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Know the secrets and legends of Kamakhya Temple

New Delhi: The Kamakhya Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to the mother Goddess Kamakhya, one of the oldest shakti peeths. This temple is bestowed with its own set of myths and mysteries. The aesthetic

PTI Updated on: October 05, 2013 14:49 IST


Vishnu tried to pacify Shiva and cut the body of Sati into 51 pieces with his Sudarshan Chakra. The spots where each part fell came to be known as the peethas (holy shrines). 



The place where the uterus of Sati fell was not known till Kamadeva, the God of love, searched it out to rid himself of a curse by Brahma.  




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