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Tristrota Shakti Peeth, West Bengal
Tristrota Shakti Peeth is located on the banks of Tista River in Shalbari village of Falakata in Jalpaiguri district in West Bengal. Here the idol of Maa Sati is called as Goddess Bhramari / Bumblebee and the lord Shiva is worshipped as Ishwar (form of Lord Shiva).
Tristrota Shakti Peeth, West Bengal
Tristrota Shakti Peeth is located on the banks of Tista River in Shalbari village of Falakata in Jalpaiguri district in West Bengal. Here the idol of Maa Sati is called as Goddess Bhramari / Bumblebee and the lord Shiva is worshipped as Ishwar (form of Lord Shiva).
History and Significance
History to this place dates back in the time when it is said that the thumb of her left leg of Maa Sati fell to this place, when lord Vishnu in order to relieve lord Shiva from grief of losing his wife Sati, used his ‘Sudarshan Chakra’ to incise maa Sati Body. Then, at the place of fall of thumb of her left leg, this temple was constructed.
There is a famous story behind this Shakti Peeth. It is said that once a very cruel demon called as Arunasura used to live in the world. His power grew so much that he started fighting devas in heaven and forced to leave the heaven. He did not even spared the families of the devas. After suffering from so much pain and agony, the wives of devas could bear more trauma, and in search of respite they came to Maa Bhramari. It is said that Maa Sati turned herself into numerous bees and protect the wives of devas, also the bees attached the Demon and killed him. From the day, the name of Maa Sati is named as ‘Maa Bhramari’.
As known in Hinduism, Goddess Bhramari’s central heart ‘chakra’, possessing 12 petals, builds the antibodies to guard humans from disease and from external attacks of negativities like bacteria or virus.
Tristrota Shakti Peeth, West Bengal
Temple Festivals
Navaratri is celebrated in Ashwija masa (Sep- Oct). Special pujas and Yagnas are held during Navaratri. Another festival known as “Kumbham” is celebrated in Chaitra (Mar- April) every year. Some of the other festivals celebrated are Makara Sankranti, Sharad Poornima, Deepavali, Somvati Amavasya and Ram Navami.
How to Reach
There are regular buses to Falakata village. Direct trains are also available to Jalpaiguri, which is the nearest railway station. Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose airport is the nearest airport and national as well as international flights are available till here.
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Unlike quite the other few temples which were difficult to access I found access to this temple very convenient this time. It was not too crowded when i went and this gave me ample time to explore the place. I was told that a lot of people come during the months of September and October when they celebrate Navatri and a lot of Puja and Homas are done during that period and the devotees offer milk and sweets to please the god.
We visited this temple during Navaratri and had a very good experience. Though it was crowded ,it was so well organised that they made sure we got ample time to stand in front of the main deity. Pujas and homas were going on throughout the day , devotees were singing and praying and the whole experience was indeed something i will always remember. It is said that praying here helps one to remove the negative energy and keeps you away from all kind of illness.
I visited this temple with my mother couple of years ago and even today my mother has such fond memories of this temple. We dint have any problem to reach this temple and it was a very simple temple. The pujari was extremely nice and did pujas for us and gave us prasadam which made us feel very satisfied. Maa shakthi which is the main idol here is considered very powerful and helps to remove all the diseases.
The Tristrota temple is a very beautiful temple located in West Bengal. The deity of Maa Sati remits so much of positive energy in the temple. Maa Sati is called the Goddess Bhramari and it is believed that the thumb of her left leg fell at this place. The historic story behind this temple is also amazing. A great experience.
Went to this temple with my family recently during Navaratri. What a splendid experience we had. The temple was filled with devotees. It was so beautifully decorated with flowers. The deity looked so real and was glowing . I simply could not take my eyes off. The sound of the Bhajans, music and drums even now still rings in my ear. This is surely something i can always cherish for many years to come.