Famous Temples in India

Religious Significance

Devi Talab Mandir - Mata Tripurmalini Mandir is said that when Maa Sati sacrificed herself after her own father, Daksha insulted Lord Shiva, he then opened his third eye in anguish and performed tandav dance with (Sati) his wife's body in his arms. Feeling scared of Lord Shiva's anger and to save the Universe, Lord Vishnu visited Earth and throw the body to Earth in pieces, each of the portions of the Earth that received these pieces were blessed and honoured and are known as Shakti Peeths.

Tripuramalini Shakti Peeth - According to a legend, once long time ago when mankind started getting civilized, Lord Brahma's son who was called King Daksha was given the responsibility of the organizing and running of this civilization. Out of his various daughters, the youngest was Devi Sati, who fell in love with Lord Shiva. King Daksha was a rival of Lord Shiva and even after getting his daughter married to Him, he found reasons to disrespect Him. Once Daksha organized a big Yagya at his place and invited everyone apart from his daughter and son in law (Devi Sati and Lord Shiva). To which Devi Sati got very angry and went to the yajna place and set herself on fire jumping into the Yagya Agni. Thereafter Lord Shiva sent Shri Veer Bhadra to kill King Daksha and then came himself to the Yagya place and lifted the burnt corpse/ body of Devi Sati over his shoulder and being in great dismay started doing Tandava (dance of devastation) roaming in the mountains of Himalayas. Lord Vishnu, in order to relieve Lord Shiva from this immense pain and to save the world, cut the abode of Devi Sati with his Sudarshan Chakra into various parts and all the places where the pieces of Devi Sati fell on earth became the Shaktipeethas. At this place, Maa Sati's Baam Stan (Left Breast) had fallen. The place is called Maa Tripurmalini Devi Shaktipeeth since then.

Lord Shiva went to all the Shaktipeeths and did the sthapana (establishment) of the Shaktipeeth himself and also deputed one Bhairav roop for the protection of each Shaktipeeth. At this place also Shri Omkareshway Lord Shiva came and rubbed his Jatas with the beautiful soil which was like sandalwood. He did the sthapna of the Shakti Peeth in the form of a Pindi. After that HE then deputed Bheeshan Bhairav (Bhishan Bhairav) at this place for its protection. It is said, after the establishment, he took 3 parikrama of the sacred lake and all places where he stopped were developed by the devotees by establishing his Shiv Linga and was worshipped by various sages in the coming days like Swami Hemgiri Ji.