Ketugram Bahula - Bahula Shakti Peetha

• Meditation:

बहुलायां वामबाहुर्बहुलाख्या च देवता ।
भीरुको भैरवस्तत्र सर्वसिद्धिप्रदायकः ॥
- Shakti Peetha Stotram - verse 15 (Ketugram has the Bahula Shakti Peetha where the Vama Bahu of Devi had fallen)

Devi Bahula Temple, Ketugram, Bardhaman district, West Bengal

► Devi: I meditate on Devi Bahula abiding in Ketugram as the Bahula Shakti Peetha.

• Stotra: Shakti Peetha Stotram (Ketugram has the Bahula Shakti Peetha where the Vama Bahu of Devi had fallen)
(Purba Bardhaman district, West Bengal)

• Greatness:

• Ketugram is primarily a Devi Sthalam (Pilgrimage of Devi):
- Devi abides in Ketugram as a Shakti Peetha (Seat of Shakti) [Bahula Shakti Peetha] (Devi Bahula).

• Sacred Geography:

▬ River Ajay flows

• Puranic Events:

1. Presence of Devi in Ketugram: (Peetha Nirnaya Tantra)
• Ketugram Bahula is identified with the Bahula Shakti Peetha. Where the Vama Bahu (Left Arm) of Devi had fallen. The Devi there is known as Bahula and the Bhairava is called Bhiruka.

• Temples (Summary):

• Devi:
- Devi Bahula

• Places to See (Puranic Places mapping):

Presence of Devi in Ketugram:
• Bahula Shakti Peetha: The Vama Bahu (Left Arm) of Devi had fallen here. The Devi is known as Bahula and the Bhairava is called Bhiruka. (Peetha Nirnaya Tantra)
► Ketugram - Devi Bahula Temple (Bardhaman district, West Bengal) Ketugram Devi Bahula Temple is identified with the Bahula Shakti Peetha mentioned in the Peetha Nirnaya Tantra. The Image of Devi Bahula in the temple is quite old. Devi has four arms (with one arm broken). On the right side of Devi is eight-armed Ganesha, and on her left side is Devi Lakshmi. The Bhairava Bhiruka is not present in this temple. The Bhairava is present in a place called Srikhanda near Ketugram, where he is worshipped as Bhoothnath. There is another temple of Devi in Ketugram known as Maraghat Mahapith. This is identified with another Shakti Peetha known as Bahulaakkhi (which is not within this 51 Shakti Peethas). There is no Image of Devi there. Devi is worshipped in Ghot (Kalasha or Pot). The Bhairava of Devi Bahulaakkhi is Mahakal who is present in that temple.

Presence of Devi in Ketugram:

• Bahula Shakti Peetha: The Vama Bahu (Left Arm) of Devi had fallen here. The Devi is known as Bahula and the Bhairava is called Bhiruka.

(Peetha Nirnaya Tantra)

► Ketugram - Devi Bahula Temple
(Bardhaman district, West Bengal)

Ketugram Devi Bahula Temple is identified with the Bahula Shakti Peetha mentioned in the Peetha Nirnaya Tantra.

The Image of Devi Bahula in the temple is quite old. Devi has four arms (with one arm broken). On the right side of Devi is eight-armed Ganesha, and on her left side is Devi Lakshmi. The Bhairava Bhiruka is not present in this temple. The Bhairava is present in a place called Srikhanda near Ketugram, where he is worshipped as Bhoothnath.

There is another temple of Devi in Ketugram known as Maraghat Mahapith. This is identified with another Shakti Peetha known as Bahulaakkhi (which is not within this 51 Shakti Peethas). There is no Image of Devi there. Devi is worshipped in Ghot (Kalasha or Pot). The Bhairava of Devi Bahulaakkhi is Mahakal who is present in that temple.

• Puranic References:

• Peetha Nirnaya Tantra - Shakti Peetha Stotram - verse 15

• Location:

Ketugram Devi Bahula Temple is located in the Purba Bardhaman district of West Bengal. It is in Ketugram village and is near Katwa (15 km).

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