SAHKTHIPEETHAS

8. VARANASI - VISALAKSHI MANDIR

It is here fell Mother Sati's Karnakundala-ear stud and a temple came up with the image of Visalakshi, very popular as Annapurna Devi. Its immense powers and unprecedented popularity entered every genre of literature in every language of India. She is Kasipuradheeswari, who feeds Maheswar and jivakoti with Anna - the staple food of all humans. Her glory and sports filled many treatises and they are overflowing the racks set apart for religious literature of every library worth the name Kalabhairava is the name of the sentinel, keeping guard of the temple and he is going by the name of Kothwal - Chief police officer in religious books.

The famous temple lies on the bank of Ganges near Manikarnika ghat, one of the 64 bathing ghats for which the place is infinitely famous. It is a rail head and all kinds of transport is available since it is the oldest temple city of the world.

9. GODAVARI BANK VISWESI MANDIR

Mother Sati's vamaganda-right side temple of the forehead including cheek fell here and the deity installed here is called Viswesi and Dandapani is the name of kshetrapalaka. Much information is not furnished.

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