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The shrine is located in a small natural cave, with a low mud altar. There is no man-made image of the goddess. A small shapeless stone is worshipped as Hinglaj Mata. The stone is smeared with Sindoor (vermilion), which possibly gives the Sanskrit name Hingula, which is the root of the present-day name Hinglaj. [The Hingol river runs nearby.] Hinglaj is an important Shakti Peetha, where the head of Sati fell after being carried around by the grief-stricken Shiva, until Vishnu dismembered her body into 52 parts, each of which became Shakti Peetha, temple to a form of the Goddess. A list of Shakti Peethas in comments. Thanks to Yona Yavana. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hinglaj_Mata#Religious_significance_and_legends
Posted on: Mon, 15 Sep 2014 01:26:07 +0000

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