This is a very beautiful Shivji temple in Allahabad
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Stanley Road, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh
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Monday, 31 October 2011
Kalyani Devi Temple, Allahabad
The fingers of Sati’s left hand are believed to have fallen at Prayag, which became one of the sacred 51 Shaktipeeths. Two renowned temples, dedicated to Kalyani Devi and Lalita Devi, in the vicinity of each other, lay claim to having been built over the very spot. The ASI dates the beautiful Kalyani Devi idol as 1,500 years old. The temple is being managed by the Pathak family, which has been looking after its administration for three generations now.
Location 8 km north-west of the Sangam Timings 5.30 am-10.30 pm Temple Tel 0532-2652979
Related info Aartis at 5.30 am and 7.30 pm. Chaitra Navaratri (in March) and Ashwin Navaratri (sometime in late Sep-early Oct) are especially festive with elaborate shringar, and a colourful mela.
Lalitha devi temple, Prayagraj(Allahabad)
Lalitha devi temple is one of the two
Shaktipeeths present in Prayagraj. A Shaktipeeth is a temple built at a
place where some body part of Sati a believed to have fallen from the
sky. Kalyani Devi temple is the other Shaktipeeth in Prayagraj and at
both these places; fingers of Sati are believed to have fallen.
The temple located near the Bargad Ghat, which is one of the more popular bathing ghats on the banks of Ganga. The main shrine of the temple is a Ling made of mercury and is adorned with bright clothing and gold ornaments.
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The best time to visit the temple is during any of the two narvatris, during which a fair is organized. The main event of the fair features worship of images brought all the way from Bengal. After the fair, these images are immersed in the Holy River.
The temple located near the Bargad Ghat, which is one of the more popular bathing ghats on the banks of Ganga. The main shrine of the temple is a Ling made of mercury and is adorned with bright clothing and gold ornaments.
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The best time to visit the temple is during any of the two narvatris, during which a fair is organized. The main event of the fair features worship of images brought all the way from Bengal. After the fair, these images are immersed in the Holy River.
Alopi Devi Temple, Allahabad
Alopi Devi Mandir is situated in Alopibagh in Allahabad in state of Uttar
Pradesh, India. It is near to the holy Sangam, or confluence, where the rivers Ganges,
Yamuna and the legendary Sarasvati meet. Kumbh Mela is near to this place.
This temple is peculiar in a way that there is no statue of any Deity in this temple rather there is a wooden carriage or 'doli' which is worshipped. The origin of the name, Alopi (disappeared) Bagh lies in the Hindu belief that when after the death of his wife Sati, the grieving Lord Shiva travelled through skies with her dead body. Lord Vishnu, to relieve him from this agony, threw his Chakra at the corpse, resulting in the fall of various parts of the body at various places in India, which were sanctified by the touch of the Goddess' body parts and hence were thereby deemed holy places for pilgrimage. The last part fell at this location thereby named as "Alopi" (where disappearance was concluded)and the holiest of all.
The other more convincing version dates back to the time when the entire region was covered by dense forests infested with dreaded dacoits. Once upon a time in that forest happened to pass a marriage procession. Marriage processions, in those days used to be the most vulnerable targets of robbers as they used to return loaded with gold and other riches. While deep into the jungle this marriage party found itself surrounded by robbers, robbers after killing all the men and looting the wealth turned to the 'doli' or carriage of the bride. To their dismay when they unveiled the carriage they found there was no one inside. The bride had magically disappeared. The word went around, history became legend and legend became myth. A temple came up at the site where this incident had happened and locals started worshiping the bride as "Alopi Devi" or the 'virgin goddess who had disappeared'. However, this story provides no convincing explanation as to why the place would be deemed so holy.
Alopi Devi continues to be worshiped by thousands of people living in the region who share every festival, marriage, birth and death with their guarding deity.
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This temple is peculiar in a way that there is no statue of any Deity in this temple rather there is a wooden carriage or 'doli' which is worshipped. The origin of the name, Alopi (disappeared) Bagh lies in the Hindu belief that when after the death of his wife Sati, the grieving Lord Shiva travelled through skies with her dead body. Lord Vishnu, to relieve him from this agony, threw his Chakra at the corpse, resulting in the fall of various parts of the body at various places in India, which were sanctified by the touch of the Goddess' body parts and hence were thereby deemed holy places for pilgrimage. The last part fell at this location thereby named as "Alopi" (where disappearance was concluded)and the holiest of all.
The other more convincing version dates back to the time when the entire region was covered by dense forests infested with dreaded dacoits. Once upon a time in that forest happened to pass a marriage procession. Marriage processions, in those days used to be the most vulnerable targets of robbers as they used to return loaded with gold and other riches. While deep into the jungle this marriage party found itself surrounded by robbers, robbers after killing all the men and looting the wealth turned to the 'doli' or carriage of the bride. To their dismay when they unveiled the carriage they found there was no one inside. The bride had magically disappeared. The word went around, history became legend and legend became myth. A temple came up at the site where this incident had happened and locals started worshiping the bride as "Alopi Devi" or the 'virgin goddess who had disappeared'. However, this story provides no convincing explanation as to why the place would be deemed so holy.
Alopi Devi continues to be worshiped by thousands of people living in the region who share every festival, marriage, birth and death with their guarding deity.
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