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{{Infobox Hindu temple<br />
| name = Maa Tara Chandi [[Mandir]]<br />
| image = Matarani.jpg<br />
| caption = <br />
| map_type = India Bihar#India<br />
| map_type_alt = <br />
| map_caption = Location in [[Bihar]]##Location in India<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|24.95|N|84.03|E|type:landmark_region:IN|display=inline,title}}<br />
| elevation_m = 110<br />
| country = India<br />
| state = [[Bihar]]<br />
| locale = [[Sasaram]]<br />
| deity = Durga maa [[Sati (Hindu goddess)|Sati]], [[Adi Parashakti]], [[Shakti]], [[Devi]], [[Kali]], [[Parvati]], [[Tara (Devi)|Tara]]<br />
| festivals = [[Navratri]], [[Maha Shivaratri]]<br />
| architecture = Cave temple, mountain temple<br />
| temple_quantity = 1<br />
| year_completed = [[Dvapara Yuga]]<br />
| temple_board = Maa Tara Chandi Temple Committee, Sasaram<br />
| website =<br />
}}<br />
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'''Maa Tara Chandi Temple''' is a [[Hindu temple]] dedicated to Maa [[Shakti]] or Maa [[Durga]], located in [[Sasaram, Bihar]], India. It is one of the 51 [[Shakta pithas]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Maa Tara Chandi Temple, Sasaram |url=https://www.maatarachandi.in/ |website=maatarachandi.in |access-date=29 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220828161400/https://www.maatarachandi.in/ |archive-date=28 August 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://m.holidayiq.com/Maa-Tara-Chandi-Temple-Sasaram-Sightseeing-759-15459.html |title=Maa Tara Chandi Temple in Sasaram - Photos, History &#124; HolidayIQ |access-date=29 September 2016 |archive-date=10 May 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170510072212/http://m.holidayiq.com/Maa-Tara-Chandi-Temple-Sasaram-Sightseeing-759-15459.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://vishnupadmokshadham.com/Maa_Tara_Chandi.php |title=Shri Vishnupad MokshaDham VishwaKalyan Council, Gayaji Dham |access-date=2016-09-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170510124026/http://vishnupadmokshadham.com/Maa_Tara_Chandi.php |archive-date=2017-05-10 |url-status=dead }}</ref><br />
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==History==<br />
Maa Tarachandi [[Shakta pithas|Shakta pitha]], also called Maa Tarachandi, is the oldest and one of the most sacred temples of [[Sasaram]]. It is regarded as one of the 51 Siddha Shakta pithas in India. Maa tara chandi is a kuldevi of the surwar rajput(gaur dynasty) who are presently living as a royal family of Namudag state. According to Pauranic legends, the "right eye" (Netra) of the corpse of [[Sati (goddess)|Sati]] had fallen here when it was chopped off by Lord [[Vishnu]] with his "[[Sudarshan Chakra]]". The ancient temple, originally called Maa Sati, is believed to be the abode of the goddess Durga Maa Tara Chandi.{{citation needed|date=August 2020}}<br />
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The Kaimur Hills provide an access to many other attractions of Sasaram like Gupta Mahadev Temple, Parvati Temple, ancient caves, {{Clarify|date=September 2016}} [[Manjhar Kund]] and [[Dhua Kund]] are two [[waterfalls]] of this town that have the capacity of generating large amounts of electricity.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.maatarachandi.in/|title=Tara Chandi Temple Rohtas - Temples in Rohtas, Attractions in Rohtas bihar|publisher=hoparoundindia.com|access-date=24 September 2016}}</ref><br />
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==Ancient==<br />
The right eye (netra) of Maa Sati is believed to have dropped here, so the name Tarachandi. It is also said that when Gautama Buddha came here after getting enlightenment, Maa Tarachandi had given him darshan in the form of a girl child. then he was directed to go to Sarnath, where Buddha had preached for the very first time. Known to give moksha, the mode of worship is satvik. It is said that Goddess Lakshmi showers those with prosperity who pray here.{{citation needed|date=August 2020}}<br />
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==Shakta pithas==<br />
The Shakta pitha (Sanskrit: शाक्त पीठ, Śakta Pīṭha,<ref name="Fuller2004">{{cite book|author=Fuller, Christopher John|title=The Camphor Flame: Popular Hinduism and Society in India|url=https://www.maatarachandi.in/|year=2004|publisher=Princeton University Press|location=Princeton|isbn=978-0-691-12048-5|page=44}}</ref> seat of Shakti is a place of worship consecrated ashes of the goddess Shakti or Sati, the female principal of Hinduism and the main deity of the Shakta sect. They are sprinkled throughout the Indian subcontinent.{{citation needed|date=August 2020}}<br />
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==Rituals==<br />
* Nitya Puja<br />
* Shriangar<br />
* Aarti <br />
* Bhog (Halwa puri)<br />
* Shayana Aarti{{citation needed|date=August 2020}}<br />
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==Location==<br />
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There is a temple of Goddess Tarachandi, about {{cvt|5|km}} from Sasaram two miles to the south, and an inscription of [[Pratapdhavala]] on the rock close to the temple of Chandi Devi. Hindus in large number assemble to worship the goddess. Dhuwan Kund, located about {{cvt|5.1|km}} south-west of this town, is a nearby tourist attraction.{{citation needed|date=August 2020}}<br />
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==See also==<br />
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*[[Mundeshwari Temple]]<br />
*[[Maa Jaleshwari Temple|Jaleshwari Temple]]<br />
*[[Daksha]]<br />
*[[Shiva]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Hindu temples in Rohtas district]]<br />
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