Nalhati Nalateshwari - Nalahati Shakti Peetha

• Greatness:

► Nalhati Nalateshwari (Shakti Peetha)
(Birbhum district, West Bengal)

- The temple can be visited from Rampurhat (16 km), Tarapith (22 km) and Birbhum (65 km).

☗ Eastern extension of Chhotonagpur Plateau
(Rarh Uplands)

(Peetha Nirnaya Tantra)

• Devi: Devi abides in Nalhati as Nalahati Shakti Peetha (identified with Nalhati Nalateshwari).
- Nalhati Nalateshwari Temple

नलाहाट्यां नलापातो योगीशो भैरवस्तथा ।
तत्र सा कालिका देवी सर्वसिद्धिप्रदायिका ॥
- Shakti Peetha Stotram - verse 48 (Nalhati has the Nalahati Shakti Peetha where the Nalaa of Devi had fallen)

(Peetha Nirnaya Tantra)

▬ Nalahati Shakti Peetha: I meditate on the Nalahati Shakti Peetha where the Nalaa (Tubular Bone) of Devi had fallen. The Devi there is known as Kalika and the Bhairava is called Yogisha.
(Peetha Nirnaya Tantra - Shakti Peetha Stotram - verse 48)

• Temples and Places:

Presence of Devi in Nalhati:
• Nalahati Shakti Peetha: The Nalaa (Tubular Bone) of Devi had fallen here. The Devi is known as Kalika and the Bhairava is called Yogisha. (Peetha Nirnaya Tantra)
► Nalhati - Devi Nalateshwari Temple (Birbhum district, West Bengal) Nalhati Devi Nalateshwari Temple is identified with the Nalahati Shakti Peetha mentioned in the Peetha Nirnaya Tantra.

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