18 Shakti PeethasWORSHIP Trincomalee (Sri lanka) by The Source 8 months ago written by The Source 8 months ago 0 comment Bookmark Share 0FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail 77 FacebookXRedditPinterestEmail Place : Trincomalee (Sri lanka)Part of the Body Fallen : GroinName of Shakti : Shankari DeviDescription : The Shankari Devi temple is believed to be in Sri Lanka at Trimkomali. Currently, there is no temple available here and the temple is said to have been destroyed by the Portuguese between the 16th and 17th centuries.According to the priest’s account, the Portuguese who invaded the island in the 17th century completely cannon balled from their ship and demolished the cliff of the Devi temple. In its place stands a lonely pillar, like a silent spectator.The temple of Sankari devi which was exactly at the top of a hill was ruined by foreign invaders. However, Amma’s idol is said to have been preserved in the present temple, which is next to where the idol originally stood.Aadi Shankaracharya’s Stotram starts with Shankari Devi Shakthi Peeth. Here Devi Sati’s groin had fallen. Sati Devi is worshipped as Shankari Devi and Lord Shiva as Trikoneshwara.The temple is located in Trimkomali, or Trincomalee on the eastern coast of Sri Lanka. The place Trinconmalee means a triangular shaped hill (Tri- cona- malee or malai). The temple is well connected by roads. There is also a Kali temple which people visit enroute to Shankari Devi temple.About the Temple:Location: H6MW+335, Trincomalee, Sri LankaCountry: Sri LankaNearest Airport: China Bay Airport(TRR / VCCT)Built-In: 17th centuryBuilt-By: In 1952 by local Hindu Tamil peopleDeity: Mahadevi Architectural Styles:Dravidian Festivals: NavaratriDurga PujaLakshmi PujaKali PujaSaraswati PujaTeejShakti PeethaTemple Timings:6:00 am to 06:00 pmBest Time To Visit: may to june You Might Also Like Kolhapur (Maharastra) Pazhamudircholai Murugan Temple, Madurai Kalamassery Mahaganapathy Temple, Kerala Praddyumnam (West Bengal) Share 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestEmail The Source Follow Author previous post Discovering the Healing Properties of Mud Therapy next post Kanchi (Tamil nadu) You may also like Bookmark Jillellamudi 8 months ago Bookmark Vitthal Temple, Pandharpur – Maharashtra 8 months ago Bookmark Lakshmi Narasimhar Temple, Narasinghapuram – Tamil Nadu 8 months ago Bookmark Koodal Azhagar Temple, Madurai – Tamil Nadu 8 months ago Bookmark Dwarkadhish Temple, Dwarka – Gujarat 8 months ago Bookmark Bhadrachalam Temple, – Telangana 8 months ago Leave a Comment Cancel Reply Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Δ