In Hinduism, goddess Shakambhari is an incarnation of Parvati. Her name means "The One who nourished mankind with fruits and vegetables". It is said that in the end of a hundred-year lasting famine, the supreme Paramashakti incarnated as Shatakshi-Shakambhari and gave food to the starving. Shakambhari devi is the third form of the Mother as depicted in the "Murti Rahasyam" part of "The Devi-mahatmyam" or most popularly, "Sri Sri Durga Saptashati/Sri Sri Chandi", the others being Nandadevi, Raktadantika, Durga, Bhimaa, and Bhraamari. There are many Shakti Peethas in our country, dedicated to this goddess, the prominent ones being Sakray peeth and Sambhar Peeth, located in Rajasthan and Saharanpur Peeth in Uttarakhand.
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Raebarelipronunciation (help·info) is a city and a municipal board in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is the administrative headquarters of Raebareli district and a part of Lucknow Division. The city is situated on the banks of the Sai river, 82 km (51 mi) southeast of Lucknow. It possesses many architectural features and sites, chief of which is a strong and spacious fort.
Devprayag is a town and a nagar panchayat (municipality) in Tehri Garhwal District in the state of Uttarakhand, India, and is the final one of the Panch Prayag of Alaknanda River where Alaknanda meets the Bhagirathi river and both rivers thereafter flow on as the Ganges river or Ganga.
Gosainganj, also spelled Goshainganj or Gosaiganj is a town and nagar panchayat in Lucknow district of Uttar Pradesh, India. It is the seat of a community development block, which is included in the tehsil of Mohanlalganj. As of 2011, its population is 9,649, in 1,685 households. The starting point of the Purvanchal Expressway i.e. Chand Saray village is situated 2.5 km away from Gosainganj.
Jagdishpur is a municipality in Amethi district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.
Musafirkhana is a town and tehsil in Amethi district in Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The word "Musafirkhana" means "Sarai," or "Dharamshala". Musafirkhana is located 32 km northwest of Amethi, 27 km from Nihalgarh and 20 km from Jagdishpur. Gauriganj and Amethi are accessible from Musafirkhana via roadways; the nearest railway station is the Musafirkhana railway station on the Lucknow–Varanasi rail route via Sultanpur, and the nearest airport is the Amausi airport. It is surrounded by more than 100 villages. The town is between 26.37° north latitude and 81.8° east longitude at a height of 102 metres (434 feet) above mean sea level.
Parsadepur is a town and a nagar panchayat in Rae Bareli district in the Indian State of Uttar Pradesh. Parsadepur has an ancient temple known as "midhurin mata" dedicated to Durga maa of Hindu tradition. There is a beautiful garden and park on the banks of the Sai river near. Ansar Chowk is located within Parsadepur.It has mixed population of Hindu and Muslim. It's located on the NH 931A between Salon(Raebareli) and Jais. "Lacchi ke Samose" are some of the best snacks available here. It's at the distance of 30 Km. from Raebareli district headquarter. It comes within the jurisdiction of Deeh police station. Salon Tahsil is about 7 km away from this place. It's very well connected to Unchahar, Raebareli, Amethi via road. Currently, no railway station is located in Parsadepur. It comes within the administrative jurisdiction of Lucknow bench of ho'nble High Court of Judicature at Allahabad.
Janghai is a major bazaar and gram panchayat in the district of Jaunpur, in Uttar Pradesh. Janghai is located 226 km kilometres southeast of the state capital, Lucknow. Janghai is 24 kilometres from the tehsil of Handia and 20 kilometer from Machhalishahar.
Gauriganj is a town and administrative headquarters of Amethi district in Faizabad division, Uttar Pradesh, India. It is situated about 126 km from Lucknow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh. It is located in Eastern Uttar Pradesh. Before July 2010, Gauriganj was part of Sultanpur district and then taking Gauriganj, Amethi, Jais, Jagdispur, Salon etc. formed a new district called "Chatrapati Sahuji Maharaj Nagar", later named Gauriganj and now Amethi. From Gauriganj a railway network is supplied to big cities in Uttar Pradesh and other states to Lucknow, Haridwar, Delhi, New Delhi, Kanpur, Allahabad, Varanasi, Howrah, Dehradun, Ambala, Amritsar. It is an industrial area. It has a well-developed marketplace where all types of goods and services can be purchased. The market was built by Raja Madho Singh of Amethi and was one of the most important grain markets in the district. There is a temple of Lord Shiva and Ram-Janaki besides a mosque near Ramlila ground. Gauriganj is connected with State Highway 34 and National Highway 128. Nearby cities are Sultanpur, Rae Bareilly, and Faizabad. People of many different castes and religions live here. Gauriganj has a warm subtropical climate with very cold and dry winters and hot and humid summers. The divine goddess Gauri is the major deity of Gauriganj and the town named after her.
Amethi district is the 72nd district of the state of Uttar Pradesh in northern India. This district is a part of Faizabad division. It covers an area of 2329.11 km². Gauriganj is the administrative headquarters of the district.
Ghuisarnath or Ghushmeshwarnath Temple is a Hindu temple located on the bank of Sai River at Lalganj Ajhara, Pratapgarh, India. The temple is situated at a distance of about 45 km from Pratapgarh & 145 km from Ayodhya, in Bela Pratapgarh. This magnificent temple dedicated to Lord Shiva, is the center of people's faith & spirituality.Jyotirlinga find mention in Shiva Puran.
Chandikan Devi Temple is a Hindu temple of goddess Kali located Sandwa village at a distance of about 24 km from Pratapgarh on Pratapgarh-Raipur Road, about 40 km from Sultanpur & 101 from Ayodhya in Pratapgarh District, Uttar Pradesh.
The Sikri Mata Temple, officially known as the Shri Mahamaya Devi Temple, is a Hindu temple at Sikri Khurd village, Ghaziabad district, Uttar Pradesh, India. The temple was built in the 17th century by Jalim Giri Baba and his family, who belonged to the Goswami community of the village. Its administration was taken over from the descendants of Giri Baba by the gram panchayat in 1977. Dedicated to the goddess Sikri, who is believed to be an incarnation of Durga, the temple attracts large gatherings of visitors during the biannual festival of Navaratri. During the Chaitra month of Navaratri, marking the beginning of a new year on the Hindu calendar, a large historical fair is organised for nine days. The fair was cancelled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic for the first time since 1918. There is a banyan tree on the temple premises from which more than 130 revolutionaries were hanged to death during the Indian Rebellion of 1857.
Nandmahar Dham or Baba Nandmahar Dham is a Hindu temple located at Musafirkhana, Gauriganj in Amethi District. Nandmahar Dham temple is related to Lord Shri Krishna, Lord Balram, Nand Baba and Vasudev ji. This temple is situated at a distance of about 114 km (71 mi) from the state capital Lucknow and 630 km (390 mi) from the national capital New Delhi.
Lodi Baba Mandir or Lodi Baba Dham is a Hindu temple located at Gauriganj, Amethi district Headquarters, Raibareli - Sultapur Road in Uttar Pradesh, India. The temple is located at a distance of about 125 km (78 mi) from the state capital Lucknow, 550 km (340 mi) from the national capital Delhi, and 100 km (62 mi) from Ayodhya. This temple is dedicated to Lodi Veer Baba.
Shri Chamunda Devi Mandir also known as Chamunda Nandikeshwar Dham is the temple located at just 10 km away from Palampur town in Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. This is one of the most prominent temples in Himachal Pradesh and one of the most popular temples in all over India. It is believed that whatever vow is prayed here manifests the reality. The main temple i.e. Aadi Himani Chamunda is very older than this, it is on the uphill and it is difficult to reach there, that's why around 400 years ago this temple was built for the ease of the believers.
Siddhpeeth Shri Shakumbhari Devi Temple is an important Hindu temple. It is situated in the Shivalik hills in Behat tehsil, 40 km from Saharanpur in Uttar Pradesh.
Durgan Dham Temple or Durgan Mandir is a Goddess Durga Mata temple located at Lugri, Rohnsi Bujurg, Gauriganj, Amethi district in Uttar Pradesh, India. A big fair is organized here every Monday or Friday along with Chaitra Navratri and Kuwar Navratri of Maa Durga Bhavani Dham, while lakhs of devotees from far and wide come here for the darshan and blessings of Maa Bhavani, people believe that by coming here, Maa Bhavani. It is worth mentioning that Siddha Peeth Durgan Dham, located at a distance of 5 km from the city of Gauriganj, is a holy pilgrimage site of mythological Hindu religion, here the idols found in ancient times in the temple courtyard provide a great amount of authenticity to the fact. In Navratri, there is a crowd of devotees of the mother, as well as every Monday, the crowd in the form of a fair comes to see the mother, the lake located behind the temple, and the beautiful lotus flowers blooming in it attract people. A huge crowd gathers here on the occasion of Chaitra Navratri and Shardiya Navratri. This temple is being considered to be renovated.
Ulta Gadha Dham, which is also called Garha Mafi, about eight kilometers from Gauriganj, located on the Munshiganj road from Gauriganj, about three kilometers from the Darpipur intersection, there is a 55 feet statue of Shri Hanuman ji located in the village Gadha Mafi, which is upside down. Its height is 55 feet from the claws and its height is 75 feet from the ground, here along with Brahma ji, Lord Vishnu and Mata Lakshmi, Shankar ji, Parvati Mata, Durga Ji and Sai Baba's platform are established, the view of this forest is very attractive and it is beautiful which devotees from far and wide come here to have darshan and wish for their wishes. According to the local people, 200 years ago there was the kingdom of Raja Raktambha Singh. It is said that he was a descendant of Lord Rama, It is said that once this place, which is called Garha Mafi, used to be the palace of King Maharajos, but sometimes for some reason just some objectionable incident happened due to which the place turned upside down, which is today known as Ulta Gadha. The fort located here was turned upside down due to earthquake or divine calamity hundreds of years ago. Due to which this place is also called by the local people upside down. Apart from the government, the information about the existence of ruins and arches of the fort has also been given to the Archaeological Department.
