6 Must Visit Goddess Durga Temples in India

India is home to infinite temples of God and Goddess, Maa Durga is the prime deity among them. There are many famous temples of Durga Maa are situated at different parts of the country along with popular 51 Sakti peets. Apart from the 10 Famous Hill Temples of Goddess Durga here are the list of few more Maa Durga temples of India. The other famous Durga temples are Kateel Shri Durga Parameshwari Temple, Baliharachandi, Maa Chintpurni Devi,Vijaya Durga Devi Temple Hyderabad,Kalika ji and Bijasan mata. जय माता दी!

# Naina Devi Temple, Bilaspur

Naina Devi temple is a hill top temple situated in the Bilaspur district of Himachal Pradesh. The hill top temple is dedicated to Maa Naina Devi, one of the form of Maa Shakti and also considered as one of the 51 Shaktipeeths. Naina Devi temple is build where the eyes of Mata Sati’s fell, The sight is a holy place for Hindu’s.

# Kamakhya Temple, Guwahati

The Kamakhya Temple is one of the 51 Shakti Peeth temple situated on the hills of Nilachal in the Guwahati city of Assam. Kamakhya Temple is dedicated to Kamakhya Devi another form of Mother Goddess and the temple is one of major centre for Tantric. Ambubachi Mela is the major festival celebrated during the monsoon season along with Durga Puja in Navaratri.

# Dakshineswar Kali Temple, Kolkata

The Dakshineswar Kali Temple is most famous temple of Goddess Kali situated on the bank of Hooghly River in Dakshineswar near Kolkata,West Bengal. Dakshineswar Temple is dedicated to Maa Bhavatarini, one of the aspect of Goddess Kali. Temple is visited by thousands of devotees every day and by millions of devotees during the Durga Puja festival,The world famous festival of Kolkata.

# Karni Mata Temple, Bikaner

The world famous Karni Mata temple is located in at Deshnoke, Rajasthan. Karni Mata is worshipped as one of the incarnation of the goddess Durga by her followers and the temple is well famous for thousands of holy rats. Karni Mata Temple is also known as temple of rats in India and the rats are sacred and given protection.

# Danteshwari Temple Dantewada

The Danteshwari Temple is situated in Dantewada town in the state of Chhattisgarh. Danteshwari Devi is one of the form of Mother Goddess and is one of the 51 Shakti Peethas shrines of Maa Shakti. Danteshwari Temple is build over the sight where tooth of Sati fell. During the Dusshera festival only, the idol of Danteshwari Devi is taken around the city and thousands of tribes from jungle or nearby villages gather to pay homage to the Goddess Danteshwari. Bastar Dussehra festival is one of famous tourist attraction of Chhattisgarh state.

# Mahalaxmi Temple, Kolhapur

The Mahalaxmi Temple is one of the 51 Shakti Peethas,located in the city Kolhapur in Maharashtra. Mahalaxmi Temple idol is made of precious black stone with 3 feet in height and weighing about 40 Kgs. Kirnotsav festival is one of the most famous celebrations, when the sun rays touch the feet of the deity at the time of sunset on 31 January & 9 November.
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