Maa Ambika Bhavani Shaktipeeth.
– Photo: Amar Ujala
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Today is the seventh day of Navratri and on this day Mata Kalratri, the seventh form of Goddess Durga, is worshipped. Mata Kalratri is also called Shubhankari, Mahayogishwari and Mahayogini. Worship during Navratri has special significance in Maa Ambika Bhavani temple located on the banks of river Ganga in Aami village under Dighwara block in Saran district. According to ancient mythology and page number 464 of Saran Gazetteer, Ambika Bhavani Temple is situated at the yagya site of King Daksh Prajapati. Here the ashes of the body of Mother Sati were buried. This place became famous in the whole country as Shakti Peeth Ambika Sthan Aami. Hence it was called Shakti Peeth. There is a huge crowd of devotees here from Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh and neighboring country Nepal.
A special fair is organized here for nine days.
There is a provision for special worship here on Shardiya and Chaitra Navratri. Because of this, a special fair is organized here for nine days. However, especially on the day of Ashtami, Nisha Puja takes place, which remains the main attraction for the devotees. This place is also known as the abode of Avdhoot Lord Ram, Tantrik Baba Ganga Ram and many other accomplished seekers. Newly married couples come for children, long life and happy life. It is believed that till date no one has returned empty handed from here. Mata Rani fulfills everyone’s wishes.
The only Shaktipeeth in the country where worship is done in the form of clay ingot.
According to Markandaya Purana and Durga Saptashati, King Surath and Samadhi Vaishya had established the idol of nine Pindis of clay. This nine Pindi idol is worshipped. Both of them had worshiped at this place for years. Then the goddess appeared and gave him the desired boon. The same huge ball shaped mass of clay is still present in this temple. The clay idol of Maa Bhavani is anointed daily with water, honey, ghee and jasmine oil. It is a miracle that not even an inch of the clay statue has been eroded yet. It is said that this is the only Shaktipeeth in the whole of India, where the Mother Goddess is worshiped in the form of an earthen lump. At the same time, river Ganga has also turned from south to north here to wash the feet of Adishakti Maa Ambika Bhavani. Here the devotees make a wish by putting their hands in the pond located in the sanctum sanctorum of the temple. The wish is fulfilled by keeping the Prasad received from the Kund in a fist and hiding it in a red cloth and then the Prasad and the thing is returned to the Kund. The number of devotees in this temple reaches lakhs on Chaitra and Shardiya Navratri.
