Shaktipeeth Shri Hinglaj Mata Mandir — Attraction in Liari Tehsil

Hinglaj Mata also known as Hinglaj Devi, Hingula Devi and Nani Mandir, is a Hindu temple in Hinglaj, a town on the Makran coast in the Lasbela district of Balochistan, and is the middle of the Hingol National Park. It is one of the 51 Shakti Peethas in Shaktism denomination of Hinduism. It is one of the three Shakti Peethas in Pakistan, other two being Shivaharkaray and Sharada Peeth. It is a form of Durga or Devi in a mountain cavern on the banks of the Hingol River. Over the last three decades the place has gained increasing popularity and became a unifying point of reference for Pakistan's many Hindu communities. Hinglaj Yatra is the largest Hindu pilgrimage in Pakistan. More than 250,000 people take part in the Hinglaj Yathra during the spring.

ETYMOLOGY-

The shrine is in a small natural cave. There is a low mud altar. There is no man-made image of the goddess. A small divine form of Hinglaj Mata is worshipped. The stone is smeared with sindoor (vermilion), which possibly gives the location its Sanskrit name Hingula, which is the root of the present-day name Hinglaj.

LOCATION-

The cave temple of Hinglaj Mata is in a narrow gorge in the remote, hilly area of Lyari Tehsil in Balochistan. It is 250 kilometres (160 mi) to the northwest, 12 miles (19 km) inland from the Arabian Sea and 80 miles (130 km) to the west of the mouth of the Indus. It is at the end of a range of Kirthar Mountains, in the Makran desert stretch, on the west bank of Hingol River. The area is under the Hingol National Park.

Other places of worship in and around Hinglaj are Ganesh Deva, Mata Kali, Gurugorakh Nath Dooni, Braham Kudh, Tir Kundh, Gurunanak Kharao, Ramjarokha Bethak, Aneel Kundh On Chorasi Mountain, Chandra Goop, Khaririver and Aghore Pooja.

SIGNIFICANT-

Hinglaj Mata is said to be very powerful deity who bestows good to all her devotees. While Hinglaj is her main temple, temples dedicated to her exist in neighbouring Indian states Gujarat and Rajasthan. The shrine is known as Hingula, Hingalaja, Hinglaja, and Hingulata in Hindu scriptures, particularly in Sanskrit. The goddess is known as Hinglaj Mata (the Mother Hinglaj), Hinglaj Devi (the Goddess Hinglaj), Hingula Devi (the red goddess or the Goddess of Hingula) and Kottari or Kotavi.

The chief legend of Hinglaj Mata relates to the creation of the Shakti Peethas. Sati, daughter of Prajapati Daksha, was married to the god Shiva against his wishes. Daksha organized a great yajna but did not invite Sati and Shiva. Uninvited, Sati reached the yajna-site, where Daksha ignored Sati and vilified Shiva. Unable to withstand this insult, Sati immolated herself activating her chakras, (energy generated through her anger).

Sati died, but her corpse did not burn. Shiva (as Virabhadra) slew Daksha for being responsible for Sati's death and forgave him, resurrecting him. The wild, grief-stricken Shiva wandered the universe with Sati's corpse. Finally, the god Vishnu dismembered the body of Sati into 108 parts, from which 52 fell on earth and others on other planets in the universe which became Shakti Peethas, temple to a form of the Goddess.

Shiva is also worshiped at each Shakti Pitha in the form of Bhairava, the male counterpart or guardian of the presiding goddess of the Pitha. The head of Sati is believed to have...

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It's first Sakti pith So many temple are the Sakti peeth of Hingraj maa 1)

Hinglaj (Sindhi: هنگلاج, Urdu: ﮨنگلاج, Sanskrit: हिङ्ग्लाज, Hindi: हिंगलाज) is an important Hindu pilgrimage place in Balochistan, Pakistan and Kuldevi of many Kshatriya and other Hindu Communities of India. It is situated in Balochistan province about 250 km north of Karachi.

Hinglaj Mata is a Hindu temple in Hinglaj, a town on the Makran coast in the Lasbela district of Balochistan, Pakistan. It is one of the Shakti Peethas of Goddess Sati. According to a legend, when goddess Sati, the consort of god Shiva, burnt herself in response to her father's anger at her for not inviting Shiva to a Vedic sacrifice ceremony and having insulted her husband, too. On learning of her death, Lord Shiva became furious and started to create disasters, problems, violence, and sufferings in the world. Later, he lost all interest in the world and wandered, carrying the burnt body of Sati in his arms. In order to quell his rage and calm his sorrow, Lord Vishnu took his discus Sudarshana and cut the body of Sati into 51 pieces which all fell at different parts of the Earth. Hindus believe that the head of Sati fell in the area of Hinglaj Mata in Baluchistan, present-day Pakistan. Thus, this area is a revered pilgrimage site for Hindus. Muslim access to the site has been restricted by the Government of Pakistan. 2) Jamnagar 3) near to Aashapura maa temple Kutch 4) Rajasthan 5) bhadeli jagalala hingraj Valsad 6) veraval near to shomnath temple And many more Jay...

I got to know about this place after exploring Shakti Peeth Temple of Hindus.This is among the 51 Maha Shaki Peeth of Devi(Goddess). Many of them are located in India including few temples in Pakistan, China , Srilanka, Nepal.

DEVI SHATI was the wife of LORD SHIVA. She was the daughter of Prajapati Daksha who was a Brahmin priest and son of Brahma. She was destined to marry Shiva. But, Daksha disliked Shiva for his appearance. Daksha insulted the LORD SHIVA in front of his guests.Angered Sati took the form of the goddess Adi Parashakti and cursed her father after that she set herself burned to death.

Angered by the death of his wife, Shiva placed Sati's body on his shoulders and roamed about the universe. Seeing this, the gods eventually asked LORD VISHNU to help restore normalcy to SHIVA. Then, LORD VISHNU threw his Sudarshan Chakra and dismembered Sati's lifeless body. The 51 pieces of Sati's body and jewellery fell to the Earth. The places where the body and Jewellery of SATI'S body fell on Earth become Shakti Peeths.

Lord Shiva stayed in isolation until DEVI SATI reincarnated as PARVATI.

HERE, IT IS BELIEVED THAT THE "ANTERIOR FONTANLE"( upper part of head) OF LORD SATI HAD FALLEN.

Nice to see this place is in good condition and hope I will visit one day. Special thanks to MUSLIM brothers for their...