Jwala
Devi Temple, Shakti Nagar,
Uttar Pradesh
Jwala Devi Temple is a Hindu
Temple dedicated to Goddess Shakti located in Shakti Nagar Town in Sonbhadra
District of Uttar Pradesh, India. The Temple is believed to be one of the
51 Shakti Peethas. Being one of the 51 Shakti
Peethas of Hindu Mythology, this temple is one of the holiest
sites for devotees of the Shakti sect of Hinduism.
Legends
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History
The temple was believed to be around
1000 years old. It was constructed by Raja Udit Narayan Singh of Gaharwal
village. Current structure is of recent origin.
The Temple
Presiding Deity is called as Jwala
Ji. She is housed in the sanctum. The old black stone idol which was
in the old temple has been installed along with other deities surrounding the
main idol. Jwalamukhi cave is situated at about 1 Km from the temple. It is
said that the cave had three openings earlier but presently the cave is filled
with water of a spring and has only a single opening.
Priests
The Puja of the temple is being
regularly performed by the priests whose family has been doing it for last 12
generations. Presently there are 12 priests involved in performing the routine
puja at this temple.
Prayers
It is believed that people offer
their tongue as offerings here after their wishes are fulfilled.
Connectivity
The Temple is located at about
1.5 Kms from Shakti Nagar Railway Station, 2 Kms from Shakti Nagar Bus Stand,
52 Kms from Renukoot, 118 Kms from Robertsganj, 203 Kms from Varanasi, 221 Kms
from Varanasi Airport and 441 Kms from Lucknow. Shakti Nagar is fully connected
by road to various cities through NH 75, SH 5A and is also
connected directly via Trains like: Triveni Express (Bareilly-Shakti
Nagar), Singrauli-Varanasi Intercity (Singrauli
to Varanasi),
Singrauli-Jabalpur Intercity (Singrauli to Jabalpur)
and Shakti Nagar Passenger (Shakti Nagar-Chopan).
Sasthang dandavat pranam ma taba charane
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