Bahula is one of the 51 Shakti Peethas of the Pithanirnaya, placed at Ketugram near Katwa in West Bengal. By the text Sati’s left arm fell here, and the goddess is Bahula and the Bhairava Bhiruka; the West Bengal Tourism page gave the same limb, goddess and Bhairava.
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- Deity
- Bahula
- Tradition
- Shakta
- Place
- Ketugram near Katwa, Purba Bardhaman district; near the Ajay river
- State
- West Bengal
- Country
- India
How to reach Bahula, Ketugram
- According to West Bengal Tourism (2022): about 8 km from Katwa railway station; about 190 km from Kolkata and about 56 km from Burdwan, on a bus route.
Where the sources differ
- Wikidata has no coordinates for the temple, only for the village, so no map is given here.
- The count of pithas depends on the text: the Pithanirnaya lists 51, some Bengali lists 52, the Devi Bhagavata (7.30) gives 108 places with names of the goddess, and the early Tantras name only four (Sircar).
Frequently asked questions
Which limb of Sati fell at the Bahula Shakti Peetha?
By the Pithanirnaya, the left arm; the goddess is Bahula and the Bhairava Bhiruka. It is at Ketugram near Katwa in Purba Bardhaman district.
Where is Bahula, Ketugram Shakti Peetha?
Bahula, Ketugram Shakti Peetha is in Ketugram near Katwa, Purba Bardhaman district; near the Ajay river, West Bengal.
Which lists of tirthas include Bahula, Ketugram?
The 51 Shakti Peethas (number 12 of 51 in the list).
How to reach Bahula, Ketugram?
According to West Bengal Tourism (2022): about 8 km from Katwa railway station; about 190 km from Kolkata and about 56 km from Burdwan, on a bus route.
Sources
- D. C. Sircar, The Śākta Pīṭhas (Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Bengal 1948; Motilal Banarsidass, 1973): table of the Pithanirnaya pp. 35-37, note on this pitha p. 46 (archive.org)
- Vachaspatyam (Taranatha Tarkavachaspati), "pitha": the list of pithas quoted from the Tantrachudamani (Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries, sanskrit-lexicon.uni-koeln.de)
- West Bengal Tourism (wbtourism.gov.in), "Bahula Temple", Shakti Peeth section (Wayback Machine copy of 26 November 2022: web.archive.org/web/20221126004335/https://www.wbtourism.gov.in/destination/place/bahula_temple; the page is no longer on the site)
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