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Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Patan_Devi > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Patan_Devi.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patan_Devi > Source revision: 1323824275 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|Hindu temple in India}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2017}} {{Use Indian English|date=June 2017}} {{Infobox Hindu temple | name = Patan Devi Temple | image = | image_upright = | alt = | caption = | map_type = India Bihar | map_caption = Location in Bihar | coordinates = {{coord|25.60531|85.20629|type:landmark_region:IN|display=inline,title}} | native_name = पटन देवी मंदिर | country = [India](/source/India) | state = [Bihar](/source/Bihar) | district = [Patna](/source/Patna) | locale = [Patna City](/source/Patna_City) | elevation_m = | deity = [Sati](/source/Sati_(goddess)) | festivals= [Durga Puja](/source/Durga_Puja) | architecture = [Mandir](/source/Mandir) | temple_quantity = | monument_quantity= | inscriptions = | established = | creator = | website = }} '''Patan Devi''', also called Maa Patneshwari, is the oldest and one of the most sacred temples of [Patna](/source/Patna), Bihar. It is regarded as one of the 51 Siddha [Shakta pithas](/source/Shakta_pithas) in [India](/source/India). According to Puranic legends, the 'right [thigh](/source/thigh)' of the corpse of Devi Sati had fallen here when it was chopped off by Lord [Vishnu](/source/Vishnu) with his '[Sudarshan Chakra](/source/Sudarshan_Chakra)'. The ancient [temple](/source/temple), originally called Maa Sarvanand Kari Patneshwari, is believed to be the abode of the goddess [Durga](/source/Durga).{{cite news |title=Mahavir mandir budget|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/Mandir-trust-submits-Rs-35-cr-budget/articleshow/3017191.cms|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021190121/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-05-07/patna/27782954_1_mahavir-mandir-trust-temple-trust-religious-trust|url-status=live|archive-date=2012-10-21|access-date=2011-02-05 |work=[The Times of India](/source/The_Times_of_India)|date=2008-05-07}} The name of the city Patna is widely believed to have been derived from the name of the Badi Patan Devi Temple. Some, however, doubt whether the name of Patna is derived from this temple. According to them, the name is derived from patan, which means a town and Patna was a big place of export and import.{{cite web |title=History of Patna|url=https://bihardarpan.blogspot.com/2006/10/patan-devi.html|accessdate=2011-02-05}} ==History== ===Patan devi=== According to the [Hindu mythology](/source/Hindu_mythology), it is believed that the right thigh of [Devi](/source/Devi) [Sati](/source/Sati_(goddess)) fell in [Magadh](/source/Magadha_(Mahajanapada)) and it is said that the part of the body of Sati fell in both Maharajganj and Chowk areas in Old Patna city. At these places, the Badi Patan Devi temple and the Chhoti Patan Devi temple were built. According to the Tantra Charumani, the small images of the Bari Patan Devi Temple, Patna are the Goddess [Mahakali](/source/Mahakali), [Mahalakshmi](/source/Mahalakshmi) and [Mahasaraswati](/source/Mahasaraswati). In [Hindu](/source/Hindu) mythology, these Goddesses protected Putraka, who was the founder of [Pataliputra](/source/Pataliputra). A strange stone image has been found in a tank near the Bari Patan Devi Temple, Patna. That image has been kept in the eastern veranda of the main temple where this stone is being worshiped regularly. === Bari Patan Devi === The Bari Patan Devi Temple, Patna is facing the North, towards the [Ganges](/source/Ganges) river. The statues of the temple are all made up in black stone. At the entrance of the temple there is a portico of dimension {{convert|1.5|x|15|ft|abbr=on}}. After that there is a room of about {{convert|8|x|8|ft|abbr=on}} for gods namely, [Mahakali](/source/Mahakali) ({{convert|12|in|abbr=on}}), Maha [Lakshmi](/source/Lakshmi) ({{convert|6|in|abbr=on}})), Maha [Saraswati](/source/Saraswati) ({{convert|12|in|abbr=on}})) and [Bhairav](/source/Bhairava) ({{convert|3|in|abbr=on}})).All the idols are kept on simhasans (thrones) of about 4 square in cross section and have a height of about {{convert|7|ft}}). First three goddesses are attired in [sarees](/source/Sari). Badi Patan Devi temple was founded by Shri Badrinath Chaudhary, a famous inspector of British era. Devotees can go to the temple at any time of the day. The temple does not distinguish between any [caste](/source/caste) or creed and hence is open for all religions and castes. The temple remains open from morning 6 am to 10 pm. Tuesday is a special day for the devotees and a large number of worshipers visit the temple. Promises are being made before the [Goddess](/source/Goddess) and on the fulfillment of the wishes devotees offer gifts and [sarees](/source/Sari) in the temple.{{cite web |title=Badi Patan Devi Mandir|url=http://www.mapsofindia.com/bihar/tourism/bari-patan-devi-temple.html|accessdate=2011-02-05}} ===Chhoti Patan Devi=== right|thumb|Chhoti Patan Devi This temple is situated in the Chowk area of Patna City and once was considered as the main presiding deity of Patna. Over the years it has slipped to the second position of eminence, after the Bari Patan Devi temple, as city's presiding deity, with epithet 'Choti' (smaller) to the more popular one, the Bari (bigger) Patan Devi. But a [historian](/source/historian) called Buchanan was very specific in stating that it was this very temple (Choti Patendevi) which held the primary position as the city's presiding deity during 18th and early 19th century. The present temple does not seem to be of any great antiquity. The images inside the temple, if Buchanan is to be believed, were installed by [Man Singh](/source/Man_Singh), the famous general of the Mughal emperor [Akbar](/source/Akbar). The temple, however, houses a host of intact and severed Brahmanical images, including, [Ganesh](/source/Ganesh), [Vishnu](/source/Vishnu) and [Surya](/source/Surya). Beyond the temple, but within its precincts, lie in open fragments of door jumbs/lintels and yet other set of images. Of these, an impressive, but broken sun-image is the most prominent. According to many historians, it is very likely that some early [medieval](/source/medieval) temple was built here sometime in 9th-11th Century CE and these fragmentary stray sculptural/structural relics are only its ruins. Probably, these were reinstalled in a new temple, built during the 16th-17th century by Man Singh. But authentic information on this count is woefully wanting.{{cite web |title=Chhoti Patan Devi mandir|url=http://www.brandbihar.com/english/districts/patna/chhoti_patandevi_patna.html|accessdate=2011-02-05}} ==Important festivals== As in many other places, a mela is also held near these temples at the time of Vijayadashmi. On [Saptami](/source/Saptami), [Ashtami](/source/Ashtami) and [Navami](/source/Navami) ([Durga Puja](/source/Durga_Puja))during the mela about 1000 people come to offer prayers daily at either of the two temples. Visitors generally bring sweets, garlands and fruits to offer to the deities. The [priest](/source/priest) of the temple takes some quantity of the prasad and returns the rest to the devotees. He marks their forehead with Rori (red powder). The devotees also give some money to the priest as ''[dakshina](/source/dakshina)''. As regards the routine of the rituals, the deity is daily bathed morning and evening and this is followed by offerings of prasad (fruits and sweetmeats etc.) and [aarti](/source/aarti) with the usual reciting of [mantras](/source/mantras) by the priest, accompanied by the ringing of bells.{{cite web |title=Festivals in Patan Devi|url=http://www.mapsofindia.com/bihar/tourism/bari-patan-devi-temple.html|accessdate=2011-02-05}} ==Reaching there== The place can be easily reached from the Patna Bus Station. The temple is just approx. 10 km from the Patna Junction Railway Station. Buses are also available {{cite web |title=Traveling to Patan Devi|url=http://www.india9.com/i9show/Choti-Patan-Devi-Temple-55481.htm|accessdate=2011-02-05}} Rickshaws, taxis etc. are available at Patna, Gulzarbagh and Patna City railway stations.{{cite web |title=Patan Devi History|url=https://bihardarpan.blogspot.com/2006/10/patan-devi.html|accessdate=2011-02-05}} ==See also== {{Portal|India}} *[Mahavir Mandir](/source/Mahavir_Mandir) *[Takht Sri Patna Sahib](/source/Takht_Sri_Patna_Sahib) *[Hinduism](/source/Hinduism) *[Baba Garib Sthan Mandir](/source/Baba_Garib_Sthan_Mandir) ==External links== * [http://patandevi.in/ Maa Patandevi: official Website]{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} * [http://www.maapatneshwari.org/ Maa Patneshwari: Official Website]{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} * [http://www.srisribadipatandevi.org/ Maa Patneshwari: Official Website]{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20110215114659/http://www.hindubooks.org/temples/bihar/patandevi/index.htm Hindubooks reference for Patan Devi] * [http://www.durga-puja.org/devi-patan-temple.html Patan Devi and Durga Puja] * [http://www.pilgrimage-india.com/bihar/bari-patan-devi-temple.html Bari Patan Devi] * [http://www.india9.com/i9show/Choti-Patan-Devi-Temple-55481.htm Chhoti Patan Devi] == References == {{reflist|3}} {{Hindu temples in Bihar|state=collapsed}} {{Hindu Deities and Texts}} Category:Durga temples Category:Hindu temples in Bihar Category:Shakti temples Category:Tourist attractions in Patna Category:Religious buildings and structures in Patna --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Patan Devi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patan_Devi) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patan_Devi?action=history)). 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