https://indianpedia.org/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=42.109.144.107 IndianPedia - User contributions [en] 2026-07-31T03:50:00Z User contributions MediaWiki 1.45.4 https://indianpedia.org/index.php?title=Bhagavati&diff=167247 Bhagavati 2021-08-14T08:40:24Z <p>42.109.144.107: </p> <hr /> <div>{{short description|Honorific title for female deities in Hinduism}}<br /> {{about||the film|Bagavathi|the town|Bhagavathi, Nepal}}<br /> {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}<br /> {{Use Indian English|date=August 2019}}<br /> {{Infobox deity&lt;!--Wikipedia:WikiProject Hindu mythology--&gt;<br /> | type = Hindu<br /> | name = Bhagavati<br /> | deity_of = Goddess of War<br /> | mantra = Om namo bhagavathi raktam peetham namaha ll<br /> | weapon = [[Scimitar]], [[Sword]], [[Trishula]] ([[Trident]])<br /> | image = Kodungallur Bhagavathy.jpg<br /> | festivals = [[Kali Puja]], [[Navaratri]]<br /> | caption = [[Kodungallur Bhagavathy Temple|Kodungallur Bhagavati]]<br /> | affiliation = [[Bhadrakali]],[[Devi]], [[Mahadevi|Adi Parashakti]]<br /> | gender = Female<br /> }}'''Bhagavatī''' ([[Devanagari]]: भगवती, [[IAST]]: Bhagavatī), is a word of [[Sanskrit]] origin, used in [[India]] as a polite form to address or as an honorific title for female deities in [[Hinduism]].<br /> <br /> The male equivalent of Bhagavatī is [[Bhagavān]].&lt;ref&gt;Friedhelm Hardy (1990), The World's Religions: The Religions of Asia, Routledge, {{ISBN|978-0415058155}}, page 84&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;Sarah Caldwell (1998), Bhagavati, in Devi: Goddesses of India (Editors: John Stratton Hawley, Donna Marie Wulff), Motilal Banarsidass, {{ISBN|978-8120814912}}, pages 195-198&lt;/ref&gt; The term &quot;Bhagavati&quot; can be used instead of [[Devi]] or [[Ishvari]].<br /> <br /> ==Bhagavati Temples==<br /> <br /> ===In India===<br /> <br /> Bhagavati temples can also be found all over India, for example,<br /> <br /> * Bhagavati Devi Sansthan Deosari, Umarkhed, Yavatmal District, [[Maharashtra]].<br /> * Bhagavati temple at [[Ratnagiri]], [[Maharashtra]].<br /> * Bhagawati Temple at [[Reotipur, Uttar Pradesh]].<br /> * Bhagawati Temple at [[Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh]].<br /> <br /> ==== Karnataka ====<br /> Bagavathi temple Sasihitlu Mangalore.<br /> Famous temple in Karnataka on the bank of Arabian sea.<br /> Guliga is the main Daiva here.<br /> Bhagavathi temple in Ullal, Mangalore<br /> <br /> ====Kerala====<br /> <br /> Shrines of these goddesses are referred to as ''Bhagavati Kshetram'' in Kerala. Some popular Bhagavati temples in [[Kerala]] are,<br /> [[File:Attukal temple.jpg|thumb|Attukal temple]]<br /> # [[Attukal Temple]]<br /> # Kalluvettu Kuzhikkal Bhagavati Kshetram at Karaparamba, Calicut<br /> #[[Chakkulathukavu Temple]]<br /> # [[Chottanikkara Temple]]<br /> # [[Chettikulangara Devi Temple]]<br /> # [[Madayi Kavu]]<br /> # [[Kodungallur Bhagavathy Temple]]<br /> # [[Paramekkavu_Bagavathi_Temple|Paramekkavu Bhagavathi Temple, Thrissur]]<br /> # Sankarankulangara Bhagavathi Temple, Thrissur<br /> # Olarikkara Bhagavathi Temple, Thrissur<br /> # Sree Kattukulangara Bagavathy Temple, Mampad,Palakkad<br /> # Peroor Kavu Bhagavathi<br /> # [[Kadampuzha Devi Temple]]<br /> # [[Pisharikavu]]<br /> # Kavaserry Bhagavathi Temple<br /> # [[Mangottu Bhagavathi Temple]]<br /> # [[Mondaicaud Bhagavathi Temple]] in [[Kolachal]], [[Kanyakumari district]], [[Tamil Nadu]]<br /> # Lokanarkavu (Lokamalayar kavu) temple in Vatakara, Kozhikode District<br /> # Kalayamvelli temple, Kozhikode District<br /> # [[Uthralikavu Pooram|Uthralikkavu Bhagavati Temple]], Thrissur District<br /> # Shree Sasihithulu Bhagavathee Temple, Haleyangadi, Karnataka<br /> # Kuttiyankavu temple, Minalur, Athani, Thrissur District<br /> # Thechikkotukavu temple, Peramangalam, Thrissur District<br /> # Thachanaathukaavu temple, Parlikad, Wadakanchery, Trichur District<br /> # Tiruvaanikkaavu bhagawati temple, Machaad, Wadakanchery, Trichur District<br /> # Tirumandaamkunnu temple, Angaadipuram, Perinthalmana, Malappuram<br /> # Kottuvally Kavu Bhagavathy temple, Koonammavu, Ernakulam<br /> [[File:Naxal Bhagwati ,नक्साल भगवती 03.jpg|thumb|Naxal Bhagwati, Kathmandu]]<br /> [[File:Kalinchowk with Snow.jpg|thumb|[[Kalinchowk Bhagwati Temple]]]]<br /> <br /> ====Goa====<br /> <br /> Many Bhagavati temples are found in [[Goa]], where the deity is mainly worshiped in the form of [[Mahishasuramardini]] by the [[Goud Saraswat Brahmin]], [[Daivadnya Brahmin]], [[Bhandari]] communities. Bhagavati is also worshiped as one of the [[Panchayatana (temple)|Panchayatana]] deity in most of the [[Goan temple]]s. Shrines specially dedicated to Bhagavati are:<br /> <br /> *Bhagavati (Pernem)<br /> *Bhagavati Haldonknarin (Khandola, [[Goa]])<br /> *Bhagavati Chimulakarin (Marcela, [[Goa]])<br /> *Bhagavati (Parse, [[Goa]])<br /> *Bhagavati (Mulgao, [[Goa]])[[File:Chinnamasta,Saptari (2).JPG|thumb|[[Chinnamasta Bhagawati Temple]], [[Nepal]]]]<br /> <br /> === In Nepal ===<br /> <br /> * [[Shobha Bhagawati|Shobha Bhagawati(शोभा भगवती मन्दिर)]] ,[[Kathmandu]]<br /> * Naxal Bhagawati Temple, [[Kathmandu]]<br /> * [[Chinnamasta Bhagawati Temple]], [[Saptari District]],[[Nepal]]<br /> * [[Palanchok Bhagawati Temple]], [[Kavrepalanchok District]]<br /> * [[Kalinchowk Bhagwati Temple]],[[Kalinchowk Rural Municipality]]<br /> * Bhagwati Bahal Temple (भगवती बाहल मन्दिर), [[Thamel]], [[Kathmandu]]<br /> * [[Bindhyabasini Temple]], [[Pokhara]]<br /> *Argha Bhagwati temple, [[Arghakhanchi District]]<br /> <br /> ==See also==<br /> * [[List of Hindu temples in Kerala]]<br /> * [[List of temples in Goa]]<br /> * [[Goan temple]]<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> &lt;references /&gt;<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> <br /> {{commons category|Bhagavathi}}<br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category:Hindu goddesses]]<br /> [[Category:Hinduism in Kerala]]<br /> [[Category:Hinduism in Goa]]<br /> [[Category:Shaktism]]<br /> [[Category:Bhagavathi temples| Bhagavathi]]</div> 42.109.144.107