09/07/2026
Alopi Debi Temple
This place is considered one of the 51 Shaktipeeths according to Hindu mythology. It is believed that the palm (or wrist) of the right hand of Goddess Sati fell here. Due to the body part becoming 'Alop' (disappearing), it was named 'Alopshankari' or Alopi Devi.
there is no statue of any deity in this temple, rather, there is a wooden carriage or 'doli' which is worshipped. The origin of the name, Alopi (disappeared) Bagh lies in the Hindu belief that after the death of his wife Sati, the grieving Shiva travelled through skies with her dead body. Vishnu, to relieve him from this agony, threw his Chakra at the co**se, resulting in the fall of various parts of the body at various places in India, which were sanctified by the touch of the Goddess' body parts and hence were thereby deemed holy places for pilgrimage. The last part fell at this location thereby named as "Alopi" (where disappearance was concluded)and the holiest of all.
