Kankalini Temple

Kankalini Temple
Kankalini Temple
Kankalini Temple Kankalini Temple in Nepal
Name
Proper name	Kankalini Mandir
Devanagari	कंकालिनी मन्दिर
Geography
Coordinates	26°33′N 86°55′E / 26.55°N 86.92°ECoordinates: 26°33′N 86°55′E / 26.55°N 86.92°E
Country	Nepal
State/province	Sagarmatha
District	Saptari
Location	Bhardaha
Culture
Primary deity	Kankalini
Consort	The GodessKankaliini
Important festivals	Dashahara/Dashami/Bada Dashain

A sculpture of Lord Krishna inside the temple.

Kankalini Temple (Nepali language:कंकालिनी मन्दिर) is a famous temple and Shakti Peethas in Eastern Nepal. It is situated in Bhardaha VDC, Saptari, 17 km east of district headquarter Rajbiraj and also near to Indian Border Birpur. This Temple is a main attraction for Nepal and Indian Pilgrims. People are likely to come here in Bada Dashain.^[1] Some thousands of goats are sacrificed here during Dashain.^[2] The temple lies near Mahendra Highway Bhardah section.

History

According to History and Hindu Legend during establishment of human village in Bhardaha, they found a stone statue of Durga while digging land there. At that time they settled the statue in Kankalini temple and start worshiping.^[3] It is believed that devotee wish come true when they pray goddess with great devotion.^[4]

References

1. "कंकालिनी मन्दिर". Madesh Special.
2. "Kankalini Temple". Boss Nepal. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
3. Dāsa, Harikāntalāla (2003). Saptarī Jillākā pramukha sāṃskr̥tika sthalaharu : eka adhyayana : laghuanusandhānakārya (1. saṃskaraṇa. ed.). Kāṭhamāḍauṃ: Nepāla Rājakīya Prajñā-Pratishṭhāna. p. 120. ISBN 9789993350569.
4. "Kankalini Temple is another famous temple situated in Saptari district". Saptari Online. Retrieved 27 October 2014.

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