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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