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{{Infobox deity<!--Bharatpedia:WikiProject Hindu mythology--><br />
| type = Hindu<br />
| image = Devi Bhuvaneswari at Parashakthi Temple.jpg<br />
| caption = An idol of Bhuvaneswari at Parashakthi Temple<br />
| name = Bhuvaneshvari<br />
| Devanagari = भुवनेश्वरी<br />
| Sanskrit_transliteration = ''Bhuvaneśvarī''<br />
| affiliation = {{bulleted list|[[Brahman]]|[[Shakti]]|[[Mahadevi]]|[[Parvati]]|[[Bhavani]]|[[Durga]]}}<br />
| god_of = One of the Highest Forms of [[Mahadevi]] and [[Creator deity|Para Brahman]] in [[Shaktism]]<br />
| abode = [[Manidvipa]]<br />
| consort = [[Shiva]] as Bhuvneshwarā<br />
| weapon = [[Noose]], [[goad]]<br />
| member_of = The Ten [[Mahavidyas]]<br />
| texts = [[Devi Bhagavata Purana]]<br />
| mount = [[Lion]]<br />
| festivals = [[Navaratri]], <br />
Bhuvaneshwari Jayanti, Adi-Puram<br />
}}<br />
'''Bhuvaneshvari''' ([[Sanskrit]]: भुवनेश्वरी, [[IAST]]: ''Bhuvaneśvarī'') is a [[Hinduism|Hindu]] goddess. She is the fourth amongst the ten [[Mahavidya]] goddesses in [[Shaktism]], and one of the highest aspects of [[Mahadevi]]. She is identified as form of Adi Parashakti in the ''[[Devi Bhagavata Purana]]''.<br />
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==Etymology==<br />
The word Bhuvaneshvari is a [[sanskrit compounds|compound]] of the words ''Bhuvana Ishwari'', meaning "Goddess of the world" or "Queen of the universe", where the worlds are the ''tri-bhuvana'' or three regions of ''bhooḥ'' ([[Earth]]), ''bhoovaḥ'' ([[atmosphere]]) and ''svaḥ'' (Heavens).<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.sanskrit-lexicon.uni-koeln.de/scans/csl-apidev/servepdf.php?dict=MW&page=760 | title=MW Cologne Scan }}</ref><ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=U6KSEAAAQBAJ&dq=goddess+bhuvaneshwari&pg=PT37 | title=The Sacred Sounds of Sri Vidya: The Secret to Manifesting Abundance | isbn=9798887498652 | last1=Rashinkar | first1=Vinita | date=6 October 2022 | publisher=Notion Press }}</ref><br />
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==Legends==<br />
According to David Kinsley, there is an origin myth from a contemporary Hindi-language source that states that [[Surya]] created the [[Trailokya|three worlds]] after being offered [[Soma (drink)|Soma]] by Rishis and being empowered by [[Tripura Sundari]], the main Shakti of that time. After having empowered Surya to create the worlds, the goddess "assumed an appropriate form and pervaded and directed the triple world". This form of her became known as Bhuvaneshwari, meaning goddess of the world". This myth emphasises that Bhuvaneshwari is a form of Tripura Sundari.<ref name="Kinsley1997">{{cite book |last=Kinsley |first=David |date=18 August 1997 |title=Tantric Visions of the Divine Feminine: The Ten Mahavidyas |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Tantric_Visions_of_the_Divine_Feminine/B68wDwAAQBAJ |publisher=[[University of California Press]] |pages=129-131 |isbn=978-0-520-20499-7 |access-date=26 March 2025}}</ref><br />
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==Temples==<br />
There are several temples dedicated to Bhuvaneshvari.<br />
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Bhuvaneshwari is revered as the state goddess of [[Karnataka]]. This temple is a historical place and known as Bhuvaneshwari temple. It is in Bhuvanagiri, Siddapur taluka, Uttara Kannada district, Karnataka.<br />
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* Bhuvaneshwari is revered as the state goddess of [[Karnataka]].{{Citation needed|date=March 2025}} Bhuvaneshwari temple is in [[Virupaksha Temple]] complex where [[Aluru Venkata Rao]] went [[Hampi]] and performed pooja. A statue of the goddess is under construction in the capital [[Bengaluru]].<br />
* A powerful shrine of Goddess Bhuvaneshwari established by Sri Sri [[Santhananda]] Swamiji is located at Pudukkottai, TamilNadu (https://www.sribhuvaneshwari.org/)<br />
* A dedicated temple of Bhuvaneshvari Devi known as Anchumana Devi Temple [https://www.google.com/maps/dir//Anchumana+Temple+Rd,+Padivattom,+Edappally,+Ernakulam,+Kerala+682024,+India/@10.0131607,76.2274528,12z/data=!4m8!4m7!1m0!1m5!1m1!1s0x3b080d069a54b5a1:0x936bd3c4cde77b03!2m2!1d76.3098752!2d10.0131743?entry=ttu] is located at [[Anchumana, India|Ernakulam]] in [[kerala]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Anchumana Devi Temple|url=https://anchumanadevitemple.com/|access-date=2024-05-15|archive-date=2025-02-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250209105724/https://anchumanadevitemple.com/|url-status=dead}}</ref><br />
* A dedicated temple of Bhuvaneshvari Devi is located at [[Gondal, India|Gondal]] in [[Gujarat]] which was established in 1946.<ref>[http://www.mygondal.com/city_info/bhuvaneshwari_mandir.html] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160427105916/http://www.mygondal.com/city_info/bhuvaneshwari_mandir.html|date=2016-04-27}} [[Images of Bhuvaneshwari temple of Gondal]]</ref><br />
* In North America, Bhuvaneshvari is worshipped at [[Parashakthi Temple]] in Pontiac, Michigan.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.parashakthitemple.org/bhuvanehswari.aspx |title=Welcome to Parashakthi (Eternal Mother) Amman Temple, Pontiac, Michigan, USA |publisher=Parashakthitemple.org |access-date=2012-03-03 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120326075342/http://www.parashakthitemple.org/bhuvanehswari.aspx |archive-date=2012-03-26 }}</ref><br />
* In Sydney, Australia, Bhuvaneshvari is worshipped at Shri Shiva Mandir in Minto, NSW.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Shri Shiva Temple|url=http://shrishivamandir.com.au/|access-date=2020-06-14|website=shrishivamandir.com.au}}</ref><br />
* There is nearly 800 to 1000 year old Bhuvaneshwari.temple located on banks of River Krishna opposite side of [[Shreekshetra Audumbar]] at Bhuwaneshwar Wadi at Village [[Bhilawadi]], [[Palus, Maharashtra|Taluka-Palus]], [[Sangli district|District-Sangli]], State-Maharashtra, Pincode-416303<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bhuvaneshwari Temple |url=https://in.worldorgs.com/catalog/bhilawadi/golf-course/bhuvaneshwari-temple}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Bhuvaneshwari Bhilwadi |url=https://bhuvneshwaribhilwadi.blogspot.com/2010/09/bhuvaneshwari-devi.html}}</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Devi]]<br />
* [[Lingaraja Temple]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==Further reading==<br />
* {{cite book |title=Hindu Goddesses: Vision of the Divine Feminine in the Hindu Religious Traditions |isbn=81-208-0379-5 |first=David |last=Kinsley|date=1987 |publisher=Motilal Banarsidass }}<br />
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