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For the film, see Bagavathi. For the town, see Bhagavathi, Nepal. For the Jain Prakrit work, see Vyākhyāprajñapti.

Bhagavatī (Devanagari: भगवती, IAST: Bhagavatī), is an Indian epithet of Sanskrit origin, used as an honorific title for goddesses in Hinduism and Buddhism. In Hinduism, it is primarily used to address the goddesses Lakshmi and Parvati. In Buddhism, it is used to refer to several Mahayana Buddhist female deities, like Cundā.[1]

Statue of Lakshmi, one of the primary bearers of the epithet Bhagavati, Kashmir

The male equivalent of Bhagavatī is Bhagavān.[2][3] The term is an equivalent of Devi and Ishvari.

Bhagavati Temples in Indian subcontinent

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Maharashtra

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Bhagavati temples can also be found all over Mumbai, for example,

Uttar Pradesh

Karnataka

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Bagavathi temple Sasihitlu Mangalore. Famous temple in Karnataka on the bank of Arabian sea. Guliga is the main Daiva here.

Bhagavathi temple in Ullal, Mangalore

 
Attukal temple

Kerala

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Shrines of these goddesses are referred to as Bhagavati Kshetram in Kerala. Some popular Bhagavati temples in Kerala are,

  1. Attukal Temple
  2. Kalluvettu Kuzhikkal Bhagavati Kshetram at Karaparamba, Calicut
  3. Punnasseri Bhagavati Kshetram at Athanikkal, Kozhikode.
  4. Areekulangara Devi Kshetram at Kattangal-Mavoor Rd., Kozhikode.
  5. Chakkulathukavu Temple
  6. Chottanikkara Temple
  7. Chettikulangara Devi Temple
  8. Madayi Kavu
  9. Kodungallur Bhagavathy Temple
  10. Paramekkavu Bhagavathi Temple, Thrissur
  11. Sankarankulangara Bhagavathi Temple, Thrissur
  12. Olarikkara Bhagavathi Temple, Thrissur
  13. Sree Kattukulangara Bagavathy Temple, Mampad, Palakkad
  14. Meenkulathi Bagavathy Temple, Pallasena, Palakkad
  15. Peroor Kavu Bhagavathi
  16. Kadampuzha Devi Temple
  17. Pisharikavu
  18. Kavaserry Bhagavathi Temple
  19. Mangottu Bhagavathi Temple
  20. Mondaicaud Bhagavathi Temple in Kolachal, Kanyakumari district, Tamil Nadu
  21. Lokanarkavu (Lokamalayar kavu) temple in Vatakara, Kozhikode District
  22. Kalayamvelli temple, Kozhikode District
  23. Uthralikkavu Bhagavati Temple, Thrissur District
  24. Shree Sasihithulu Bhagavathee Temple, Haleyangadi, Karnataka
  25. Kuttiyankavu Bhagavati Temple, Minalur, Athani, Thrissur District
  26. Thechikkotukavu temple, Peramangalam, Thrissur District
  27. Thachanaathukaavu temple, Parlikad, Wadakanchery, Trichur District
  28. Tiruvaanikkaavu bhagawati temple, Machaad, Wadakanchery, Trichur District
  29. Tirumandaamkunnu temple, Angaadipuram, Perinthalmana, Malappuram
  30. Kottuvally Kavu Bhagavathy temple, Koonammavu, Ernakulam
  31. Sree Emur Bhagavathy Hemambika temple (http://www.sreeemoorbhagavathy.org/about.php), Kallekulangara, Palakkad
  32. Kechery Parappukkavu Bhagavathi Temple, Thrissur
 
Naxal Bhagwati, Kathmandu
 
Kalinchowk Bhagwati Temple

Goa

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Many Bhagavati temples are found in Goa, where the deity is mainly worshipped in the form of Mahishasuramardini by the Goud Saraswat Brahmin, Daivadnya Brahmin, Bhandari communities. Bhagavati is also worshipped as one of the Panchayatana deity in most of the Goan temples. Shrines specially dedicated to Bhagavati are:

  • Bhagavati (Pernem)
  • Bhagavati Haldonknarin (Khandola, Goa)
  • Bhagavati Chimulakarin (Marcela, Goa)
  • Bhagavati (Parse, Goa)
  • Bhagavati (Mulgao, Goa)
  • Dhavali, Bhagavati temple
 
Chinnamasta Bhagawati Temple, Nepal

Nepal

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Gimello, Robert (2004). ″Icon and Incantation: The Goddess Zhunti and the Role of Images in the Occult Buddhism of China." In Images in Asian Religions: Texts and Contexts ed. Phyllis Granoff and Koichi Shinohara: pp. 71-85.
  2. ^ Friedhelm Hardy (1990), The World's Religions: The Religions of Asia, Routledge, ISBN 978-0415058155, page 84
  3. ^ Sarah Caldwell (1998), Bhagavati, in Devi: Goddesses of India (Editors: John Stratton Hawley, Donna Marie Wulff), Motilal Banarsidass, ISBN 978-8120814912, pages 195-198
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