Badi Patan Devi Temple, at Patna in Bihar, is one among the 52 Shaktipeethas. The temple is located near Harmandir Sahib in Patna. The popular
belief is that right thigh of Goddess Sati fell here.
Legend has it that when the body part of Goddess Sati
touched the ground here three Goddesses – Mahakali, Mahalakshmi and
Mahasaraswati – appeared. All the three goddesses are worshipped at the Badi
Patan Devi Temple.
Black stone murtis of the three goddesses are worshipped in the main sanctum sanctorum. The goddesses are in standing posture. Their attire is sari and crown. Murti of Vyom Bhairav represents Shiva in the sanctum.
Black stone murtis of the three goddesses are worshipped in the main sanctum sanctorum. The goddesses are in standing posture. Their attire is sari and crown. Murti of Vyom Bhairav represents Shiva in the sanctum.
Devotees make offering in a big havan kund found in front
of the sanctum.
A murti of Mother Goddess sitting on a lion is found on the
Verandah behind the main sanctum. A large bell is also found here.
Tuesday is the most auspicious day in the temple.
Pujas are performed here as per Vedic and Tantric tradition.
The most important festival here is the Vasant Navratri and
Saran Navratri.
There is also a Chhoti Patan Devi in Patna. The legend of
the temple is same as Badi Patan Devi. It is located east of Patna Railway
Junction. Mother Goddess is known as Ma Sarwanandkari Patneshwari here.