Kanyakumari - Devi Bhagavathy

Devi Bhagavathy, Kanyakumari, Kanyakumari district, Tamil Nadu

Devi Bhagavathy temple, Kanyakumari, Kanyakumari district, Tamil Nadu

• Meditation: I meditate on the Kanyashrama Shakti Peetha where the Pristha (Back) of Devi had fallen. The Devi there is known as Sarvani and the Bhairava is called Nimisha.
(Peetha Nirnaya Tantra)

• Kanyashrama Shakti Peetha: Devi Bhagavathy temple of Kanyakumari is a Shakti Peetha identified with the Kanyashrama Shakti Peetha mentioned in the Peetha Nirnaya Tantra. The Shakti Peetha is identified with the Bhadrakali shrine within the temple complex. Kanyakumari is at the southermost part of India where the three seas meet - Bay of Bengal, Arabian sea and the Indian ocean.

• Pristha of Devi falling: Kanyashrama is the place where the Pristha (Back) of Devi had fallen. The Devi there is known as Sarvani and the Bhairava is called Nimisha. (Peetha Nirnaya Tantra)

• Devi Bhagavathy temple is located in the Kanyakumari district of Tamil Nadu.

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