Saturday, January 18, 2020

Katyayini Shakthi Peeth, Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh

Katyayini Shakthi Peeth, Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh
Katyayini Shakthi Peeth is a Hindu Temple dedicated to Goddess Sakthi located in Vrindavan City in Madhura District in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. Vrindavan also known as Vraj, situated on the banks of the river Yamuna. The Temple is considered as one of the 51 Shakti Peethas. Being one of the Shakti Peethas of Hindu Mythology, this temple is one of the holiest sites for devotees of the Shakti sect of Hinduism. Vrindavan is considered as birth place of Lord Krishna. Vrindavan is considered as one of the most sacred places in Vaishnavism.


Legends
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History
The Katyayini Temple at Vrindavan was consecrated on the full moon day of Magh as per Hindu calendar which falls in February, in the year 1923. The temple was constructed by Yogiraj Swami Keshvanand Brahmachari on the spot that was marked by Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, a Krishna devotee from Bengal.

The Temple
The exterior of the temple was built using white marble and huge pillars support the temple. Two golden colored lions stands guard at the steps leading to the sanctum. The most significant thing about this temple is that here five separate deities of the five sects, or sampradayas are worshipped. Each idol is worshipped by the sampradaya’s different worship methodology. Presiding Deity is Goddess Katyayini representing Shakta sampradaya. The idol of Goddess Shakti is made of an alloy of eight different metals. It depicts the Goddess in a sitting position.

Other four idols are Lord Shiva (Shaiva sampradaya), Lord Lakshmi Narayana (Vaishnav sampradaya), Lord Ganesh (Ganpataya sampradaya), Lord Surya (Surya Sampradaya). Along with these five main deities, Jagatdhatri Devi is also worshipped here. There is a sword of Devi in the temple which is popularly known as Uchawal Chandrahaas.

Temple Opening Time
The Temple remains open from 06.00 am to 12.00 Noon and 05.30 pm to 08.00 pm.
Festivals
Holi, Basant Panchami, Krishna Janmashtami, Katyayini Vrata and Navratri are the festivals celebrated here.
Prayers
According to the belief of local people, girls worship Goddess Katyayini to get Sri Krishna as their husband.
Contact
Katyayini Shakthi Peeth,
Vrindavan – 281 121
Uttar Pradesh, India
Phone: +91 565 244 2386
Connectivity
The Temple is located at about 600 meters from Vrindavan Bus Stand, 1.5 Kms from Vrindavan Railway Station, 11 Kms from Vrindavan Road Railway Station, 12 Kms from Mathura, 14 Kms from Mathura Junction Railway Station, 70 Kms from Agra, 158 Kms from New Delhi and 164 Kms from New Delhi Airport. Vrindavan is well connected by roads and is connected to Delhi by National Highway (NH) 44 of the Golden Quadrilateral network.

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