Sharada Peeth
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Sharada Peeth is a ruined Hindu temple and ancient centre of learning located in the Neelum Valley of Pakistan-administered Azad Jammu and Kashmir in the disputed Kashmir region. Between the 6th and 1
Ruins of Sharada Peeth
A photograph of Sharada Peeth in 1893 by the British archaeologist Aurel Stein with a Kashmiri Pandit standing at the entrance
Four-armed statue of the goddess Sharada from Kashmir, c. late 9th century AD
View of the Neelum Valley from Sharada Peeth
Shakta pithas
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The Shakta pithas, also called Shakti pithas or Sati pithas, are significant shrines and pilgrimage destinations in Shaktism, the mother goddess denomination in Hinduism. The shrines are dedicated to
Sharada Peeth
…North India, causing the script to be named after it, and Kashmir to acquire the moniker "Sharada Desh", meaning "country of Sharada". As one of the Maha Shakta pithas, Hindus believe that it represents the spiritual location of the goddess Sati's fallen right hand. Sharada Peeth is one of the three holiest sites of…
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Shiva carrying the corpse of Dakshayani
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