Tripura Sundari Temple
Distance :19km from Banswara
5km from Talwara 
The place gets its name from a temple
here dedicated to goddess Tripura Sundari also called Turtia Mata in
the local dialect. It is believed that the temple was constructed
approximately before the reign of the Kushana emperor Kanishka who
ruled here in the first century AD. Magnificently carved out of black
stone, the main idol is shown riding a tiger. The goddess has 18 hands
each carrying a symbol. The temple is said to be one of the Shakti
Peeths of the Hindus. A Shakti Peeth is a revered place of worship of
the Hindus. According to the Hindu mythology, when Lord Shiva lost his
wife Sati he was overwhelmed with grief. He carried the dead body of
his beloved and went for a tour of Mrityulok (abode of the Dead). The
other gods were troubled to see him carrying the body wherever he
went. As a result they decided to cut the body into pieces. The body
was fragmented into 52 parts with the help of the Lord Vishnu’s
sudarshan chakra (discus), and each place where a part fell on earth
became a Shakti Peeth. |
