Attahas, Katwa

Shakta pitha in West Bengal

Attahas Temple

Attahas temple

Religion
Affiliation| Hinduism
District| Purba Bardhaman
Deity| Sati
Location
Location| Dakhsindihi, Ketugram II CD block
State| West Bengal
Country|  India

Location in West Bengal

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Attahas, Katwa (India)

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Geographic coordinates| 23°41′37″N 88°01′20″E﻿ / ﻿23.693508°N 88.022303°E﻿ / 23.693508; 88.022303

The temple of Attahas, is believed to be one of the 51 Shakta pithas at which the body parts and jewelry of the Hindu goddess Shakti fell to Earth.[1] The goddess is so large that the lower lip is about 15 to 18 feet wide. The temple is a site of Hindu pilgrimage throughout the year. December is a particularly popular time for visitors to picnic at the site.

## Location

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The temple is located in Labhpur in Birbhum district. The temple is situated at 1.2 km north-east from Labpur railway station. There is another Attahas in Ketugram, Katwa. But as Ketugram has one Shakta pitha Bahula, so it can not have two Shakta pithas side by side.

## The Attahas shrine as a Shakta pitha

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Main articles: Daksha Yaga and Shakta pithas

Shiva carrying the corpse of Sati Devi

Attahas Sanskrit comes from Atta and Hasa (laughter) meaning extreme loud laughter. The temple of Attahas is considered as a Shakta pitha. Shakta pithas are shrines that are prominent places of worship for the Shakta sect (Shaktism) of Hinduism. These are places where the body parts of Sati Devi's corpse fell when Lord Shiva carried her body after her death. The place where her body parts fell were enshrined by the divine presence of Shakti. The story of origin is the mythology of Daksha yaga and Sati's self immolation. The Lips of Sati Devi is said to have fallen here. Each Shakta pitha has a name for the Shakti an Kalabhairava associated with the temple. The Shakti of the Attahas shrine is addressed as Phullara and the Kalabhairava as Vishvesh.[2] There are 51 Shakta pithas linking to the 51 alphabets in Sanskrit.

## See also

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* Fullara, near Labhpur

## References

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1. ^ "Tourism". Burdwan District.
2. ^ "Kottiyoor Devaswam Temple Administration Portal". Kottiyoor Devaswam. Retrieved July 20, 2013.

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