Sree Maa Biraja Shakthi Peeth, Jajpur, Odissa

India / Orissa / Byasanagar / Jajpur Town
 temple, Shakti Peeth
Akshara SkPT028 - Shri Maa Biraja shakthi peeth, Jajpur Odissa is 28th Akshara Shakthi Peetam. Also known as Viraja or Girija shakti peetam wher e the nithamba (hip part) or Naabi (navel part) of sati devi fell down.PT Pithru dhosha - Parikara Temple for Pithru doshams, Pitapuram holds the Pada Gaya, the Sira Gaya is found in Bihar, the Nabhi Gaya is found here in the form of a well.Pitru pujas or darpanam famouse here.The Brahmayamala Tantra has a hymn, "Aadya Stotra", dedicated to Shakti. In the hymn, Vimala is the goddess of Puri and Viraja (Girija or Birija) is the goddess worshipped in the Utkala Kingdom, which became Odisha.
According to the Tantra Chudamani, Sati's navel fell in the Utkala Kingdom, also known as "Viraja kshetra". Adi Shankara, in his Ashtadasha Shakti Peetha Stuti describes the goddess as Girija. In Tantra literature, the Oddiyana Peetha (Devnagari:ओड़्याण पीठ) is located in eastern India near the Vaitarani River (an Oddiyana is an ornament worn by a woman around her navel).So this peeth has names viraja/biraja peet, utkal peet, utkal peet.
Body Part(Anga) - Naabi (navel part) or Nithamba (hip). Anga Devi - Kali/ Virajaa. Akshara -da/dam. Akshara Devi - dangarini/ kriyasaraswathi. Bairav - Asitang bhairav. Sakthi Peetam - Girija/ Viraja Peetam. Dharshan - Gives dharshan as Mahisasur mardini. Lalitha Sahasranama -"naabyaalavaala romaali lathaphala kuchathvayee" "நாப்⁴யாலவாலரோமாளிலதாப²லகுசத்³வயீ
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Location: located in Jajpur (about 125 kilometres (78 mi) north of Bhubaneswar), Odisha,
This temple is also called Biraja Devi or Girija Devi temple. It is one of 51 shakthi pentagrams and it is where Sati's navel fell. The temple was built in 13th century. Jajpur town has grown around temples. The main temple is that of Birajadevi(biraja mandir). Mounted on a lion she carries a spear with one arm and holds the tail of Mahishasur with the other. Festivals are held at Durga Puja & Kali Puja.Jajpur is another Hindu pilgrimage. It was named after king Jajati Keshari. In course of time this became Jajpur. It was once the capital of Orissa. Its distance from Calcutta 337 km, Cuttack is another 72 km and Bhubaneswar 100 km more. Navi gaya is found here inside the temple. The materials put in the Navi Gaya is supposed to go to Samudra(Sea). Car festival is also seen here during Durga Puja.The murti of maa birja is famous as it is a dwei bhuja mahisha mardini rupa.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biraja_Temple
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Coordinates:   20°50'1"N   86°20'17"E

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  • THIS IS ONE OF THE ANCIENT TEMPLE IN ORISSA.
  • jajpur is a place like heaven for goddes MAA BIRAJA in odisha and it is also known as abhinav jajatikeshari,which is not known to others.This is the fact.
  • Jajpur-The place of Maa Biraja,is famous for biraja temple. Welcome Everyone to maa's temple.
  • Maa Biraja is the most powerful goddess in the Universe.
  • This temple is dedicated to Maa Sati/Parvati. The form is of Mahishasurmardini. Daksh was the father of Parvati in her previous birth Sati. He organized a great yagya and when Sati got the news of this yagya she took interest to go there without any invitation, Shiv ordered her not to go there as it will cause harm and insult, but Sati didn't stopped and because of anger she showed her 10 Mahavidya avatar(refer to Wikipedia) and told Shiv that she will go inspite of his disapproval, when she reached the spot and seeing her her father Prajapati Daksh insulted both Sati and Shiv, she didn't beard this atrocities, she showed herself as Adishakti Durga and cursed her father and through her powers she destroyed herself and at last her body was destroyed by Vishnu and wherever her body parts had fall, these became Shakti Peeth and in Jajpur her Navel fell so we all worship her as Maa Biraja...
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