Maa Pitambara Peeth situated in Datia, Madhya Pradesh is considered as the famous Shaktipeeth of the country. Devotees worship Maa Pitambara in the form of Baglamukhi Devi in this temple. Devotees who wish for royalty come here and offer secret worship. Apart from being the presiding deity of destruction of enemies, Mother Pitambara is also called the goddess of power. At the same time, the temple of Mother Dhumavati Devi present in the courtyard of this temple is considered to be the only temple of Bhagwati Dhumavati in the country and the world.
In the Pitambara Peeth temple complex, there are many other temples including Baglamukhi Devi, Maa Dhumavati Devi devi dhumavati temple, besides the Vankhandeshwar temple dedicated to Lord Shiva. At the same time, the Vankhandeshwar temple built here holds its special place in the temples of Mahabharata.
In such a situation, there is an influx of devotees coming here on Wednesdays and Saturdays. At the same time, from the next Saturday i.e. March 26, the devotees coming to visit Dhumavati Mai will have to come from the new north gate. Roads will be open for people visiting Baglamukhi Devi and other temples.
North Gate was prepared because
It is to be known that due to the darshan of Mai Dhumavati only on Saturdays, the number of visitors coming here on this day increases. In such a situation, the number of devotees who come here many times on Saturday reaches 30 to 40 thousand. In such a situation, a new north gate has been prepared keeping in view that the devotees can have easy darshan of Mai. This north gate was worshiped on Wednesday, March 23, 2022 at 1 pm by reciting the mantra. According to the temple committee, only for the devotees who have come to visit Dhumavati Mai, the traffic will start from the new north door on Saturday. At the same time, under the arrangement made under this, people coming from this gate will be able to have darshan of Dhumavati Mai. Whereas on other days the system will be as normal as before.
Actually, Mother Dhumavati devi Dhumavati is considered to be a very fierce form of Mother Parvati, in relation to the form of Goddess, it is believed that the form of Dhumavati Devi appears very dirty and fierce.
Her form is that of a widow and her vehicle is a crow, apart from this she is in open hair wearing white clothes. At the same time, despite being very fierce in their form, it is beneficial for the children. Here devotees have darshan of Mai Dhumavati for 2 hours only on Saturday mornings and evenings. At the same time, women are not allowed to see the mother in this temple.
