The Myths of 51 Shakti Peeth and the Temple of Kali Ma Pavagadh Shakti Peeth
| Vol-1 | Issue-8 | August 2016 | Published Online: 23 August 2016 PDF ( 204 KB ) | ||
| Author(s) | ||
| Chavda Vanrajsinh Karansinh 1 | ||
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1Ph.D. Scholar, Gujarat University, Ahmedbad, Gujarat (India) |
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| Abstract | ||
The present paper is an attempt to discuss the legend of Shakti Peeth and its allusions as depicted in the various Hindu religious treatises. According to Hindu myths there are 51 Shakti Peeth and they are made on the pieces of the body parts of the Goddess Sati. Out of 51 Shakti Peeth one of the Shakti Peeths is in Pavagadh, Gujarat. The history and its construction are discussed briefly in the paper. |
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| Keywords | ||
| Shakti, Peeth, Pavagadh, Goddess, Sati, Hindu | ||
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