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Hindu
shakti peetha
Peak season
Tara Tarini Temple
Tara and Tarini
Location
Brahmapur, Odisha
Darshan
6:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Best time
October, November, December
Difficulty
easy
Est. cost / person
₹7,000
About Tara Tarini Temple
Tara Tarini temple is one of the four most important Shakti Peethas and is dedicated to the twin goddesses Tara and Tarini — manifestations of Shakti seated on Kumari (Purnagiri) hills near the Rushikulya river in southern Odisha. The goddesses are venerated as benevolent mother figures and the guardians of sailors on the Bay of Bengal. A modern ropeway carries pilgrims to the hilltop; the 999-step stairway remains a popular path for devotional circumambulation. The spring Navratri (Chaitra Parva) festival draws hundreds of thousands of pilgrims for the month-long celebration.
Referenced in the Skanda Purana. Historical records from the 9th century CE attest to the temple's existence. According to the Sati legend, the breasts (sthana) of Sati fell here — making this the only sthana-peetha (breast peetha) in the entire Shakti Peetha tradition, with unique theological significance.
Darshan & Aarti
Darshan timings
- · 6:00 AM - 9:00 PM
🚌 How to reach
By Air
Biju Patnaik International Airport, Bhubaneswar (185 km)
Taxi to Berhampur ~3.5 hrs. Also Visakhapatnam Airport (250 km) via Andhra Pradesh.
By Rail
Berhampur (Brahmapur) Railway Station (20 km)
On the Howrah–Chennai mainline; trains from Kolkata (~7 hrs), Bhubaneswar (~3 hrs), Chennai (~9 hrs).
By Road
Via NH-16 (Kolkata–Chennai national highway).
- Bhubaneswar: 185 km · ~3.5h · NH-16 via Khurda–Berhampur
- Berhampur city: 20 km · ~0.5h · via Chhatrapur–Huma road
Last mile: Cabs and autos from Berhampur bus stand (20 km). The temple sits on a hill with road access to the hilltop parking area.
Where to stay
Estimated expense (per person)
| Transport | ₹2,800 |
| Stay | ₹3,000 |
| Meals and local travel | ₹1,200 |
| Total | ₹7,000 |
Estimated for a short 2-day pilgrimage.
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