Badimalika Temple
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Badamalika temple | |
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Seti | |
Country | Nepal |
Geographic coordinates | 29°20′49″N 81°28′39″E / 29.346916°N 81.477488°E |
Architecture | |
Type | Pagoda Style |
Badimalika Temple is a Hindu temple. It is located in
Triveni Municipality, Bajura district of Sudurpashchim Province. It is one of the major temples in Nepal.[2] It is dedicated to Bhagwati. Malika Chaturdashi is its major festival. It is served by two priests, one representing the Kalikot district, and the other Bajura district .[3]
Badimalika Triveni Patan OST by BEAIM.
Story
According to Hindu legend, when
Sati Devi's father Daksha Prajapati was performing a yagya, he invited all the Gods except Mahadev to the ceremony.[4] Sati went to her father's yagya ceremony and asked him why he had not invited her husband. Daksha Prajapati answered that Mahadev drank alcohol, smoked ganja
, slept in cemeteries, wore a serpent around his neck, had dreadlocks, covered his body with ash, and wore tiger hide, hence he was unsuitable to attend such an important yagya. Unable to tolerate this insult to her husband, Sati jumped into the yagya fire and gave up her life.
Mahadev was so angered by her death that he sent Birbhadra and
Shakti Peethas, places of worship. In this process, her left shoulder fell on the Mallagiri mountain. Mallagiri was then referred to as Malika.[3][5]
References
- ^ "धार्मिक स्थलहरु" (in Nepali). www.fwdc.gov.np.
- ^ "Badimalika Temple Tour". www.ecotrek.com.np. Retrieved 2020-09-12.
- ^ a b "सबै भाकल पुरा हुने पृथ्वीको स्वर्ग: बडीमालिका" (in Nepali). Laltinkhabar.
- ^ "The Story of Sati and her Sacrifice". www.theholidayspot.com. Retrieved 2020-09-03.
- ^ "Badimalika Temple : हाम्रो सुन्दर बडीमालिका मन्दिर/ पाटन". www.govserv.org.