Chandika Sthan

✎ Chandika Sthan is Hindu temple, situated in Munger, in the Indian state of Bihar.

✎ It is one of the 51 Shakti Peethas, places of worship consecrated to the goddess Shakti.

✎ On the Northeast corner of Munger, Chandika Sthan is just 2kms away from the Munger town.

✎ Being a Siddhi- Peetha, Chandika Sthan is considered to be one of the most sacred and sanctified temples.

✎ Legendary tales and Hindu folklore says that it was to save the world from the anger of Lord Shiva, as he took the corpse of Sati and began dancing in a “Tandav Mudra”, as a result of which the earth began to shake and the whole creation was about to destroy. Lord Vishnu managed to cut Sati’s corpse in 64 pieces by his Sudarshan Chakra. The same legend says that the left eye of the Sati felt at Munger, which subsequently developed into a place of worship of the Divine mother Chandi.

✎ Chandika Sthan is famous for the cure of eye troubles, as per the traditional belief of the local folklore.

✎ Another legend connected with Chandika Sthan is regarding King Karna of the ancient Indian king of Anga, who used to worship Goddess Chandi Mata every day and in turn the goddess gave him 114 pounds (equivalent to 50kgs) of gold for distribution among the needy and downtrodden at Karanchaura, now a local name of vicinity.

✎ The architecture of the temple gives the view of an inverted could ran onthe Ganga and very close to it on the eastern side of the Samashan or cremation site.

✎ During the 10 days of Durga Puja all roads lead to Chandi Asthan on the 8th day (Ashtami day) Yogis, Sanyasis, Tantriks come here from Kamakshya to perform their Tantric Siddhis.

✎ It is still a place where goats are sacrified on every Tuesday.