Taratarini Temple, Ganjam – Religious
Significance
Adi Sakthi Peethas:
The great mythological texts
including the Shiva Purana and the Kalika Purana (Ashtashakti) recognize the
four Adi Sakthi Peethas (major Shakti Peethas) – Bimala where resides the Pada
Khanda (feet) (the temple is inside the Jagannath Temple, Puri, Odisha), Tara
Tarini housing the Stana Khanda (Breasts), (near Brahmapur, Odisha), Kamakhya,
Yoni khanda (vagina) (near Guwahati, Assam) and Dakshina Kalika, Mukha khanda
(in Kolkata, West Bengal) originated from the lifeless body of the goddess
Sati.
There is no dispute regarding
these four Adi Shakti Peethas and their locations. These four Peethas are also
believed as the most powerful Shakti Peethas in Bharata Varsha. However, all
these Four Adi Shakti Peethas are also part of 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.
Tantra Peetha:
The shrine is considered as one
of the most revered Tantra Peethas and major pilgrimage centers of Shakta (Shaktism)
sect of Hinduism.
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