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Bhairava Parvat Shakti Peeth

 
Bhairava Parvat Shakti Peeth

Bhairav Parvat Ujjain is the most famous Shakti Peetha where it is said that the Upper Lip of Maa Sati fell and the idols are Devi Maa as Avanti and Lord Shiva as Lambkarna Bhairav. Avanti or Bhairav Parvat Shakti Peeth is among the 51 Shakti Peeth of Maa Sati. It is said that, the upper lip of Sati fell here, when lord Vishnu in order to relieve lord Shiva from grief of losing his wife, used his Sudarshan Chakra to incise Maa Sati Body. Then, at the place of fall of lips a temple was constructed. It is located in the famous and holy city of India Ujjain. Ujjain is a small city that mainly houses temple and it is located in the state of Madhya Pradesh. This temple is located on the banks of river known as ‘Shipra’ and adjoining it are the Bhairav hills. Here the idol of Maa Sati is called as Avanti and the lord Shiva is worshipped as Lambakarna.