Taratarini Temple, Ganjam – Religious Significance

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.