Place · Shakta pitha · India
Bhramari Devi, Jalpaiguri
Also known as Tristrota
Where Sati's left foot fell. At Jalpaiguri or nearby in northern Bengal, the goddess Bhramari is worshipped. Different lists place this variously in the Terai belt, and the identifications remain fluid across regional traditions, reflecting the network's pre-modern geography of the Bengal-Sikkim-Bhutan foothills.
- Periods
- Classical and Puranic Age, Republic and Living Practice
- Function
- Sacred site & pilgrimage
- Tradition
- Shakta pitha tradition; Tantra Chudamani / Devi Bhagavata enumeration
- Confidence
- Established / referenced
- Location
- 26.567, 88.817 (approximate)
Worth knowing
Bhramari Devi takes her name from bhramara, meaning bee. In the Devi tradition, the Goddess manifests countless bees from her body to destroy the demon Arunasura. It is one of Hindu mythology’s most unusual depictions of divine power, where an entire swarm becomes the Goddess’s weapon.
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Sources
D.C. Sircar, The Śākta Pīṭhas (1948, rev. 1973), and the pīṭha lists of the Devī Bhāgavata and the Pīṭhanirṇaya.
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