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Aami Temple, Bihar | Maa Ambika Bhawani
Locality/village : Dighwara
State : Bihar
Country : India
Nearest City/Town : Haraji
Best Season To Visit : All
Languages : Hindi & English
Temple Timings : 9:00 AM to 12:30 PM and 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Photography : Not Allowed
Aami Temple, Dighwara, Bihar
Aami temple, also known as Maa Ambika Sthan is a temple, where the presiding deity is Maa Ambika Bhawani, also known as Parvati, Gauri, Durga, is a Hindu Goddess. She is the mild aspect of Mahadevi, who in Hindu mythology known as the great Goddess. The deity is considered to be the whole personification of Adi Parashakti, with all other deities being her manifestations or incarnations.
This holy place is situated in Bihar’s Chapra District in the city Aami village. The name of the town is originated from the temple.
In the Ami village, there is an ancient place of worship, which is called ‘Amba Asthan’. Close to the shrine there is a garden along with a deep & wide well that remains filled with water throughout the year. The well never dries up according to people. The worshippers from far flung areas pay a visit to the Yagna Kunda over this place. The devotees come here to pay their reverence to Goddess in Navaratra of April & October. Water offered by numeral devotees in the Kunda gets disappeared.
There is a belief associated with the temple is that one who worships over here, his/her wishes get fulfilled by the Goddess. Hence in Dussehra, worshippers from different places gather here to obtain the divine blessing.
There is also a small town around 3 km from Ambika Asthan, ‘Dighwara’. Previously it was supposed to be known as ‘Dirgh-dwara’, the main gate, which was the chief gate of King Daksh’s yagna area.
According to the legend, Durga Saptshati said that when disillusioned with the state of affairs of worldly practices, Raja Surath and Samadhi Vaishya went to the ashram of Medha muni. He advised them to worship goddess Durga who controls the entire cosmos. Both went to the riverside and made pinds of clay and worshipped her. Goddess Durga responded to their prayer and appeared to fulfil their wishes. This is the only place in the country that matches the narration in Durga Saptshati. Shakti Ank of the religious book Kalyan also confirms that this particular place is a shaktipeeth. The Durga temple alongside a river at Kankhal in Haridwar, too, is said to be the worship place of these two people. However, the idol of Durga is not made of clay there. Though the temple of Daksha Prajapati is situated at Kankhal, Aami is said to be the Yagya sthal — pyre of Prajapati where his daughter Parvati, wife of lord Shiva gave her life after jumping into the fire. She did it since she could not take the insult of Shiva. The Puranas and related ancient stories say that this temple is situated on the pyre place of Daksha Prajapati.
Saran Gudgetier also affirms that this was the place of Raja Prajapati and the prayer spot of Raja Surath and Samadhi Vaishya. It is said that after Parvati jumped in the pyre, Shiva took her corpse and started a taandav dance to bring the world to an end. Seeing the dance, Lord Vishnu started cutting parts of Parvati’s body to mellow down Shiva. Wherever Parvati’s body parts fell, those places are considered to be Shakti peethas.
In Aami, the Kati-Pradesh (middle portion) of Parvati fell. Here the idol is in the shape of the vulva with nine pinds. A very strange speciality is that this temple is situated at a place from where Lord Shiva’s Pashupatinath temple in Kathmandu, Vishwanath temple in Varanasi and Baidyanath Dham in Deoghar are at an equal distance.
The temple is open for devotees from 9 AM to 12.30 PM and from 5 PM to 8 PM.
Navratri: As the temple is devoted to Goddess Ambika, Navratri is celebrated and there is one small Village fair also organized by the local people of Aami village.
Shivratri: Shivratri is organized with quite a lot of excitement among the local people, as this was the place where the marriage ceremony of Shiv and Sati took place.
Shiv-Vivah: This festival is of high importance being organized in the manner of the marriage of Shiv and Sati. From one side the Bride prepares and from one side comes the Groom; according to this a fairy marriage ceremony is organized in a holy hindu way.
Info on the deity – Specific to the temple deity
The main deity of Aami Temple is Goddess Ambika and the idol that people worship is completely made up of soil called “Pinda”.
Aami Temple By Road
The place featuring this temple is located at a distance of 37 km east of Chhapra & 4 km west of Dighwara. It is on National highway No 19, which is around 50 kms away from Patna, Bihar’s Capital town. From the state capital Patna, it is the place that comes in the route of Chapra, Siwan and Gopalganj. Buses going to these districts are carrying the passengers up to Aami. However, it is advised that before boarding to this place one should confirm about the stoppage of the bus with the bus conductor.
From Hajipur, Auto Rickshaws going to Dighwara is also an option. From Dighwara, one can get Tanga or Rickshaw as the distance is very short.
Aami Temple By Rail
The nearest railhead is the Dighwara Railway station at a distance of 5 kms from the temple.
Aami Temple By Air
The nearest airport is the Patna International Airport at a distance of 58 kms from the temple.
Aami Temple, Dighwara,Bihar
