mandir is located on the northern bank of Naini Lake. In 1880, this temple was destroyed by landslides. It was later rebuilt. Shakti form of Sati is worshiped here. Temple has two eyes which depict Naina Devi.
● JWALA DEVI TEMPLE, HIMACHAL PRADESH
The temple of Jwala Devi is situated amidst Kalidhar hill in Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh. Maa Jwala Devi pilgrimage site is considered to be one of the 51 Shaktipeeths of the Goddess. Shaktipeeth is said to be the place where the parts of Mother Sati fell from the circle of Lord Vishnu. According to the scriptures, the tongue of Sati fell in Jwala Devi.
● KAMAKHYA SHAKTIPEETH GUWAHATI (ASSAM)
• 8 km to the west. Away is on Nilanchal mountain. Of all the Shaktipeeths of Mother, Kamakhya Shaktipeeth is said to be the best. It is said that here the cavity of the mother Sati fell down the vagina, from which Kamakhya Mahapeeth originated. It is said that due to being the vaginal part of the goddess, the mother menstruates here.
● KARNI MATA TEMPLE, RAJASTHAN
• There are many famous temples in our country, where one wants to visit again and again. One such temple is located in the border of village Deshnok on Jodhpur road, about 30 km from Bikaner in Rajasthan. This is the famous temple of Maa Karni Devi. It is also an Tirath Dham, but it is also known by the name of a rat temple.
● DAKSHINESWAR KALI TEMPLE, KOLKATA
• Mother Dakshineswar Kali Temple of Kolkata is one of the most famous temples here. Its construction started in the year 1847. It is said that Maharani Rasmani of Jan Bazaar had a dream, according to which mother Kali instructed him that the temple should be constructed. After this, the idol of the mother was reverently installed in this grand temple. The construction of the temple was completed in 1855. This temple is situated in an area of 25 acres.
● AMBAJI TEMPLE, GUJARAT
• Located on the Rajasthan border. The temple is believed to be about twelve hundred years old. The work of renovation of this temple started from 1975 and has continued till now. temple, built of marble, is very grand. peak of the temple is 100 and 3 feet high. There are 358 golden on the summit. One of the Shaktipeeths of Maa Amba-Bhavani, there is immense reverence among the devotees of the mother towards this temple. There is no statue of Manki in the sanctum sanctorum of the temple. A mother-machine of mother is installed here. This Shri Yantra is decorated in such a way that one should see that Maa Ambe is an interviewed Viraji here. The entire environment here is powerful in Navratri.
● DURGA TEMPLE VARANASI UTTAR PRADESH
• It is believed that this temple was built by a Bengali queen in the 18th century. This temple is built in the North Indian style of Nagara style of Indian architecture. There is a square shaped pond in this temple which is known as Durga Kund. This building is painted red with ocher color extracts also. The clothes of the Goddess in the temple are also ocher. According to a belief, the idol installed in this temple is not made by humans, rather the idol itself was revealed, which came to protect people from evil forces. Thousands of devotees visit this temple during Navratri and other festivals.
● SHRI MAHALAKSHMI TEMPLE, KOLHAPUR
• Shri Mahalakshmi Temple is one of the various Shakti Peethas and is located in Kolhapur, Maharashtra. Every devotee who brings his wish here gets fulfilled with the blessings of his mother. Being the consort of Lord Vishnu, this temple was named Mata Mahalakshmi.
● SRISANGI KALIKA TEMPLE, KARNATAKA
• Srisangi Kalika Temple is dedicated to Kali Maa and is located in Belgaum, Karnataka. It is the most famous temple in Karnataka and it has the legislation to worship the black form of Maa Durga.
● DANTESHWARI TEMPLE, CHHATTISGARH
• The famous Danteshwari temple of Dantewada is located in Bastar region of Chhattisgarh. This temple, famous for beautiful lovers, is quite old. It is believed that Sati’s teeth had fallen here, due to which the place was named Danteshwari.