In Hinduism, Shakambhari is an incarnation of Goddess Parvati. She is the divine mother, called "The Bearer of the Greens". It is said that in times of famine, the Goddess Parvati comes down as Shakambhari and gives food to the hungry. Shakambhari Devi is a wonderful form of Mother Adishakti Maa Parvati. They are also depicted as having octagonal arms on four sides and elsewhere. Mother is Bhuvaneshwari Parvati, the Adhishwari of the entire geosphere. This mother is called Vaishno, Chamunda, Kangra Wali, Jwala, Chintapurni, Kamakhya, Chandi, Bala Sundari, Mansa, Naina and Shatakshi. Maa Shakambhari is Raktadantika, Chinnamastika, Bhima, Bhramari and Sri Durga. There are many Siddha Peethas in the country of Mother Shri Shakambhari. In which Sakraypeeth and Sambhar Peeth are in Rajasthan and Saharanpur Peeth is in Uttar Pradesh.
Vindhyachalpronunciation (help·info) is a city in Mirzapur district of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The city is a Hindu pilgrimage site having the temple of Vindhyavasini, who according to Markandeya Purana had incarnated to kill the demon Mahishasura. The detailed description has been given in 'Durga Saptashati' Chapter of Markandeya Purana. The river Ganga flows through this city. The Indian Standard Time (IST) line passes through the Vindhyachal railway station.
Pratapgarh, also called Belha or Bela Pratapgarh, is a city and municipality in the state of Uttar Pradesh in India. It is the administrative headquarters of Pratapgarh district, part of the Allahabad division.
Gangapur City is a Nagar Parishad in Sawai Madhopur District in the state of Rajasthan, India. In terms of population, it is the 18th largest city in Rajasthan.
Gola Gokaran Nath or Gola is a small city/town, municipal board, thana and tehsil in Lakhimpur Kheri 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.
Rura is an capital town and a Nagar Panchayat in Kanpur Dehat District in Uttar Pradesh state of the India. The town is situated on the banks of Lower Ganga canal. It is a major town in the Kanpur Dehat. Bhatauli is adjacent to Rura city which is known as Bhatauli-Rura town.The nearby cities are Kanpur (44 km) towards the east and Etawah (96 km) towards the west. The district headquarters is nearly 15 km away at Akbarpur-Mati. It comes under Kanpur Metropolitan Area.
Tanakpur is a city and a municipal board in Champawat district of Uttarakhand state of India. Located in the plains area in the northern part of India as the gateway for Purnagiri Temple as well as the 'Gateway to the Kumaon Himalayas'.
Kudra is a town in Kaimur district in the state of Bihar, India. It is the third largest town in Kaimur district. It is situated about 18 km from District Headquarter Bhabua. Kudra was formerly known as Jehanabad. The railway station in Kudra is connected to all major railway routes.
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.
Kanpur Dehat district is a district of Uttar Pradesh state in northern India. The administrative headquarters of the district are at Mati-Akbarpur. This district is part of Kanpur division. Kanpur was formerly spelled Cawnpore.
Amethi district is the 72nd district of the state of Uttar Pradesh in northern India. This district is part of Faizabad division. It covers an area of 3,070 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. It is consider one of the twelve Jyotirlinga find mention in Shiva Puran.
Daranagar is a town in Kaushambi, a suburb of Allahabad, in Uttar Pradesh, India. The town is located approximately 17 km to the north of the district headquarters of Manjhanpur and is known for the main Pilgrim Center and it is situated at the bank of ganga river. The main attraction in the town is the Daranagar Tirtha, dedicated to Bhagwan Shri Rishabhdev. In addition to these well known monuments, there are many other temples, such as Hanuman Temple, Jain Temple, Jwala Devi Temple, Ram Jaanki Temple and Kalbhairav Temple. Daranagar is known for the Shia Jama Masjid Syedwarah and the Sunni Shahi Jama Masjid built by Dara Shikoh, the son of the famous Mughal emperor Shah Jahan.
Sheetla Mata Temple is an ancient temple dedicated to the Mata Sheetla Devi, wife of Guru Dronacharya who was the teacher of the Pandavas and Kauravas according to an Indian epic Mahabharata. The temple is located on Sheetla Mata Road in Gurugram city of Gurugram district in the state of Haryana in India.
Kachhwa Road railway station is a small railway station in Mirzapur district, Uttar Pradesh. Its code is KWH. It serves Kachhwa city. The station consists of two platforms. The platform is not well sheltered. It lacks many facilities including water and sanitation.
Thawe Mandir, the Temple of Maa Thawewali is situated in Thawe, in Gopalganj District in the State of Bihar, India. It is only 6 km from Gopalganj town on the Gopalganj-Siwan National Highway.
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 Headquarter, 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.
