Chintpurni Temple (One of the 51 shaktipeeth)
Chintpurni Temple (One of the 51 shaktipeeth) Mata Chintpurni temple is an ancient Indian temple located in the Una district of Himachal Pradesh. It has its own importance. Chintpurni means the Goddess who removes anxiety, which is also called Chinnamastika. It means- A Goddess who is without the head. It is said that the holy feet of Devi Sati fell here. Chintpurni Mata is one of the among 51 others Shaktipeeth. According to the legend of 51 Shaktipeeth, Maa Durga was born as Sati and she was married to Lord Shiva as the daughter of king Prajapati Daksha. Prajapati Daksha didn’t like Lord Shiva. So, to revenge this insult, Sati’s father Raja Daksha organized a yajna. Where Lord Shiva was not invited. Seeing all this in front of all others, Sati felt very bad and she got burnt in Yajna. Then Lord Shiva took Devi Sati and start Tandav by seeing to stop all this, Lord Vishnu served the burning body of Sati into 51 pieces, So that Lord Shiva would calm and stop his Tandav. Acc...