Thursday, May 28, 2020

Chandrabhaga Temple, Veraval, Gujarat

Chandrabhaga Temple, Veraval, Gujarat
Chandrabhaga Temple is a Hindu Temple dedicated to Goddess Sakthi located in Prabhas Patan near Veraval in Gir Somnath District in Saurashtra region on the western coast of Gujarat, India. The Temple is also called as Chandrabhaga Shakthi Peeth and Prabhas Shakti Peeth. The Temple is considered as one of the 51 Sakthi 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. Somnath Temple, one of the Jyothirlingas, is situated adjacent to this temple.




Legends
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The Temple
There is no temple for Chandrabhaga Devi but there used to be a separate shrine for Devi in ancient times. The temple is identified with the holy confluence of three rivers, Hiran, Kapila and Saraswathi. Presiding Deity is called as Chandrabhaga and associated Bhairava is called as Vakratunda. The present structure looks like a stage.



Festivals
Navaratri during Ashwija masa( Sep- Oct) and Chaitra masa (March- April) is celebrated with great fervor for nine days. Special poojas are held during Shivaratri. Nagapanchi during Shravan masa is another festival celebrated at Prabhas Shakthi Peeth. Additionally, a fair is held at Somnath on Karthik Poornima during November every year.
Connectivity
The Temple is located at about 750 meters from Somnath Bus Stand, 3 Kms from Somnath Railway Station, 7 Kms from Veraval Railway Station, 9 Kms from Veraval, 57 kms from Keshod Airport, 80 Kms from Diu Airport, 83 Kms from Diu, 85 Kms from Junagadh, 175 Kms from Saurashtra, 198 Kms from Rajkot Airport and 411 Kms from Ahmedabad. Somnath is connected with Diu by road. Nearest Railway Stations are located at Veraval and Somnath. The Nearest Airport is at Keshod, which is connected with Mumbai. At present Jet Airways operates passenger flight from Bombay to Diu every day except Thursday.
Location

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