Wednesday, March 26, 2008
The goddess of the nine flames
Jwalamukhi Devi Temple, one of the 51 Shakti Peeths in India, tended to by the followers of Goraknath, is set against a cliff in the Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh.
Shakti Peeths are divine spots where the various parts of Goddess Sati's body are said to have fallen during the course of Shiva's ‘Rudra Tandava', or the dance of destruction.
The temple, built in the Indo-Sikh style, is a modern building with a gilted dome, and has a prepossessing folding door of silver plates, which was presented by the Sikh Raja Kharak Singh.
Located on the Dharamsala-Shimla road, the temple is dedicated to Goddess Jwalamukhi the deity who is said to breathe fire. She is believed to be the manifestation of Goddess Sati herself.
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Shakti Peeths are divine spots where the various parts of Goddess Sati's body are said to have fallen during the course of Shiva's ‘Rudra Tandava', or the dance of destruction.
The temple, built in the Indo-Sikh style, is a modern building with a gilted dome, and has a prepossessing folding door of silver plates, which was presented by the Sikh Raja Kharak Singh.
Located on the Dharamsala-Shimla road, the temple is dedicated to Goddess Jwalamukhi the deity who is said to breathe fire. She is believed to be the manifestation of Goddess Sati herself.
To read the full article, click here...
To read the ePaper, visit: http://www.newsindia-times.com
Labels: Himachal Pradesh., india, Jwalamukhi Devi Temple, nine flames, Rudra Tandava, sati, Shakti Peeths, shiva, Yagna havankund
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