Tara

The famous and the holiest Taratarini Hill Shrine is one of the oldest pilgrimage sites of mother goddess and amongst the 4 major ancient Shakti centers in India. Some of the great religious texts like the Shiva Purana, the Kalika Purana, the Devi Bhagabat (a contemporary text of the Mahabharata) recognize four major Shakti Peethas (centers), like Bimala (Legs), Tara Tarini (Breasts)Orissa, Kamakshi (Yoni/ Genital Organ) Assam and Dakhina Kalika (Head ) West Bengal, Kolkata among the 4 most sacred Shakti Peethas, which originated from the limbs of the Corpse of Mata Sati in the Satya Yuga.