Chandika Sthan
Temple · Chandi / Chandi Mata · Basudevpur, Munger, Bihar
For darshan at a Shakti Peetha, and specifically for vows about eye ailments
A Shakti temple on the north-eastern edge of Munger, held to be one of the fifty-one Shakta pithas and described as a Siddhi-Peetha as sacred as Kamakhya. Tradition says Sati's left eye fell here, and the goddess is believed to cure eye troubles. The site is associated with King Karna of Anga, who is said to have received gold from the goddess for daily charity.
Plan your visit
- Area
- Munger
Festivals
- Navaratri (Chaitra, Mar–Apr; Ashvin, Sep–Oct)
Yatras that include Chandika Sthan
- Shakti Yatra: Munger, counted among the Shakti Peethas.
Experiences here
- Yoga at Munger: The school that sent Indian yoga to the world, on the bank of the Ganga
Tirtham can arrange here
Guide, car and stay around Munger
Also around Munger
- Manjusha art of Bhagalpur: The only Indian folk painting told as a strip, in three colours, of the Bihula-Bishahari legend; GI-registered in 2021.
- Bhagalpur silk: The tussar silk of the Silk City, GI-registered in 2013.
- Jardalu mango: Bhagalpur's pale, fragrant mango, sent every year to the President; GI-registered in 2018.
- Katarni rice and chura: The fragrant rice of the Munger-Bhagalpur plain, GI-registered in 2018, best known here as beaten rice.
- Dahi chura on Makar Sankranti: The Makar Sankranti breakfast across Bihar: flattened rice, curd and jaggery, with tilkut after.
- Thekua, the Chhath prasad: The moulded wheat-and-jaggery biscuit every Bihari home fries for Chhath.
Nearby places
- Kastaharni Ghat: The name means "the bathing place which expels all pains"; pilgrims bathe here believing it relieves...
- Pir Shah Nafah Shrine: The Pir is regarded as the protector of the town and the shrine as a place of wish fulfilment; both...
- Gurdwara Pakki Sangat, Munger: Guru Tegh Bahadur stayed here on his journey east to Assam, and it was at Munger that he received news...
- Munger Fort: It is the enclosure for Munger's principal Muslim shrine and the anchor of the town's pilgrim circuit
Questions pilgrims ask
Why is Chandika Sthan important?
A Shakti temple on the north-eastern edge of Munger, held to be one of the fifty-one Shakta pithas and described as a Siddhi-Peetha as sacred as Kamakhya. Tradition says Sati's left eye fell here, and the goddess is believed to cure eye troubles. The site is associated with King Karna of Anga, who is said to have received gold from the goddess for daily charity.
Which festivals are celebrated at Chandika Sthan?
Navaratri (Chaitra, Mar–Apr; Ashvin, Sep–Oct).
Can Tirtham plan a yatra to Chandika Sthan?
Yes. Tell us how long you have and who is going, and Tirtham plans the days, the guide, the car and the stay.
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