Namasthasyei Namasthasyei Namasthasyei namo namaha ||
Phullara devi holy abode is at Attahas meaning 'laughter'
in Birbhum district of West Bengal. The Bairav is called Bhairabh-vishesya or Visweswara
or Viswanatha.
According to the legend of Dakshayani the upper lip from her
dismembered burnt body fell at this place and so became one of the
sacred Devi-sthals of India.
(refer to 'Yoga-agni' in 'Abodes of devi' for background story)
There is some confusion about the exact location of attahasa. There is another place with the same name and with the same devi's name. This is at Ketugram in Burdwan district. The present one mentioned is in Labhpur in Birbhum which can claim antiquity.
However based on a stone inscription found in a place near Bolpur (Birbhum) regarding the consecration of a golden 'kumbha' on the temple of Loga Madha at Attahas this could be taken as the original 'peet'. This peet was renowned in the 9th and 10th century but declined in fame with the passing of time.
As mentioned earlier in a different context temples built by one dynasty of rulers or aristocracy become ruins and go into oblivion with the decline of the patrons and with the passage of time particularly if the temples were not built with durable material.
The peet in Burdwan has some claim for importance as a 'chamundi' image and also a number of 'female' deities were found in this area. Birbhum and Burdhwan can boast of a number of Upa-peetas earning the status of Tantric centres since the mediacval period.
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There is some confusion about the exact location of attahasa. There is another place with the same name and with the same devi's name. This is at Ketugram in Burdwan district. The present one mentioned is in Labhpur in Birbhum which can claim antiquity.
However based on a stone inscription found in a place near Bolpur (Birbhum) regarding the consecration of a golden 'kumbha' on the temple of Loga Madha at Attahas this could be taken as the original 'peet'. This peet was renowned in the 9th and 10th century but declined in fame with the passing of time.
As mentioned earlier in a different context temples built by one dynasty of rulers or aristocracy become ruins and go into oblivion with the decline of the patrons and with the passage of time particularly if the temples were not built with durable material.
The peet in Burdwan has some claim for importance as a 'chamundi' image and also a number of 'female' deities were found in this area. Birbhum and Burdhwan can boast of a number of Upa-peetas earning the status of Tantric centres since the mediacval period.
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Om Sakthi
Location:
Attahas is in the Birbhum
Attahas is in the Birbhum
district of West Bengal.
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