SAHKTHIPEETHAS

17. KASHMIR - MAHAMAYA DEVI MANDIR

It is here fell Mother Sati's kantha - throat and the snow linga of medium size is identified as Mother Parvathi called Mahamaya and it is in the Amarnath cave temple. It is flanked by a big size waxing and waning snow linga and a small ice linga of Vinayaka. No structure of any kind is built and all these lingas are waxing and waning in all seasons, since time immemorial. Thishandheswar is the kshetrapalaka of the hoary temple.

It lies in Amarnath cave in the state of Kashmir, accessible by bus up to Pahalgam and the rest by trekking, taking nearly four days.

18. NANDIPUR - NANDINI DEVI MANDIR

The dazzling diamond necklace adorning Mother Sati fell here and a temple with Nandini Devi as the presiding deity was built later. Nandikeswar is the kshetrapalaka of this shrine.

It lies under a banyan tree near Sainidhi, a railway station on the Hawada-Kyullayi railway line, accessible by bus from the station.

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