Place · Shakta pitha · India
Alopī Devī, Prayāgrāj
The Mahashakti Pitha at Prayagraj (Allahabad) on the Yamuna, counted among the eighteen Maha Shakta Pithas as the site where Sati's fingers (or hands) fell. The sanctum of the Alopi Devi temple holds no image — only a wooden cradle (jhoola) covered with a red cloth — making it one of the few Pithas worshipped through absence rather than idol. The 'Alopi' name itself means 'the one who vanished', referring to the moment the goddess disappeared and left only the cradle behind. The temple is 2 kilometres from the Sangam confluence; pilgrims often perform the Kumbh bath and immediately visit Alopi Devi as part of the same ritual sequence. The current structure is 19th-century Scindia patronage.
- Function
- Sacred site & pilgrimage
- Confidence
- Established / referenced
- Location
- 25.440, 81.830
Connections (1)
- Site withinPrayāga / Prayagraj/ Allahabad
Alopī Devī, Prayāgrāj lies within Prayāga / Prayagraj/ Allahabad — the two sites sit about 2 km apart, well inside the city's historical boundary and part of the same urban or peri-urban landscape. Alopī Devī, Prayāgrāj is one of the specific sites that give Prayāga / Prayagraj/ Allahabad its layered character, and reads differently when seen as a stop within the larger city rather than as an isolated monument on an open map. The surrounding neighbourhoods, roads and other heritage ensembles belong to the same single urban fabric.
Sources
Hindu pilgrimage sites in India — Wikipedia
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