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Jālandhara
The old Punjab city, named in the Puranas as a Shakta Pitha of Sati's left breast and in medieval Puri lore as the home of the demon Jalandhara whom Shiva killed. The Devi Talab temple holds the Pitha. Jalandhar was a Pala and later Mughal provincial capital, and gives its name to the Doab between the Beas and Sutlej. Guru Hargobind's youngest son and Guru Teg Bahadur were both born in nearby Kartarpur. The modern city is India's sports-equipment manufacturing centre, producing a significant share of the world's cricket bats and hockey sticks.
- Periods
- Classical and Puranic Age
- Function
- Sacred site & pilgrimage
- Tradition
- Kalika Purāna and later pitha traditions
- Confidence
- Qualified / contested
- Location
- 31.326, 75.576
Worth knowing
The name Jalandhara appears in Hindu mythology as the name of a powerful demon associated with Shiva and Parvati, giving the region another layer of mythological significance.
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Sources
Wikipedia, “Jalandhara”. D.C. Sircar, The Śākta Pīṭhas (1948, rev. 1973), and the pīṭha lists of the Devī Bhāgavata and the Pīṭhanirṇaya.
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