page_title: Taratarini Temple
section_title: Festivals
hierarchical_section_title: Taratarini Temple / Festivals
caption_attribution_description: English: Tweet Text: ପବିତ୍ର ଚୈତ୍ର ପର୍ବ ଉପଲକ୍ଷେ ମା' ତାରାତାରିଣୀଙ୍କ ପୀଠ ସଜେଇ ହୋଇ ବେଶ ମନୋରମ ଲାଗୁଛି। ମା'ଙ୍କ ଆଶୀର୍ବାଦ ଲାଭ କରିବାକୁ ଆସୁଥିବା ଶ୍ରଦ୍ଧାଳୁମାନଙ୍କ ପାଇଁ ଏହା ଏକ ଦିବ୍ୟ ତଥା ଆଧ୍ୟାତ୍ମିକ ପରିବେଶ ଭେଟିଦେବ।
context_page_description: The Taratarini Temple on the Kumari hills at the bank of the River Rushikulya near Brahmapur city in Ganjam District, Odisha, India is worshiped as the Breast Shrine and manifestations of Adi Shakti. The Tara Tarini Shakti Peetha is one of the oldest pilgrimage centers of the Mother Goddess and is one of four major ancient Tantra Peetha and Shakti Peethas in India.
  The mythological texts recognize four major Shakti Peethas: Tara Tarini, near Brahmapur; Bimala inside the Jagannath Temple, Puri; Kamakhya, near Guwahati; and Dakshina Kalika in Kolkata. There are 52 other sacred Shakti Peethas, which originated from the limbs of Mata Sati's corpse in the Satya Yuga.
context_section_description: This Chaitra Parba/Chaitra Mela/Chaitra Yatra is the most important among the festivals, celebrated at the Tara Tarini Hill Shrine.
  It takes place on each Tuesday of the month of Chaitra, i.e., during mid-March to mid-April (according to the English calendar). Lakhs of devotees come from every corner of world to have darshan of the Tara Tarini and perform their Manasika after fulfillment of their desires. Grand congregations take place on the first, second, third and fourth Tuesdays. On Tuesday, the shrine remains open for the Darshan of the deities from 1.00 AM (mid-night on Monday) till 11 PM (of Tuesday). During that period, Pahada (daytime rest) of the deities is confined to night-time only. Devotees come to offer the first bunch of hair of the newborn babies with the belief that goddesses Tara Tarini will protect the newborns from all evils and ensure their well-being.
  Also in each sankrati(1st day of solar Hindu month), special pujas are done in temple.
caption: Taratarini temple at night on Chaitra festival
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