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Ma Lalitha Devi Temple at Meerapur in Allahabad in Uttar Pradesh – Maa Lalitha Devi Mandir

Maa Lalitha Devi Temple is one of the Shaktipeetahs as it is believed that the finger of Goddess Sati fell here. This is a unique Goddess Shakti Temple as she is worshipped in three forms – Ma Lalitha, Ma Saraswati and Ma Kali. It is believed that the Pandavas visited the temple and offered prayers here.

Apart from the murtis of the Mother Goddess, there is a famous Shakti Yantra in the sanctum. There is also a separate shrine dedicated to Shiva in the form of Paras Shivling. Outside the sanctum sanctorum there is a murti of Baba Kaal Bhairav.

Apart from this the temple has murtis of Ganesha, Balgopal Krishna, Sri Ram and Mata Sita, Lakshman, Lakshmi Narayan, Radha Krishna, Hanuman and the Navgrahas.

The most important festival celebrated in the temple is Navratri.

An annual fair is held for three day starting from Vaishakh Shukla Paksha Saptami.

The main Goddess worshipped in the shrine Ma Lalitha is also considered a Tantric Devi.


The temple is also famous for Pandav Koop believed to have been created by Bhimasena. There is also a very ancient temple dedicated to Bhava Bhairav built by the Pandavas.