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Manivedika Shakti Peeth

 
Manivedika Shakti Peeth

Manivedika Shakti Peeth is among the 51 Shakti Peeth of Maa Sati. It is said that, the wrist 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 wrist, this temple was constructed. Manivedika Shakti Peeth is situated in Sitakunda station of Gayatri hills near Pushkar and 11 km north-west of Ajmer, Rajasthan, India. Here the idol of maa Sati is called as ‘Gayatri’ and the lord Shiva is worshipped as ‘Sarvananda’. There is a temple which is dedicated Maa Sati and it is called as Manivedika temple. Meaning of Gayatri is Saraswati. Saraswati is the goddess of Knowledge in Hindu culture.