Belha Devi Temple is an old Hindu temple in the city of Bela Pratapgarh, dedicated to the goddess Belha, the local incarnation of the Devi.
Dewri Mandir is a mandir situated in Diuri village, Tamar near Ranchi in Jharkhand in India. It is located near the Tata-Ranchi Highway (NH33). The main attraction of this ancient mandir is, 700 year old murti of the Goddess Durga, Kali. The murti have 16 hands. It is an ancient Mandir and It was renovated few years back. The ancient mandir was constructed by interlocking stones without using chalk or binding material. This temple is also known as, Mata Dewri Diri in tribal Bhumij Munda languages.
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.
Mata Mawai Dham is a Hindu temple of Goddess Durga Ji located in Mawai Village, Raibareli - Sultanpur Road, Near Amethi district Headquarter Gauriganj in Uttar Pradesh, India. The temple is situated at a distance of about 125 km from the State capital Lucknow and 550 km New Delhi, 100 km from Ayodhya.This magnificent temple dedicated to Durga Mata, is the center of people's faith and spirituality. Mata Mavai Dham established four decades ago in Jethu Mawai village of the area, has become the center of faith of the devotees. Devotees come and visit this place of worship from all over the country and even the countries abroad, especially in Navratris.
According to Indian folklore, Mordhwaj or Mordhwaja or Murddhawaja is an ancient king of the Mahabharata period, who is believed to have been blessed by Krishna.
Basuki Bihari is a big village in the Madhubani district in State of Bihar, India. According to India Population Census 2011 the population of the village is 14385. The majority of people of this village speak in Maithili language. The total area of the village is 13.62 km2. The village is divided into two Gram Panchayat Basuki Bihari North and Basuki Bihari South. The head of the Gram Panchayat is called as Mukhiya. Mukhiya is elected by adult people of the village. The election of Mukhiya is held by the Election Commission of Bihar state. This village is known for social cultural activities like Durga Puja, Chhath, Kali Puja and Sarswati Puja. The village is connected by State Highway No 75 from Darbhanga to Madhwapur. This village is only two kilometres far from the Indo-Nepal Border at Madhwapur in Madhubani district.
Jatmai Mata Mandir or Jatmayi Temple is a Hindu temple of Goddess Durga ji located in Gariaband district, 80 km from state capital Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India. The water streams just adjacent to the temple of Mata touch her feet and fall down from the rocks. According to local beliefs, these water streams are the servants of the mother. Every year a fair is organized in the temple of Mata in the Navratri of Chaitra and Kunwar.
Kalidas Dih is a historical and holy place located approximately in Uchchaith Sthan village in Madhubani district of Bihar, India. It is associated with the Sanskrit scholar, playwright and dramatist Kalidasa.
"Chirja" is a devotional song in Rajasthani and Gujarati literature as a prayer to the female form of divine, Shakti. Chirja is a new poetic form in Shakti-Kavya in Rajasthani literature. Chirjas are primarily sung by women especially during Jagrans during the worship of goddess. The word Chirja is derived from the Sanskrit term Charya.
Shree Rajrajeshwari Maa Mahamaya Devi Mandir Raipur or popularly Mahamaya Temple is a Hindu Temple dedicated to Devi Mahamaya located at Purani Basti, Raipur, Chhattisgarh. It is one of the 36 Shaktipeeths or 36 forts of Chhattisgarh. Built between 17th-18th Century by Maratha Ruler Mordhwaj, it is one of the oldest and the richest temple of Raipur. There two temple in temple, Mahamaya Mandir and Samaleswari Mandir. During sunset, Sun rays touches the feet of Maa Mahamaya and during sunrise, rays touches feet of Maa Samaleswari.
Dhabbawali Mata Temple is a famous Hindu temple located in the Sanchore district of Rajasthan, India. The idol of Goddess Dhabbawali Mata is installed in it. It is situated at Khasarvi, 35km north-west of District Sanchore. A Goddess Peeth on the revered land of Rajasthan, which is situated on the holy land of village Khasarvi of district Sanchore.
Ma Ambika Mandir is a Hindu temple located in the village of Musen Mata, about 50 km south of Baran in the state of Rajasthan, India. Ma Ambika, a form of Goddess Durga, is the presiding deity of the temple. Ma Ambika Mandir is situated on the banks of Bhupasi River. This temple is situated in the middle of a forest. It is forbidden to encroach on this forest. Even wood cannot be cut in this forest. The temple is known for its beautiful architecture and serene surroundings.
Vindhyachal Temple, also known as Maa Vindhyavasini Temple and Vindhyachal Dham, is a Hindu temple dedicated to the mother goddess Vindhyavasini, situated on the bank of river Ganga at Vindhyachal in Mirzapur district, Uttar Pradesh. It is one of the Shakti Pitha temples in India.
Maa Janaki Janmbhoomi Mandir or Punaura Dham is a proposed grand temple of princess Sita in Mithila at her birthplace. The site is located at the Punaura Dham in Sitamarhi district of Bihar in India. The site is considered as the appearance place from where Sita was found closed in a box from a farm field while the King Janaka was ploughing the farm field. Ramayana Research Council has proposed the construction of the world's tallest 251-feet statue of Mother Sita at Sitamarhi. There is a plan to build Janaki Dham in Sitamarhi on the lines of Ram Mandir in Ayodhya. A grand campus known as Janaki Dham will be built on 57 acres of land near Punauradham. It is expected that the Prime Minister Narendra Modi will laid the foundation stone of the Janaki Dham before upcoming Lok Sabha Election 2024. The foundation stone of the Janaki Janmasthali Mandir was laid by the Chief Minister Nitish Kumar of Bihar on 13 December 2023 at Punauradham in Sitamarhi, the place of manifestation of Goddess Janaki.
Bisfi Vidyapati Dih is the birthplace of Maithili poet Vidyapati in Mithila. It is located at Bisfi village of Madhubani district in Bihar. It was also an educational centre of the Ancient Mithila University. Vidyapati used to teach his students here. According to legend, Lord Shiva had incarnated here as Ugna, in the form of a poor servant at the courtyard of his great devotee Vidyapati.
Akharharghat is a village and a local tourist place located at Sahar North panchayat in Mithila region of Madhubani district in Bihar. The village is situated on the bank of three local rivers Dhauns, Yamuni and Bhiggi. There is a junction of these river streams. The junction of these river streams is a religious place for the local Hindu pilgrimage called as Jamuni Sangam. Hindu pilgrimage took bath in the holy water at the Jamuni Sangam on the festival Makarsankranti and Bhai Duj. There is a Hindu temple of Lord Shiva known as Shree Trilokinath Mahadev Mandir. The temple is known for organising a locally famous fair known as Jamuni Mela. Akharharghat is also an Indo-Nepal border which covers three kilometer border from pillar number 830 to 93 in Brahmapuri village. Nepali APF, SSB, Thana Police Force have joint regular patrolling along the Indo-Nepal border. The village is on the trial of the International border line between India and Nepal. This village turns into an island in raining seasons. The village is connected to the Indo-Nepal border connecting road National Highway number 104 by an approach road at the Saharghat village of Madhwapur block. The village is only 3 kms distance from the headquarter of the Madhwapur block in Madhubani district of Bihar. There is a destroyed wooden bridge in the village built during the British rule to connect the village with the nearest market village Saharghat. Local BJP leader and MLC Ghanshyam Thakur raised the issue of the destroyed wood bridge in the session of Legislative Council of Bihar state in India.
Shri Kamaksha Temple Jaidevi, also known as the Kul Devi of the Suket royal family and the Raj-Rajeshwari and Adhisthatri Devi of the Suket principality, is a historic Hindu temple surrounded by mountains in a natural setting.
Aranya Devi Temple is a Hindu temple located in Arrah of Bihar in India. Ara, the headquarters of Bhojpur district is named after the goddess of this temple. The goddess established here is considered to be the presiding deity of the city and is the deity of the people there.
Viratra Mata Temple a 900-year-old temple of Mother goddess Vankal situated on a hilltop called Viratra, located in Barmer of Rajasthan.
Swami Bodhayan Mandir is a Hindu temple in Bongaon village, Bajpatti block, Sitamarhi district, Bihar, India, which is said to be the birthplace of the Vedic sage, Bodhayan, who created the Baudhayana sutras.
