Sthana Peetha Tara Tarini

Maa Tara Tarini peetha, a shakti shrine in the Ganjam district of Odisha State is a major religious tourist destination in India. Situated on the banks of River Rushikulya near Berhampur city , the shrine is visited by lakhs of devotees and tourists every year, particularly on all Tuesdays of the Hindu month of Chaitra and during Navaratra & Dussehra. It is just 7km away from Purushottampur and 28 km away from Berhampur city, the commercial epicenter of Odisha.

The shrine is worshiped as the Breast Shrine (Sthana Peetha) and the Twin Goddesses Tara and Tarini are worshiped as manifestations of Adi Shakti . The Tara Tarini Shakti Peetha is one of the oldest pilgrimage centers of the Mother Goddess and is one of four major ancient Tantra Peetha in India. The other three Adi Shakti Peethas are Bimala, Kamakshi (Assam) and Dakhina Kalika (West Bengal).