Varanasi:shakti peetha?

Question

Is Varanasi a shakti peetha??

Answer 1

Varanasi is a holy place in India. Situated at the bank of river Ganges. We call that place Peethasthan means a place where god & godess lives. And someone has already sumitted the detailed idea about that place. Yes it is a Shakti peetha.

Answer 2

Yes, as listed under the 51 Shakti Peethas  in Wikipedia --

Entry No. 23 :



Varanasi at Manikarnika Ghat on banks of Ganga at Kashi, Uttar Pradesh, India

Ornament : Earring

Shakti:       Vishalakshi & Manikarni

Bhairav:    Kalbhairav

"Shakti" refers to the Goddess woshipped (invaribly, in this case, a manifestation of Dakshayani/Parvati/Durga);

"Bhairava" refers to her consort, a manifestation of Shiva;

"Organ or Ornament" refers to the body part or piece of jewellery that fell to earth, at the location on which the respective temple is built.

Answer 3

yes it is one of the 51 sakthi peetha in india.

Varanasi at Manikarnika Ghat on banks of Ganga at Kashi, Uttar Pradesh, India

ornaments; earring

shakthi: vishalakshi &manikarani

bhairav: kal bhairav.

Shakti" refers to the Goddess woshipped (invaribly, in this case, a manifestation of Dakshayani/Parvati/Durga);

"Bhairava" refers to her consort, a manifestation of Shiva;

"Organ or Ornament" refers to the body part or piece of jewellery that fell to earth, at the location on which the respective temple is built.