Dakini-Shakini Archives

24/Aug/2022

Location:

Rajappa Temple, Jharkhand situated at a distance of 20 KM from Ramgarh where comes Rajaya More. 29 KM from this More on East Bokaro Dhanbad road in the North Hazaribagh district Chhinnamasta Siddha Peeth Rajappa situated. Here the confluence the of Damodar River and Bhairavi River. Buses ply throughout the day from Ranchi, Ramgarh, Bokaro, and Dhanbad.

Legend:

Chhinnamasta’s name is also Prachanda Chandika. It is believed that when Chandika was killing the demons, she became frantic and started killing innocent people. This caused a river of blood to flow. There an outcry on the earth. At the request of the gods, Lord Shankar reached the goddess. Seeing Shankar ji, the goddess started feeling hungry and said, Oh Nath! I am feeling hungry. Shankar told the goddess that you should drink blood after cutting your neck with a knife. The goddess cut off her head with the knife and took it in her left hand.

Streams of blood started coming out of the neck, which left the right Dakini-Shakini also two streams went into her mouth and the middle stream went into the mouth of the goddess, drinking and she became satisfied. Since then, the mother’s name became Chhinnamasta.

This temple is very ancient. Shankaracharya visited this place 1200 years ago. The temple built by the tantric method. Eight lotus and sixty-four Yoginis are inscribed on the walls of the temple. Sukumar Basu Thakur considered the construction of the temple to be 6000 years old. The temple has been renovated time and again. It also renovated in 1992.

Rajappa always been a tantric field. In the sanctum sanctorum of the temple, the mysterious idol of Mother Chhinnamasta is installed on the beautiful altar. He holds a knife in his right hand and his broken head in his left hand. Out of the three blood streams coming out of the throat, the middle stream itself is paan. Dakshin Dhara drinks Varnini and Bam Dhara Dakini.

The symbol of Kamadeva is the Damodar River in Rajappa and the symbol of Rati is the river Bhairavi, which embraces Damodar from above. Thus, the contrast between the river and the river here. There is confluence in ratimudra. It is symbolic. The temple of Maa Chhinnamasta is angular for roundness. Its height is usually thirty feet.

The Temple:

The main gate of the temple is in the east direction. On the east-south corner under the gate, there is a clean and beautiful place for the sacrifice of goats and the sacrificial altar has been done. The place of Mahisha Bali is safe in the southern part. There is also a place for shaving children.

There are 3 eyes of the mother in the boulder located inside the temple of Maa Chinnamastike. She is standing on a lotus flower with her left foot extended forward. Kamdev and Rati are sleeping in the opposite rati mudra under the feet. Mother Chinnamastike’s neck adorned with sarpa mala and Mundmala. With the scattered and open hair, tongue out, adorned with ornaments, the mother is in the divine form in a naked state.

She holds a sword in her right hand and his own severed head in her left hand. Dakini and Shakini are standing next to her, and they are giving blood to her and themselves are also drinking blood. Three streams of blood are flowing from her throat.

Apart from the Rajappa Temple, Jharkhand, a total of 7 temples named Mahakali Temple, Sun Temple, Das Mahavidya Temple, Babadham Temple, Bajrang Bali Temple, Shankar Temple, and Virat Roop Temple found there. The meeting of the river Bhairavi in Damodar from the west direction and Bhairavi from the south direction adds to the beauty of the temple.

Puja And Ritual:

The first worship of Maa Chhinmasta performed every day in the early morning by the priests made of Arva rice with Akshat, Jaggery, Ghee, and Camphor. Kheer enjoyed in the afternoon. No one stays inside the temple at the time of Bhog and the doors closed. The third puja performed during the evening adornment and then the doors of the temple are closed, but the temple remains open till the midnight of the new moon and full moon. There is night worship of Durga on this occasion. The thirteenth chapter of Saptashati is favored. Maa Chhinnamasta worshiped daily, but Tuesdays and Saturdays are especially worshiped by devotees. In Shardiya Durgatsav, Navami Puja to the mother first performed by Santal tribesmen and the first goat of worship sacrificed to them.

Every day about 7-8 thousand pilgrims come here on Tuesdays and Saturdays, 10-12 thousand, and during Navratri 50-60 thousand. There are lakhs in Navratri and Ramnavami. Passengers come, which women are more. There are 400 shops around the temple for tea, snacks, fruits, flowers, and prasad. The area of this holy temple is 2 acres. About 45-50 lakhs pilgrims visit every year.

Specific Information:

The Rajappa Temple, Jharkhand has been a famous tantric area.
On the walls of the temple, there are 64 yoginis inscribed on the Ashtkamal, which is not seen in any other temple.