Description about the temple
One among the 52 Shakti Peethas of Maa Sati, this beautiful Maa Bhagwati's Temple/ Mandir lays in the opens and calm spiritual surroundings of the Dwaipayan Lake in Thanesar town of District Kurukshetra, Haryana. Maa Bhadrakali’s Shrine is one of the oldest temples of the Ferocious Goddess, Maa Kali.
This temple is fully dedicated to Badrakhali, a stern form of Shakti. As per the famous Shiva-Sati story, it is alleged that the Right Ankle of Mata Sati fell here in a well in front of this temple. Presently a marble right ankle idol has been placed in front of Maa Kali's main idol being worshipped by all. This Shaktipeeth is otherwise also refered as Savitripeeth, Devikoop, Kalikapeeth. Over here, Sati is called
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Throughout Navratri celebration (September – October and in Mar-Apr) the temple is adorned with different materials and lit up continuously for 9 days. The celebration is commended for every one of the 9 days and everyday prayers God and bhajans or heavenly melodies or holy songs of the Goddess are sung in extraordinary dedication. The magnificence of the Goddess Sati Mata is incredibly lovely and awesome.
Special Rituals/ Prarthana performed in
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In turn to pay homage to the goddess, they presented their horses in her respect. As a result of this gesture, followers till date continue to present terracotta and metal horses in front of the deity and believe that it fulfills their wishes and desires.
It is also believed that ‘mundan’ (hair removing) ceremony of Shri Krishna and Balaram was performed in this temple.
Info on the deity - Specific to the temple deity
Goddess Bhadrakali is one of the eight forms of Goddess Kali.
Temple Pooja Daily Schedule
Summers: 5:50 AM till 8:00 PM
Winters: 6:15 AM till 7:30 PM
On Saturdays and Navratras (The temple remains open till 9: 00 PM)
How to reach
By Road
Thanesar (Sthaneshwar/ Kurukshetra) is 160 km from Delhi and 90 km from Chandigarh. It is at 6 km distance from Pipli, an important road junction on the National highway No. 1.
Via Air
The Airports near Kurukshetra are at Delhi which is near about 160 km and Chandigarh.
By Rail
Bhadrakali temple is 3 K.m from Kurukshetra Railway Station. Driving distance from Kurukshetra Railway Station to Bhadrakali Temple is roughly 1150
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temple where people pray one to two times daily. When they get there a woman
400BC and earlier until around the time of Christianization in circa 400AD is called the Horse goddess or
These offerings were made for the gods, temple consecration, the rise of a new leader and during natural disturbances such as drought and disease. They used animals like deer, dogs, jaguars and birds as offering. They cut the bird’s head of an...
...ground. There were many stone pillars in the temple and every pillar was crafted with amazing design. As I noticed, every design was representation of Indian culture. The design of different gods and all the famous characters from India was beautiful. The ceiling, every corner, and every part inside the temple was crafted. There was detail written about the craftwork of the temple. The stones were hand carved by more than 2000 craftsman over a period of 22 months. The lord Swaminarayan statue was in middle of the temple. The statue was so alive felt like Lord Swaminarayan is actually there in the temple. The ornaments and cloths of god were beautiful. There were lots of Indian food were offered to the god. The whole temple decorated with flowers and different color lights. The place was truly devoted to the god and best place to go find peace and worship the god.
Pradesh, Madhya. "World Heritage Sites- Sanchi." Archeological Survey of India. Web. 28 Feb. 2014. .
could still be uncovered from these lost temples. Today Tikal is a national park and
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The nearest airport is Gaggal Airport (DHM) in Dharamsala 14 km away. Visitors can take a cab from here to reach Kangra Valley.