Chinnamasta Bhagawati

Chinnamasta Bhagwati
Chinnamasta Bhagwati Temple
Chinnamasta Bhagwati Chinnamasta Bhagwati Temple in Nepal
Name
Proper name	Chinnamasta Bhagawati Temple
Devanagari	छिन्नमस्ता भगवती
Geography
Coordinates	26°27′04″N 86°43′52″E / 26.45111°N 86.73111°E / 26.45111; 86.73111Coordinates: 26°27′04″N 86°43′52″E / 26.45111°N 86.73111°E / 26.45111; 86.73111
Country	Nepal
State/province	Sagarmatha
District	Saptari
Location	Sakhda, Chhinnamasta
Culture
Primary deity	Chhinnamasta
Important festivals	Bada Dashain

Sculpture of Goddess Bhagawati inside the temple.

Chinnamasta Bhagawati (Nepali language:छिन्नमस्ता भगवती) is a famous temple and Shakti Peethas in Eastern Nepal. It is situated in Chinnamasta VDC, Saptari, 10 km from Rajbiraj and also near to Indian Border. This Temple is a main attraction for Nepal and Indian Pilgrims. People from all over Nepal and India come here in Bada Dashain and other festivals. Some thousands of goats are sacrificed here during Dashain.^[1]

History

According to Ancient History and Hindu Legend in 1097 when Muslim Kingdoms's attacks in Karnatak king Nanyadeva state then he left his state and ran through Pataliputra and came to stay in Simraungadh (Bara) and made it his capital at that time. These Nanyadeva the fifth generation descendant of the king were Sakrasinha Dev. He come to Saptari district to live his rest of life. At that time the place is full of forest,oneday when he start cleaning the forest he found the statue of the goddess bhagwati. According to legend he established the deity goddess of his name Sakhreswari. King Sakrasinha Dev built the temple of Chinnamasta. More than three century the temple is known as Sakhreswari Bhagawati. Since shortly after the severed head of the goddess Bhagawati it is said as Chinnamasta Bhagawati.

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