Jai Maa Chandrika Devi Temple Buxar Unnao

There is a belief in Savara area that all the troubles go away by having darshan of this Peetha. Be it the arrival of a new bride, the shaving of hair, or the purchase of a new vehicle, it has become a folk tradition here to take it to the court of Maa Chandi.

55 km from Unnao district of Uttar Pradesh. There is Shakti Peeth of Maa Chandi in Buxar on the banks of Ganga, which is famous by the name of Chandika Ji. Its mention is also found in Markandeya Purana and Bhavishya Purana. It is said that in this pilgrimage of Satyayug, it was in the court of Mother Chandi that a sage named Medhatithi first gave the knowledge of Durga Saptashati to King Surath and a Vaishya named Samadhi. The mounds here were famous as the sacred places of these three. Apart from this, it is also said that the first compilation of verses of Durgasaptashati was also done here. Let us tell you that in Treta Yuga, Vishwamitra and in Dwapar era, Rishi Bak also did penance here.

In fact, during the time of Rao Mardan Singh of Buxar, in the seventeenth century, Riti period Acharya Sukhdev Mishra had also performed Chandi Sadhana at this place and had received many miracles.In the modern era, Sant Anang Bodhashram, Shankaracharya Krishna Bodhashram, Swami Satsanganand ji, Lakkar Baba and Sant Shobhan Sarkar ji had also blessed it by doing their penance in Buxar. Where Amar Shaheed Rao Rambaksh Singh, Mahapran Nirala and Saraswati’s editor Pandit Devidutt Shukla were also worshipers of this Chandi Peeth.

Statues of Jai-Vijay are established as gatekeepers.

At the same time, even today there is a belief in Baiswara area that all the troubles go away by visiting this Peetha. Be it the arrival of a new bride, the shaving of hair, or the purchase of a new vehicle, it has become a folk tradition here to take it to the court of Maa Chandi. There is no idol here in the form of the idol of Maa Chandi, but two ancient stone blocks are kept. Which shows that this faith center dates back to the time when man did not know the art of making statues. However, after bathing with the water of Mother Ganga flowing on the stairs of the temple, on going up, the mantras of Durga Saptashati are written on the stones on both sides of the entrance of the temple. While reciting, the devotees reach the court of the goddess. During this time, statues of Jai-Vijay are there as gatekeepers and Ganpati is also revered.