Vaishno Devi

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Vaishno Devi (also known as Mata Rani, Trikuta, Ambe and Vaishnavi) is a manifestation of the Hindu mother goddess. She is worshipped as a combined avatar of the goddesses Mahakali, Mahalakshmi, and Mahasarasvati.[1][2][3]

Origin

Purāṇa

In the Varāha Purāṇa's Triśakti Māhātmya, she originated from the goddess Trikalā and slayed the asura Mahiṣāsura on Śataśṛṅga Parvata where the current Trikūṭa Dhāma of Vaiṣṇōdēvī is situated.[4]

Pāñcarātra

The Lakṣmīnārāyaṇa Saṃhitā's Kṛtayuga Santāna and Dvāparayuga Santāna calls her "Māṇikī", the Śakti of Kalki, as she resides on Māṇika Parvata.[5]

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A view of Vaishno Devi Bhawan

Mythology

It is said that when Bhairavnath ran after Vaishno Devi to catch her, she approached a cave in the hills and summoned Hanuman. She told him, "I would do penance in this cave for nine months, till then you should not allow Bhairavnath to enter the cave." Hanuman obeyed her orders. Today the cave is known as Ardha Kunwari.[6]

Temple

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The Vaishno Devi temple in 2008

The Vaishno Devi Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to the goddess located in Katra, Jammu and Kashmir.[7][8][9] The Shakta tradition considered it to be 1 of the 108 Shakti Peethas dedicated to goddess Durga.[10] Every year millions of visitors visit the temple.[11][12] Authors Michael Barnett and Janice Gross Stein observe that the "Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine in Jammu has an annual income of about $16 million, mainly from offerings by devotees".[13]

Saints such as Vivekananda have visited the temple.[14]

See also

References

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