Sharadiya Navratri is starting on 3 October 2024 and will conclude on 11 October on Navami Tithi. The festival of nine-day Navratri is the festival of worship of Goddess Durga. It is believed that Maa Durga comes to the earth for nine days of Navratri. A nine-day special puja is organized on this occasion. There are grand rituals in Devi Mata temples.

During this time, if you want to see the forms of Mata Durga, then you can go towards the famous Devi Mata temples. There are many famous and ancient Devi Mata temples in Uttar Pradesh. Apart from this, there are 52 Shaktipeeths across the country, some of which are located in Uttar Pradesh. Shaktipeeth is the holy place where the limbs of Mother Sati fell. If you are a resident of Uttar Pradesh and Goddess is a devotee, then on the occasion of Sharadiya Navratri, ancient Durga Mata can go to visit temples and Shaktipeeths.

Shaktipeeth of Uttar Pradesh
Vishalakshi Shaktipeeth located in Varanasi
There is a supernatural Shaktipeeth at Manikarnika Ghat in Banaras, the beloved city of Lord Shiva, where Manikarnika of Mother Sati fell. Here the Vishalakshi and Manikarni form of Mother are worshiped.

Lalita Mata Shaktipeeth in Prayagraj
Sangam city Prayagraj also has a famous Shaktipeeth of Goddess, named Lalita Mata Temple. Here the finger of the mother's hand fell. Mata Lalita Roop is worshiped here.

Ramgiri Shaktipeeth in Chitrakoot
Ramgiri Shaktipeeth is also very famous in Chitrakoot district. It is believed that the right breast of Mother Sati has fallen here. The form of Goddess Shivani is worshiped at this place.

Shri Uma Shaktipeeth in Vrindavan
Shri Uma Shaktipeeth remains in Vrindavan, a city associated with Lord Krishna. This temple is also called Katyayani Shaktipeeth. It is believed that the bunches of mother's hair and chudamani fell at this place.

Devipatan Shaktipeeth in Balrampur
There is Devipatan Shaktipeeth in the Balrampur district of Uttar Pradesh. It is believed that the left wing of Mother Sati fell here. Some people say that Mata Sati's patan cloth had fallen here. An unbroken light is burning in this Shaktipeeth. It is believed that the unbroken light has continuously burning here since the Treta era.

Ancient Durga Mata Temple in Uttar Pradesh
Vindhyachal Mata Temple in Mirzapur
There is an ancient and famous temple of Goddess in Mirzapur, the nearest district of Varanasi. This place, known as Vindhyachal Mata Temple, is considered to be prominent among 51 Shaktipeeths. However, there is no part of Mother Sati's body here. But it is believed that the Mother Goddess lives in this place.

Tarkalaha Mata Temple of Gorakhpur
Mata has a miraculous temple in the Gorakhpur district, known as Tarkalaha Temple. It is believed that during the freedom struggle, when an Englishman passed by the temple of the mother, the revolutionary Bandhu Singh cut her head and dedicated her to the Goddess. The British caught Bandhu Singh and hanged the public but every time the hanging noose was broken. This happened 6 times, on the executioner would kill the executioner if he did not hang him by pleading with Bandhu Singh. On this, Bandhu Singh prayed to Mata and he was hanged for the 7th time.

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