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An illustration of a north Indian shikhara, standing for Shri Pitambara Peeth, Datia

Sakta (Amman) · Madhya Pradesh

Shri Pitambara Peeth, Datia

Bagalamukhi (Pitambara) with Dhumavati and Vankhandeshwar Mahadev

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The temple in short

Deity
Bagalamukhi (Pitambara) with Dhumavati and Vankhandeshwar Mahadev
Where
Madhya Pradesh · 25.66N 78.46E
Usual hours
5 am – 1 pm, 4 pm – 9 pm — hours change with festivals and the season; check before travelling. Were these right when you went?
Grahas
Sani Rahu
Visited for
The Bagalamukhi peeth of Bundelkhand, where people come before a court case or an examination; its Dhumavati shrine is one of very few anywhere. Navaratri is its season.
Kept for Saturn and Rahu, 2 of the nine grahas a temple can be visited for.

Where it is

Shri Pitambara Peeth, Datia, Madhya Pradesh. The dot is the town, to about a kilometre — the gazetteer does not hold the gopuram's own coordinates.

Others within reach

Nearest first, by straight-line distance

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Parihaaram is traditional practice, offered for devotion and peace of mind; it is not a guaranteed cure of any condition. Temple hours change with festivals and the season, so check before travelling.