Place : Trincomalee (Sri lanka)
Part of the Body Fallen : Groin
Name of Shakti : Shankari Devi
Description :
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 Lanka
Country: Sri Lanka
Nearest Airport: China Bay Airport(TRR / VCCT)
Built-In: 17th century
Built-By: In 1952 by local Hindu Tamil people
Deity: Mahadevi
Architectural Styles:Dravidian
Festivals: NavaratriDurga PujaLakshmi PujaKali PujaSaraswati PujaTeejShakti Peetha
Temple Timings:6:00 am to 06:00 pm
Best Time To Visit: may to june