Thursday, 16 October 2014

The Kachakanti temple (mandir) is a Hindu temple dedicated to the mother goddess "Kachakanti" one of the oldest temple in Barak Valley located at a distance of 11 Km. from Silchar (Udarbund) which ishistorical & most celebrated temple of South Assam, India. The mother goddess "Kachakanti” is said to be amalgamation of two powerful Hindu deities: mother Durga and mother Kali. The goddessassociated with empowerment of shakti. Goddess "Kachakanti" most common four armed, shows each hand carrying variously a sword, a severed head etc. She is represented as the consort of Lord Shiva, on whose body she is being seen standing. Shiva lies in the path of Kali, whose foot on Shiva subdues her anger. It is the main temple in a complex another is Shiva temple. It is an important pilgrimage destination for ethnically Bengali and Hindu people in the district. Reaching Udarbund is easy, it is 354 kilometres south east of Guwahati. By Air, By Train and By Bus are the three major mode of transport in the valley. The mantra for worship is called Devi Argala Stotram.Sanskrit: सर्वमङ्गलमाङ्गल्ये शिवे सर्वार्थसाधिके ।शरण्ये त्र्यम्बके गौरि नारायणि नमोऽस्तु ते ॥ॐ जयंती मंगल काली भद्रकाली कपालिनी ।दुर्गा क्षमा शिवा धात्री स्वाहा स्वधा नमोऽस्तुते ॥

The Kachakanti temple (mandir) is a Hindu temple dedicated to the mother goddess "Kachakanti" one of the oldest temple in Barak Valley located at a distance of 11 Km. from Silchar (Udarbund) which is historical & most celebrated temple of South Assam, India. The mother goddess "Kachakanti” is said to be amalgamation of two powerful Hindu deities: mother Durga and mother Kali. The goddess
associated with empowerment of shakti. Goddess "Kachakanti" most common four armed, shows each hand carrying variously a sword, a severed head etc. She is represented as the consort of Lord Shiva, on whose body she is being seen standing. Shiva lies in the path of Kali, whose foot on Shiva subdues her anger. It is the main temple in a complex another is Shiva temple. It is an important pilgrimage destination for ethnically Bengali and Hindu people in the district. Reaching Udarbund is easy, it is 354 kilometres south east of Guwahati. By Air, By Train and By Bus are the three major mode of transport in the valley.
The mantra for worship is called Devi Argala Stotram.
Sanskrit: सर्वमङ्गलमाङ्गल्ये शिवे सर्वार्थसाधिके ।
शरण्ये त्र्यम्बके गौरि नारायणि नमोऽस्तु ते ॥
ॐ जयंती मंगल काली भद्रकाली कपालिन
ी ।
दुर्गा क्षमा शिवा धात्री स्वाहा स्वधा नमोऽस्तु
ते ॥
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The Kachakanti temple

1 comment:

  1. I visited today this temple. So calm and serene atmosphere out here. Maa Kachakanti Idol is so beautiful and graceful that any devotee will praise Her piously.

    Lovely place, I liked it.
    May Mother Kachakanti bless Her every child.
    Thank you.
    Siddhartha Chakraborty.
    Siliguri. WB.

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