| Maa Baglamukhi Mandir Nalkheda | |
|---|---|
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| Location | |
| Location | Nalkheda |
| State | Madhya Pradesh |
| Country | India |
| Coordinates | 23°50′29.66″N 76°14′1.51″E / 23.8415722°N 76.2337528°E |
The Bagalamukhi Temple, Nalkheda is a Hindu temple located on the banks of the Lakhundar River, a tributary of the Narmada River, in Nalkheda, a town in the Agar Malwa district of Madhya Pradesh, India.[1] It is dedicated to the goddess Bagalamukhi, one of the ten Tantric Mahavidya goddesses. She is associated with the colour yellow.[2]
History
The temple is popular at the time of the Navaratri festival. It is one of three in India noted historically as having shrines to Bagalamukhi, the others being in Datia and Bankhandi, Kangra, Himachal Pradesh.[3] It was restored in 1815.[4]
Architecture
The unique feature of the temple is the central icon being a triad, with Parvati in the center in form of Baglamukhi, along with goddess Lakshmi and Saraswati.[1][3] Symbolizing the presence of the trinity goddesses in form of syambhu Baglamukhi. There are also statues of the deities Krishna, Hanuman and Bhairav at the temple.[4]
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Vora, Mehul (2023). Secret Goddesses of Tantra - An Esoteric Understanding of Tantra and Philosophical Interpretation of Dasha Mahavidya. StoryMirror Infotech Pvt. Limited. p. 287. ISBN 978-93-953-7421-7.
- ↑ Kinsley, David R. (1998). Tantric Visions of the Divine Feminine: The Ten Mahāvidyās. Motilal Banarsidass Publ. p. 193. ISBN 978-81-208-1522-3.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Saluja, Kuldeep (13 March 2021). Impact of Vaastu on Nations, Religious & Historical Places. Diamond Pocket Books Pvt Ltd. p. 181. ISBN 978-93-90504-86-2.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Saxena Malit (25 March 2016). "Baglamukhi mata mandir nalkheda" (in Hindi). Patrika.com. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
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