Chinnamasta Bhagawati Temple

Chinnamasta Bhagawati Temple
Chinnamasta Bhagawati Temple
	From the top down: Goddess statue and full view of Temple from the south direction.
Religion
Affiliation	Hinduism
District	Saptari
Deity	Chhinnamasta
Festivals	Bada Dashain
Location
Location	Sakhda, Chhinnamasta
State	Madhesh
Country	Nepal
	Chinnamasta Bhagawati Temple in Nepal Chinnamasta Bhagawati Temple (Nepal)
Geographic coordinates	26°27′04″N 86°43′52″E / 26.45111°N 86.73111°E

Chinnamasta Bhagawati also called Shakhada Bhagawati and Shakhadeswori (Nepali: छिन्नमस्ता भगवती) is a temple and Shakti Peethas in Eastern Nepal.^[1] It was established in 13th century by Shaktisimhadeva,^[2] the fifth ruler of the Karnata dynasty.^[3] The temple is in Chhinnamasta Rural Municipality, Saptari, 10 km from Rajbiraj near the Indian border. It is the oldest and most revered religious site in the Saptari district^[4]^[5] and draws thousands of devotees from Nepal and India during Bada Dashain and other festivals to worship the Hindu goddess Bhagawati.^[6]

^ Mecīdekhi mahākālī [Mechi to Mahakali] (in Nepali). Śrī 5 ko Sarakāra Sañcāra Mantrālaya, Sūcanā Vibhāga. 1975. p. 821.
^ Sinha, Dhirendra Narain (2020-09-03). Ganavariyon Ka Itihas Evam Vistara [History and expansion of Ganavariyon] (in Hindi). Dhirendra Narain Sinha. p. 12. ISBN 978-93-5416-423-1.
^ Tripāṭhī, Havaladāra (1977). Bihāra kī nadiyām̐ [Rivers of Bihar] (in Hindi). Bihāra Hindī Grantha Akādamī. p. 377.
^ Abhilekha [Archive] (in Nepali). Śrī 5 ko Sarakāra, Śikshā tathā Saṃskr̥ti Mantrālaya, Purātattva Vibhāga, Rāshṭriya Abhilekhālaya. 1999. p. 22.
^ Dāsa, Harikānta Lāla (2003). Saptarī Jillākā pramukha sāṃskr̥tika sthalaharu: eka adhyayana : laghuanusandhānakārya [Cultural heritage sites of Saptari district] (in Nepali). Nepāla Rājakīya Prajñā-Pratishṭhāna. p. 49. ISBN 978-99933-50-56-9.
^ "The Goddess with Severed Head". Boss Nepal.

[1] Mecīdekhi mahākālī [Mechi to Mahakali] (in Nepali). Śrī 5 ko Sarakāra Sañcāra Mantrālaya, Sūcanā Vibhāga. 1975. p. 821.

[2] Sinha, Dhirendra Narain (2020-09-03). Ganavariyon Ka Itihas Evam Vistara [History and expansion of Ganavariyon] (in Hindi). Dhirendra Narain Sinha. p. 12. ISBN 978-93-5416-423-1.

[3] Tripāṭhī, Havaladāra (1977). Bihāra kī nadiyām̐ [Rivers of Bihar] (in Hindi). Bihāra Hindī Grantha Akādamī. p. 377.

[4] Abhilekha [Archive] (in Nepali). Śrī 5 ko Sarakāra, Śikshā tathā Saṃskr̥ti Mantrālaya, Purātattva Vibhāga, Rāshṭriya Abhilekhālaya. 1999. p. 22.

[5] Dāsa, Harikānta Lāla (2003). Saptarī Jillākā pramukha sāṃskr̥tika sthalaharu: eka adhyayana : laghuanusandhānakārya [Cultural heritage sites of Saptari district] (in Nepali). Nepāla Rājakīya Prajñā-Pratishṭhāna. p. 49. ISBN 978-99933-50-56-9.

[Boss-6] "The Goddess with Severed Head". Boss Nepal.

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