Baglamukhi Temple Bankhandi (Kangra ) H.P

BAGLAMUKHI TEMPLE BANKHANDI HIMACHAL PRADESH (177114)

 Baglamukhi  temple in Himachal Pradesh in Situated in Bankhandi. It is situated  at a distance of approximately 78 Km from the Una District in Himachal Pradesh on The National Highway 503 while going to Dharmashala/Kangra from the Una.

From Gaggal Airport (Kangra) the distance of this temple is approximately 35 Km .

Baglamukhi temple is just at a distance of Approx 24 Km from Bajreshwari Mata Temple Kangra and 20 Km from the famous Mata Jawalamukhi Shakti Peeth .

The distance of McLeod Ganj from here is approx 50 Km towards the Kangra.

Distance of this temple from the Chandigarh is approx 200 km .

Baglamukhi or Bagala (Devnagari: बगलामुखी) is one of the ten Devi mahavidyas (great wisdom/science) in Hinduism. Devi Baglamukhi smashes the devotee's misconceptions and delusions (or the devotee's enemies) with her cudgel. The word Bagala is derived from the word Valga (meaning – bridle or to rein in) which, became Vagla and then Bagla. The Devi has 108 different names (some others also call her by 1108 names). Bagalamukhi is commonly known as Pitambari Maa in North India, the goddess associated with yellow color or golden colour.

Bagalamukhi is one of the ten forms of the wise Devi, symbolising potent female primeval force.

Legend

In the Satya Yuga (the first epoch in Hindu cosmology), a great storm started destroying Creation. The god Vishnu was disturbed and performed austerities to appease the goddess Tripurasundari on shore of Haridra Sarovar, the lake of turmeric. Pleased with Vishnu, the goddess appeared and brought forth her manifestation Bagalamukhi from the lake. Bagalamukhi calmed the storm, restoring order in the universe.

Another tale records that a demon named Madan acquired Vak-siddhi, by which whatever he said came true. He misused it to trouble humans and murder people. The gods beseeched Bagalamukhi. The goddess grabbed the demon's tongue and immobilized his power. Madan requested the goddess that he be worshipped with her; the goddess granted him this boon, before slaying him.