Maa Tara Tarini Durga Puja in Odisha
the tara tarini shrine 1 of oldest pilgrimage centers of mother goddess , 1 of 4 major ancient shakti peethas in india. oldest , famous adi shakti pith situated on holy taratirini hill (purnagiri), @ distance of 30 km berhampur, in state of odisha, india. believed breast shrine (sthana pith) of adi shakti , originated limbs of corpse of mata sati.
the mythological texts recognize 4 major shakti peethas, i.e. [tara tarini] (stana khanda) near berhampur, vimala (pada khanda) inside jagannath temple (puri), kamakhya (yoni khanda) near guwahati , dakshina kali, kalighat (mukha khanda) in kolkata. apart these, there 52 other sacred shakti peethas, originated limbs of corpse of mata sati in satya yuga, present in indian sub-continent.
explaining importance of pith brihat samhita described prominent tara pith , gives geographical location of shrine. in sanskrit:
rushikulya tatae devi,
tarakashya mahagiri,
tashya srunga stitha tara,
vasishta rajitapara.
^ rushikulya famous river flowing in foot hills of tara tarini hill shrine.
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