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Pandua · West Bengal

Sri Shrinkhala Devi Shakti Pitha

Sri Shrinkhala Devi Shakti Pitha — Pradyumna-nagar (modern Pandua, Hooghly District, West Bengal)

Shrinkhala Devi — Pradyumne Shrinkhala; 3rd Ashtadasha Shakti Pitha; Udara-khanda Shakti Pitha; Bhavatarini Pitham

अन्य नाम: Shrinkhala Devi · Shrunkhala Devi · Bhavatarini Pitham · Pradyumne Shrinkhala · Udara-Pitha

  • Ashtadasha Maha Shakti Pitha
  • 51 Shakti Pithas tradition
  • Unique among 51 Shakti Pithas
  • Essential stop on the Bengal Shakt…
Sri Shrinkhala Devi Shakti Pitha
दर्शन समय
06:00 – 20:00
स्वरूप
Original Devi murti lost
स्थान
Pandua · West Bengal
उत्तम ऋतु
October-March is best
काल
Very ancient

इस मन्दिर की विशेषता

  • Ashtadasha Maha Shakti Pitha — 3rd Pitha in Adi Shankaracharya's stotram; third line of the opening verse: 'Pradyumne Shrinkhala Devi'
  • 51 Shakti Pithas tradition — Sati's abdomen (udara) fell here (multi-source consensus); Bhairava name with source-variance: Bhutesha (Wikipedia) / Bhishaneshwar (Banglapedia)
  • Unique among 51 Shakti Pithas — the only Pitha where Hindu access to the original sanctum has been continuously unavailable (since 13th-14th century)
  • Essential stop on the Bengal Shakta-Pitha pilgrimage circuit
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मूल विग्रह

मुख्य देव एवं स्वरूप

Sri Shrinkhala Devi — venerated as a form of Kali/Durga; 'Shrinkhala' means a chain — both Sati's bond with Shiva and the postpartum girdle (devotees as her children); the original idol was lost after the 13th-14th century destruction

Original Devi murti lost (destroyed in 13th-14th century); the site today holds the Pandua Minar (125 ft, 5-storey, ASI N-WB-69) and the Bari Masjid / Baais Darwaza Masjid (c. 1340 CE); the mosque's stone pillars carry reused Hindu temple motifs — bell-on-chain, makara, kirtimukha, garland

सम्प्रदाय: Shakta (scriptural) — no active Hindu temple currently; monthly Amavasya puja since 2022 as a devotional revival effort

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स्थल-पुराण

कथा, इतिहास एवं महत्व

Ashtadasha Shakti Peetha Stotram

Composed by Adi Shankaracharya — opening verse: 'Lankayam Shankari Devi, Kamakshi Kanchikapure | Pradyumne Shrinkhala Devi, Chamunda Krauncha-pattane' — scriptural confirmation of Shrinkhala as the 3rd Pitha

Devi Bhagavata Purana

Skandha 7 — Daksha-yajna narrative and the fall of Sati's body parts; udara fell at Pradyumnanagara in Banga (Bengal)

Kalika Purana

Pradyumnanagara enumerated in the 51 Shakti Pitha list; described as Bhavatarini Pitham

संत एवं परम्परा

  • Maharshi Rishyasringa (devotional tradition) — associated with the foundation/restoration of the original Shrinkhala Devi; folk tradition that the Devi's presence later moved to Shringeri (Karnataka) or the Adinath-kshetra (Gangasagar) on her instruction (devotional, not scriptural-cited)
  • Adi Shankaracharya (8th century) — placed Pradyumne Shrinkhala Devi as the 3rd Pitha in the Ashtadasha Shakti Peetha Stotram
  • Zafar Khan Ghazi (general under Sultan Alauddin Khalji, ~1296-1299) — temple destroyer during the Bengal conquest (multi-source)
  • Shah Sufiuddin / Saifuddin (early 14th century) — another name associated with the destruction period
  • Shamsuddin Yusuf Shah (1477 CE) — built the Pandua Minar to completion
  • Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) — authority overseeing the minar and mosque (Monument of National Importance N-WB-69)
  • Sanyukta Hindu Front (since 30 May 2022) — initiated the monthly Amavasya puja revival tradition

ऐतिहासिक घटनाक्रम

  1. 8008th century — Adi Shankaracharya placed Pradyumne Shrinkhala Devi as the 3rd Pitha in the Ashtadasha stotram (scriptural anchor) — Stotra Nidhi + Vaidika Vignanam + Hindupedia multi-source
  2. 12961296-1299 CE (approximate) — temple destroyed during the Bengal conquest by Zafar Khan Ghazi, general under Alauddin Khalji — Hindu Existence + Sriti O Chetona multi-source
  3. 1340~1340 CE — Bari Masjid / Baais Darwaza Masjid built on the site (reusing the stone pillars of the pre-existing Hindu temple) — Wikipedia Pandua + Ghumakkar multi-source
  4. 14771477 CE — Pandua Minar (125 ft, 5-storey) completed by Shamsuddin Yusuf Shah; ASI N-WB-69 — Wikipedia Pandua Hooghly
  5. 202230 May 2022 — Sanyukta Hindu Front began the tradition of monthly Amavasya puja (devotional revival effort) — Hindu Existence
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नित्य उपासना

दर्शन समय एवं आरती

06:00 से 20:00 तक · मध्याह्न विश्राम ASI-protected area open 06:00-20:00; no active Hindu temple — no aarti/bhog ritual cycle

Bahya darshan (Pandua Minar and Bari Masjid ruins)06:00-20:00
Daily

ASI-protected site; the minar interior is closed; the Hindu carvings on the stone pillars are visible

Monthly Amavasya puja (by Sanyukta Hindu Front)Amavasya day
Monthly

Devotional revival effort since 30 May 2022

04
दर्शन

दर्शन के प्रकार

Bahya darshan (ASI-protected site)निःशुल्क
समय
06:00-20:00
उपयुक्त
Sankalpa-darshan to complete the Ashtadasha Shakti Pitha pilgrimage

External viewing of the minar and mosque ruins; reused Hindu stone pillars with bell-on-chain, makara and kirtimukha motifs visible.

Mela darshan (Magha masam)
उपयुक्त
The annual Magha-snan period

Mela Tala festival during Magha month — both Hindu and Muslim communities gather at the minar complex.

Monthly Amavasya puja (Sanyukta Hindu Front)
उपयुक्त
Devotional revival sankalpa

Revival puja on every Amavasya since 30 May 2022.

05
उत्सव

प्रमुख पर्व एवं उत्सव

Mela Tala (local 30-day fair of Magha month)Magha month (mid-January to mid-February)

Gathering at the local minar complex; Magha Purnima is the principal date. 2026 Magha-snan window: 3 January - 15 February 2026; Magha Purnima: Sunday 1 February 2026.

MahashivratriPhalguna Krishna Chaturdashi

The Shiva-Shakti pairing of the site; visiting devotees observe bahya-sankalpa. 2026 — Sunday 15 February.

Monthly Amavasya puja (revival)Every Amavasya

Organised on each Amavasya by Sanyukta Hindu Front since 30 May 2022.

Sharadiya NavaratriAshvin Shukla Pratipada-Dashami

Bengal's foremost festival; visiting devotees offer sankalpa. 2026 Ghatasthapana — Sunday 11 October; Vijayadashami — Tuesday 20 October.

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आस्था

मनोकामना एवं फल

Ashtadasha Shakti Pitha pilgrimage sankalpa (3rd Pitha)

3rd Pitha in Adi Shankaracharya's Ashtadasha stotram — 'Pradyumne Shrinkhala Devi'; preceded by Kamakshi Kanchi (2); followed by Chamunda Krauncha-pattana (4)

स्रोत: Ashtadasha Shakti Peetha Stotram

Bengal Shakta Pitha pilgrimage sankalpa

Kalighat + Bahula + Bakreshwar + Tarapith + Nalhati + Kankalitala + Attahas + Shrinkhala (Pandua) + Yugadya + Yogadya — essential stop on the Bengal Shakta-tirtha circuit

स्रोत: Bengal Shakta tradition

Devotional-revival sankalpa (supporting monthly Amavasya puja)

The only one of the 51 Shakti Pithas where Hindu access has been continuously unavailable; devotional-revival support and sankalpa

स्रोत: Sthala history

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जप

मन्त्र एवं स्तोत्र

  • Ashtadasha Shakti Peetha Stotram — third quarter of the first verseStotramComposed by Adi Shankaracharyaइस मन्दिर हेतु'Pradyumne Shrinkhala Devi' — scriptural confirmation of Shrinkhala Devi as the 3rd Pitha
  • Durga Saptashati (Devi Mahatmyam)ScriptureMarkandeya Purana chapters 81-93इस मन्दिर हेतुParayana text for all the Ashtadasha Shakti Pithas
  • Mahishasura Mardini Stotram (Ayi Giri Nandini)StotramTraditionally attributed to Adi Shankaracharya — 21 verses
  • Shrinkhala Devi Pranama (traditional)Pranama-stutiDevotional tradition (not scripturally cited — paramparika)इस मन्दिर हेतु'Pradyumna-nagare vikhyata Shrinkhalakhya jaganmohini | Devi Shrinkhala vighna-vinashini' — devotional pranama; not scripturally cited
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तीर्थाटन

समीप के तीर्थ एवं परिपथ

Pandua Minar and Bari (Baais Darwaza) Masjid (ASI N-WB-69)0 मी

125 ft, 5-storey minar + 70.4m × 12.8m mosque; stone pillars carry bell-on-chain, makara, kirtimukha — direct evidence of the original Hindu temple's reused architecture

Hangseshwari Temple, Bansberia25 किमी

Unique 13-pinnacle Tantric temple

Hooghly Imambara, Chinsurah30 किमी

19th-century (1841-1861) Imambara built by Muhammad Mohsin

Bandel Church (Basilica of the Holy Rosary)32 किमी

Early 17th-century Portuguese church; 25 min from Hooghly Imambara

Tarakeshwar Shiva Temple45 किमी

Bengal's principal Shaiva tirtha

Kamarpukur (Sri Ramakrishna's birthplace)90 किमी

Birthplace of Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa

Ashtadasha Maha Shakti Pitha pilgrimage (Adi Shankaracharya)

3rd Pitha — 'Pradyumne Shrinkhala Devi'; preceded by Kamakshi Kanchi (2); followed by Chamunda Krauncha-pattana (4)

18 मंदिर

Bengal Shakta Pitha pilgrimage (5-9 day)

Kalighat → Bahula → Bakreshwar → Tarapith → Nalhati → Kankalitala → Attahas → Shrinkhala (Pandua) → Yugadya → Yogadya

10 मंदिर · 9 दिन

Hooghly Heritage yatra

Pandua (Shrinkhala + Minar) → Hangseshwari (Bansberia) → Bandel Church → Hooghly Imambara → Tarakeshwar

5 मंदिर · 2 दिन

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मार्गदर्शन

यात्रा एवं संपर्क

पता
Sri Shrinkhala Devi Shakti Pitha (original) — Pandua Minar complex / Bari Masjid, Pandua, Hooghly District, West Bengal — 712149 (approximate town PIN); ASI Protected Monument N-WB-69
हवाई अड्डा
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU, Kolkata) — ~67-71 km
रेलवे
Pandua (PDA) Railway Station — in Pandua town; ~2 km from the minar; on the Howrah-Bardhaman main line; 60-82 km from Howrah (~1.5-3 hr)
बस-स्टैण्ड
Pandua Bus Depot; on the Grand Trunk Road (SH-13)
उत्तम ऋतु
October-March is best; Mela Tala in Magha month (January-February 2026); monsoon (June-September) brings heavy rain in Bengal
वेबसाइट
https://www.wbtourismgov.in/destination/attractions_activiti… ↗
2 किमीPandua Railway
70 किमीHowrah Junction
70 किमीKolkata
25 किमीHangseshwari Temple Bansberia
30 किमीHooghly Imambara Chinsurah
32 किमीBandel Church
45 किमीTarakeshwar Shiva Temple
90 किमीKamarpukur
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