Chandranath temple is a holy place for Hindu Religious people and also very attractive tourist spot for others. It is situated on the top of 350 metres high hill of Chandranath. It is a famous Shakti Peeth.
Every year lakhs of people come in this temple to join Shiva Chaturdashi Puja from all over the country. The temple commands a panoramic view and its surroundings are enchanting. The temple's ancient chariot is well known for its wood carvings.
This is famous for the chandranath hindu temple, one of the oldest temple in the subcontinent and the Buddhist temple with a footprint of Lord Buddha.
Bangladesh. Maa Sati's right arm fell here. Sati is called Bhawani and Lord Shiva is called Chadrashekhar here. This place is called Maa Bhawani Shaktipeeth. This Shaktipeeth is worshipped for wisdom.
Chandranath Temple (Bengali: চন্দ্রনাথ মন্দির), located on top of the Chandranath hill, is a famous Shakti Peeth located near Sitakunda in Bangladesh where, as per Hindu sacred texts, the right arm of Goddess Sati fell. Sitakunda Chandranath Temple is a holy place of pilgrimage.
Sati, was the first wife of Shiva as the first incarnation of Parvati. She was the daughter of King Daksha and Queen (the daughter of Brahma).She committed self-immolation at the sacrificial fire of a yagna performed by her father Daksha as she felt seriously distraught by her fathers insult of her husband and also to her by not inviting both of them for the yagna.
Shiva was so grieved after hearing of the death of his wife that he danced around the world in a Tandav Nritya ("devastating penance? ) or dance of destruction) carrying Sati's dead body over his shoulders.
Perturbed by this situation and in order to bring Shiv to a state of normalcy, it was then Vishnu who decided to used his Sudarshan Chakra (the rotating knife s carried on his finger tip).
He dismembered Sati?s body with the chakra into several pieces and wherever her body fell on the earth, the place was consecrated as a divine shrine Shakthi Peeth with deities of Sati (Parvati) and Shiva.
Do:
- Do pray your Ishta Devata before pilgrimage to Temple.
- Do contact Temple Devasthanam information centre for enquiry, temple information and for Pooja details etc.
- Do reserve your travel and accommodation at Temple well in advance.
- Do bath and wear clean clothes before you enter the temple.
- Do concentrate on God and Goddess inside the temple.
- Do maintain silence and recite your Istamantram to yourself inside the temple.
- Do observe ancient custom and traditions while in Temple.
- Do respect religious sentiments at Temple.
- Do deposit your offerings in the hundi only.
Don't s:
- Do not come to Temple for any purpose other than worshipping of God and Goddess.
- Do not smoke at Temple.
- Do not consume alcoholic drinks at Temple.
- Do not eat non-vegetarian food in the Kshetram.
- Do not approach mediators for quick Darshanam. It may cause inconvenient to others.
- Do not carry any weapon inside the temple.
- Do not wear any head guards like helmets, caps, turbans and hats inside the temple premises.
- Do not perform Sastanga Pranama inside the Sanctum Sanctorum.
- Do not take much time while performing Sparsa Darshanam to God in Garbhagriha.
- Do not buy spurious prasadams from street vendors.
- Do not encourage beggars at Temple.
- Do not spit or create nuisance in the premises of the temple.