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State Temple
Bhadrakali Temple
भद्रकाली मंदिर, कुरुक्षेत्र
Location
Kurukshetra, Haryana
Darshan
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Deity
🪔Goddess Bhadrakali
Entry
Free entry
It is considered one of the 52 Shakti Peethas. The temple is one of the oldest in Haryana and is deeply associated with the Mahabharata. The Pandavas are believed to have prayed here before the great Kurukshetra war.
Mythology
According to the Daksha Yajna legend, the right ankle of Goddess Sati fell here. Before the Mahabharata war began, Lord Krishna and the Pandavas worshipped Goddess Bhadrakali here, and upon winning the war, they offered their horses to the Goddess in gratitude.