Prayaga (Uttar Pradesh)

Place : Prayaga (Uttar Pradesh)
Part of the Body Fallen : Fingers
Name of Shakti : Madhaveswari Devi
Description :
Prayaga Madhaveswari is one of the 18 Shaktippethas. She is also called as Alopi mata / Lalita
Sthala Purana of Prayaga : Prayaga means Prakrishta Yaga, that means it is the place where Lord Brahma did a very great Yaga. Hence its name became Prayaga. Prayaga is considered as one of the Sapta mokshapuras. This place is also called as Theertharaj, that means king of all theerthas. Another important point is, this is the place of Triveni Sangamam. Generally we consider the confluence of two water flows as a holy place. But, here we can see the confluence of three holy rivers, Ganges, Yamuna and Saraswati. All the three rivers have their importance individually. Hence the confluence became very very holy place. One should take a holy bath here when visited this place. Here Kumbhmela will be conducted for every 12 years.

Sthala Purana of Alopi Shaktippeth:

There are mainly three stories about the word Alopi. They are,
1)Alopi means the one who disappeared. After Sati dahana and Dhaksha Yagna destruction, Lord Siva disturbed mentally and lifted Satidevi’s body and roaming without any destination. Lord Vishnu cut Sati devi body parts by using Sudarshana Chakra. Every place, where Satidevi’s body part fell, became a Shaktipeeth. Prayaga is the last place, where last part of Sati devi’s body fell on ground. Here Sati devi body became disappeared, hence the name Alopi.

About the Temple:

Location: CVVC+J84, Alopi Bagh, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh 211006
Country: India
Nearest Airport: Allahabad Airport (IXD)
Built-In: 1771–1772.
Built-By: Shreenath Mahadji Shinde
Deity: Alopi devi
Architectural Styles:
Festivals: Navrathri,Kumbh Mela
Temple Timings:4.00 AM – 10.00 PM .