Uchchaith Bhagwati Temple
Temple · Uchchaith Bhagwati, a headless (chinnamasta) form of Durga · Uchchaith village, Madhubani, Bihar
This is the temple of the Kalidasa legend - the goddess is said to have appeared to the dull student...
A headless goddess carved in black stone with four arms - lotus and mace in the left hands, chakra and trishul in the right - seated on a lion. The complex has a sacred banyan tree, a pond, a cremation area and statues of Gargi Vachaknavi and Yajnavalkya. The river beside it floods in the rains.
Plan your visit
- Area
- Madhubani
Festivals
- Durga Puja (Ashvin, Sep–Oct); also Bali Pradan, mundan, upanayan and marriage ceremonies through the year
Yatras that include Uchchaith Bhagwati Temple
- Shakti Yatra: Madhubani. Kalidasa is said to have been made a poet here.
- Ramayan Yatra: The Devi of Mithila, on the same road.
Experiences here
- Learn Madhubani painting: A wall painting done by women in Mithila for centuries, now a hundred-crore trade
Tirtham can arrange here
Guide, car and stay around Madhubani
Also around Madhubani
- Madhubani painting: Mithila's wall and floor painting, taken onto paper in the 1960s and GI-registered in 2007; the villages still paint.
- Sikki grass work: Golden marsh grass coiled into boxes and figures that Mithila brides still carry to their new homes; GI-registered.
- Mithila makhana: The fox nut Bihar grows for almost all of India, one of Mithila's three emblems with paan and fish; GI-registered in 2022.
- Saurath Sabha: A marriage assembly of Maithil families held in an orchard for about 700 years, where genealogists check seven generations before a match is agreed.
- Sama Chakeva: Mithila's festival of brothers and sisters, with clay birds, songs at night and the winter birds arriving.
- Dahi chura on Makar Sankranti: The Makar Sankranti breakfast across Bihar: flattened rice, curd and jaggery, with tilkut after.
Nearby places
- Kapileshwar Nath Temple: In the month of Shravan people come from across Bihar for jalabhishek of the Shivling here
- Rajnagar Kali Mandir: It is the surviving living shrine of the ruined Rajnagar palace complex and the main Kali temple of the...
- Saurath Sabha Gachhi: Thousands of Maithil Brahmins gather for arranged-marriage matching, and pilgrims worship at the...
Questions pilgrims ask
Why is Uchchaith Bhagwati Temple important?
A headless goddess carved in black stone with four arms - lotus and mace in the left hands, chakra and trishul in the right - seated on a lion. The complex has a sacred banyan tree, a pond, a cremation area and statues of Gargi Vachaknavi and Yajnavalkya. The river beside it floods in the rains.
Which festivals are celebrated at Uchchaith Bhagwati Temple?
Durga Puja (Ashvin, Sep–Oct); also Bali Pradan, mundan, upanayan and marriage ceremonies through the year.
Can Tirtham plan a yatra to Uchchaith Bhagwati Temple?
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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