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[[File:Maushi Maa Temple, Puri, Odisha.JPG|thumb| Mausi Maa temple]]<br />
The '''Mausi Maa temple''' is situated at the mid-way of the [[Bada danda]] (Grand road) of [[Puri]]. It is a small temple dedicated to Goddess Ardhashini.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mausi Maa Temple Puri |url=https://purimarkets.com/MausiMaaTemplePuri.aspx |access-date=2024-10-08 |website=purimarkets.com}}</ref><br />
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As per [[Jagannath]] [[mythology]], once Goddess [[Lakshmi]] Devi left [[Jagannath Temple, Puri|Shri Mandira]], and thus [[Jagannath]] and [[Balabhadra]] become poor and had to go out for begging. When [[Jagannath]] and [[Balabhadra]] were out during that time, [[Subhadra]] Devi was staying with Mausi Maa (Maternal Aunt).<br />
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Mausi Maa is also termed as [[Ardhashosini]]. It has been mentioned in the Vaisanava Kanda of the [[Skanda Purana]] that Goddess [[Ardhashosini]] drank half of the sea water that flooded [[Puri]] and saved the abode of Shri [[Jagannath]]. Goddess [[Ardhashosini]] with Kapalamochana [[Shiva]], act as the guardians of the [[Shree Kshetra]].<br />
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During the return journey (''Bahuda yatra'') of [[Ratha yatra]] festival, the chariot of Shri [[Jagannath]] stops at Mausi Maa temple and the deity is offered with their favourite Poda Pitha, a kind of baked cake made in lentils and rice .<br />
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{{Shakti temples in Odisha}}<br />
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[[Category:Hindu temples in Puri]]<br />
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