Tripurasundari, Baitadi

This article is about the Nepalese village. For the Hindu goddess, see Tripura Sundari.

Tripurasundari is a village development committee located in the Baitadi District within the Sudurpashchim Province of western Nepal. The VDC got its name from Tripura Sundari Temple. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census, the village had a population of 2,487 and had 491 houses in the village.

Tripurasundari त्रिपुरासुन्दरी
Village development committee
Tripurasundari in 2009 , Tripurasundari temple, Baitadi
Country	Nepal
Province	Sudurpashchim Province
District	Baitadi District
Population  (1991)
• Total	2,487
• Religions	Hindu
Time zone	UTC+5:45 (Nepal Time)

Tripura Sundari Temple

Front view of Tripurasundari temple, Baitadi

Tripura Sundari Temple
त्रिपुरा सुन्दरी मन्दिर
Tripura Sundari Temple
Religion
Affiliation	Hinduism
District	Baitadi District
Location
Location	Tripurasundari
Country	Nepal
Location in Nepal
Geographic coordinates	29.56002°N 80.4134°E / 29.56002; 80.4134

Tripura Sundari (Nepali: त्रिपुरासुन्दरी मन्दिर, बैतडी) is a religious Hindu temple located in Dasrathchand municipality of Baitadi district Nepal about 10 km west(about 20 minutes drive from headquarter) from headquarters of Baitadi. It is one among the seven Bhagwati temples of Nepal. This beautiful temple is located in the middle of the village Tripura in the uphills. Tripura Sundari is dedicated to the goddess Durga. The temple is painted with red which is also considered to be the symbol of the goddess Durga also identified as Adi Parashakti, goddess of war, a symbol of positivity(Divine forces), a hope. According to Hindu mythology, she is a warrior form of goddess Parvati wife of Shiva. She is usually depicted riding a lion and with 10 arms, each arm holding the special type of weapon given by other gods to her for her battle against the buffalo demon. The temples borrow a long story behind its creation and evolution in it. There are altogether seven Bhagwati Temples(Temples of Goddess Durga) in Baitadi. It is believed that these temples seven are devoted to the seven sisters of goddess Durga. This temple is dedicated to Ransaini (one sister among seven ) so the temple is also known as Ransaini Temple.

Many festivals such as Dashain, Gaura, Sankranti, and Jaat are occasionally celebrated in the Temple. Many people from Nepal and India come here for the occasions to celebrate festivals and to worship goddess Bhagwati for their better and happy life and to get blessed by the goddess Durga.

Tripurasundari temple, Baitadi