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Mangla Gauri Temple

Coordinates: 24°46′30.5″N 85°00′08.3″E / 24.775139°N 85.002306°E / 24.775139; 85.002306
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Mangala Gauri Temple
Shakti Peetha
View of Mangala Gauri Temple at Gaya, Bihar.
Religion
AffiliationHinduism
DistrictGaya
DeityGauri ( Parvati )
FestivalsNavratri
Location
LocationShakti Peetham
StateBihar
Country India
Mangla Gauri Temple is located in Bihar
Mangla Gauri Temple
Shown within Bihar
Mangla Gauri Temple is located in India
Mangla Gauri Temple
Mangla Gauri Temple (India)
Mangla Gauri Temple is located in Asia
Mangla Gauri Temple
Mangla Gauri Temple (Asia)
Geographic coordinates24°46′30.5″N 85°00′08.3″E / 24.775139°N 85.002306°E / 24.775139; 85.002306
Architecture
TypeCave Style
CreatorMaadho Giri Ji Maharaj (Baba Dandi Swami)
Completed1300 CE
Specifications
Temple(s)9
Monument(s)2
InscriptionsShakti Peetha
Elevation134 m (440 ft)

The Mangla Gauri temple (Hindi: मां मंगलागौरी मंदिर) in Shakti Peetham, Gaya, Bihar, India was mentioned in Padma Purana, Vayu Purana and Agni Purana and Devi Bhagvata Purana and Markandeya Purana in other scriptures and tantric works. This temple is among the eighteen maha shaktipeeth. The present temple dates back to the 15th century. The shrine is dedicated to Sati or the Hindu Mother Goddess in the predominantly Vaishnavite pilgrimage center of Gaya.

The temple is facing east and is built on top of the Mangalagauri hill. The temple complex has temples of Kali, Ganesha, Hanuman and Shiva.

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