Origin of Maa Tara Tarini Peetha

Maa Tara Tarini temple on the Kumari hills/ Purnagiri at the bank of the River Rushikulya near Brahmapur city in Odisha, India is worshiped as the Breast Shrine (Sthana Peetha) and manifestations of Adi Shakti. The Tara Tarini Shakti Peetha is one of the oldest pilgrimage centers of the Mother Goddess and is one of 04 major ancient Tantra Peetha and Shakti Peethas in India.The mythological texts recognize 04 major Shakti Peethas: Tara Tarini (Sthana Khanda), near Brahmapur; Bimala (Pada Khanda) inside the Jagannath Temple, Puri; Kamakhya (Yoni khanda), near Guwahati; and Dakshina Kalika (Mukha khanda) in Kolkata.There are 51 other sacred Shakti Peethas, 26 upa peethas which originated from the limbs of Mata Sati's corpse in the Satya Yuga..

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