Bagalamukhi Temple, Nalkheda

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Maa Baglamukhi Mandir Nalkheda
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Religion
Affiliation Hinduism
Festivals Navratri
Location
Location Nalkheda
State Madhya Pradesh
Country India
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Location in Madhya Pradesh
Geographic coordinates 23°50′29.66″N76°14′1.51″E / 23.8415722°N 76.2337528°E / 23.8415722; 76.2337528
Website
https://mabaglamukhi.org Live Darshan's channel on YouTube

The Bagalamukhi Temple, Nalkheda is a Hindu temple located on the banks of the Lakhundar River, a tributary of the Narmada River, in Nalkheda, a town in the Agar Malwa district of Madhya Pradesh, India. It is dedicated to the goddess Bagalamukhi, one of the ten Tantric Mahavidya goddesses. She is associated with the colour yellow. [1]

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History

The temple is popular at the time of the Navaratri festival. It is one of three in India noted historically as having shrines to Bagalamukhi, the others being in Datia and Bankhandi Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. [2] It was restored in 1815. [3]

Architecture

The unique feature of the temple is the central icon being a triad, with Bagalamukhi as an aspect of Parvati in the centre, between goddesses Lakshmi and Saraswati. [2] There are also statues of the deities Krishna, Hanuman and Bhairav at the temple. [3]

Notes

  1. ↑ Kinsley, David R. (1998). Tantric Visions of the Divine Feminine: The Ten Mahāvidyās. Motilal Banarsidass Publ. p. 193. ISBN   978-81-208-1522-3.
  2. 1 2 Saluja, Kuldeep (13 March 2021). Impact of Vaastu on Nations, Religious & Historical Places. Diamond Pocket Books Pvt Ltd. p. 181. ISBN   978-93-90504-86-2.
  3. 1 2 Saxena Malit (25 March 2016). "Baglamukhi mata mandir nalkheda" (in Hindi). Patrika.com. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
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