Bhabanipur Shaktipeeth

Bhabanipur Temple
Bhabanipur Temple Location within Bangladesh
Name
Bengali	ভবানীপুর শক্তিপীঠ
Geography
Coordinates	24°32′59″N 89°25′57″E / 24.5497°N 89.4326°E / 24.5497; 89.4326Coordinates: 24°32′59″N 89°25′57″E / 24.5497°N 89.4326°E / 24.5497; 89.4326
Country	Bangladesh
District	Bogra
Location	Sherpur, Bogra
History and governance
Website	bhabanipur-shaktipeeth.net

Bhabanipur (Bengali: ভবানীপুর) is a sacred site around Karatoyatat located about 28 kilometres (17 mi) from Sherpur Upazila of Bogra District, Rajshahi Division, Bangladesh. It is one of the Shakti Peethas of the Indian subcontinent.

According to the Mahabharata, in the Satya Yuga, King Daksha arranged a ritual called Yagna in which her daughter Goddess Sati and Her husband Shiva was not invited. Still Goddess Sati attended the function. Unable to bear the insult towards Her husband Lord Shiva, Goddess Sati protested by sacrificing Herself into the fire of the Yagna. Enraged with grief, Lord Shiva started the dance of destruction across the Universe with the corpse of Goddess Sati on His shoulder. To stop this, Lord Vishnu cut the corpse of Goddess Sati with the Sudharshan Chakra and as a result the various pieces of Goddess Sati's body and Her ornaments fell at various places of the Indian subcontinent. These places are now known as Shakti Peethas. Shakti Peethas are holy abode of the Mother Goddess. Each temple have shrines for Shakti and Kalabhairava. The Shakti of Bhabanipur shrine is addressed as "Aparna" and the "Bhairava" as "Vaman". It is believed that Sati Devi's Left anklet fell here.

The Shakti devi here is called Aparna and the Bhairava is Vaman. The part of "Sati" Maa Tara's body fell at Bhabanipur could be left anklet (ornament), ribs of left chest, right eye, or bedding (according to various sources).

Being a Shakti Peeth, Bhabanipur is a historic place of pilgrimage for the followers of Hinduism. There are numerous temples at this Shakti-peeth premises which are visited by pilgrims from all over the country and abroad, irrespective of sectarian differences.