Bhagavati

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.

For the film, see Bagavathi. For the town, see Bhagavathi, Nepal.

Kodungallur Bhagavathy Temple

The male equivalent of Bhagavatī is Bhagavān.[1][2] The term "Bhagavati" can be used instead of Devi or Ishvari.

Bhagavati Temples

In India

Bhagavati temples can also be found all over India, for example,

Karnataka

Bagavathi temple Sasihitlu Mangalore. Famous temple in Karnataka on the bank of Arabian sea. Guliga is the main Daiva here. Bhagavathi temple in Ullal, Mangalore

Kerala

Shrines of these goddesses are referred to as Bhagavati Kshetram in Kerala. Some popular Bhagavati temples in Kerala are,

  1. Attukal Temple
  2. Kalluvettu Kuzhikkal Bhagavati Kshetram at Karaparamba, Calicut
  3. Chottanikkara Temple
  4. Chettikulangara Devi Temple
  5. Madayi Kavu
  6. Kodungallur Bhagavathy Temple
  7. Paramekkavu Bhagavathi Temple, Thrissur
  8. Sankarankulangara Bhagavathi Temple, Thrissur
  9. Olarikkara Bhagavathi Temple, Thrissur
  10. Sree Kattukulangara Bagavathy Temple, Mampad,Palakkad
  11. Peroor Kavu Bhagavathi
  12. Kadampuzha Devi Temple
  13. Pisharikavu
  14. Kavaserry Bhagavathi Temple
  15. Mangottu Bhagavathi Temple
  16. Mondaicaud Bhagavathi Temple in Kolachal, Kanyakumari district, Tamil Nadu
  17. Lokanarkavu (Lokamalayar kavu) temple in Vatakara, Kozhikode District
  18. Kalayamvelli temple, Kozhikode District
  19. Uthralikkavu Bhagavati Temple, Thrissur District
  20. Shree Sasihithulu Bhagavathee Temple, Haleyangadi, Karnataka
  21. Kuttiyankavu temple, Minalur, Athani, Thrissur District
  22. Thechikkotukavu temple, Peramangalam, Thrissur District
  23. Thachanaathukaavu temple, Parlikad, Wadakanchery, Trichur District
  24. Tiruvaanikkaavu bhagawati temple, Machaad, Wadakanchery, Trichur District
  25. Tirumandaamkunnu temple, Angaadipuram, Perinthalmana, Malappuram

Goa

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 deity in most of the Goan temples. Shrines specially dedicated to Bhagavati are:

  • Bhagavati (Pernem)
  • Bhagavati Haldonknarin (Khandola, Goa)
  • Bhagavati Chimulakarin (Marcela, Goa)
  • Bhagavati (Parse, Goa)
  • Bhagavati (Mulgao, Goa)

See also

References
  1. Friedhelm Hardy (1990), The World's Religions: The Religions of Asia, Routledge, ISBN 978-0415058155, page 84
  2. Sarah Caldwell (1998), Bhagavati, in Devi: Goddesses of India (Editors: John Stratton Hawley, Donna Marie Wulff), Motilal Banarsidass, ISBN 978-8120814912, pages 195-198
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