51 Sakthi Sthalam/Shakthi Peedam !! Sri Mangalya Gouri Temple !!

Jai Sriman Narayana !!
 
 
 
 
Jai Ambey Ma !!
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sri Mangalya Gouri/Mangala Gouri /Saptha Mokshapuri/ Pancha Gaya Kshetra temple is one of the 51 Shakthi Sthalam/Shakthi Peedam located on the hills of Mangalagouri and River banks of Phalguni in Gaya, Bihar.  This is one of the oldest temples of Goddess Sri Adi Shakthi built during the 15th century.
 
Presiding deity – Mangalya Gouri/Mangala Gouri
 
Sthalavruksham – Bilwa (Bale)
 
Sannidhis – Lord Ganesha, Lord Shiva, Lord Janardhana, Goddess Kali, Lord Anjaneya, Goddess Durga, Mahishasura Mardhini, Dakshin Kali,
 
Festivals – Maha Shivaratri, Navaratri
 
The legend has that there was a time the Mount Himalaya and its surroundings were under the abstract control of the demons.  They harassed the life of deities and sages, they all appealed to Lord Vishnu.   As instructed by Lord Vishnu, all the spiritual energies of the deities turned into a flame and as desired by the deities and Sages Goddess Sri Sati was rose from the flame and she was brought up by Daksha Prajapathi.  Later, she married was to Lord Shiva against the will of her father.
                          
A Grand Yagna was conducted by Dakshaprajapathi ended in disaster, his own daughter Goddess Sri Sati had to sacrifice her life in the sacrificial fire. This catastrophic incident brought trepidation amongst the deities. Inconsolable Lord Shiva carried the lifeless body of Goddess Sri Sati and wandered on the Earth for several years. The functions of Trinities to protect the Universe were shattered. All the deities were frightened about the terrible consequences and appealed to Lord Vishnu. Lord Vishnu’ dice chopped off the lifeless body of Goddess Sri Sati into several parts to diffuse the grief of Lord Shiva and each part fell into the different parts of the Earth. The places where the body parts of Goddess Sri Sati fallen on the Earth were turned into ‘Shakthi Sthal/Shakthi Peedam’.  Sri Mangalya Gouri Mandir is the place where the breast part of Goddess Sri Sati fallen on the Earth.
 
 
 
Jai Ambey Ma !!
 
 
Jai Sriman Narayana !!

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