Karota Shakti Peeth

 
Karota Shakti Peeth

Karota Shakti Peeth is among the 51 Shakti Peeth of Maa Sati. It is said that, the left Anklet of Maa Sati fell here, 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 Left Ankle, this temple was constructed. Karota Shakti Peeth is located 28 km distance from interior Sherpur upazila, Bogra District of Bangladesh. Here the idol of Maa Sati is called as Aparna and the lord Shiva is worshipped as Vaman Bhairav. Aparna is another form of goddesses Shakti. It is a very ancient temple and therefore the importance of this temple among the people is immense. Around the vicinity of this holy site, there are many other temples too, but the most distinct among them is the Karota Temple only.