Honorific title for female deities in Hinduism
Statue of Lakshmi, one of the primary bearers of the epithet Bhagavati
Bhagavatī (Devanagari : भगवती,IAST : Bhagavatī), is an Indian epithet ofSanskrit origin, used as an honorific title for goddesses inHinduism andBuddhism . In Hinduism, it is primarily used to address the goddessesSarasvati ,Lakshmi andParvati . In Buddhism, it is used to refer to several Mahayana Buddhist female deities, likeCundā .[ 1]
The male equivalent of Bhagavatī isBhagavān .[ 2] [ 3] Devi andIshvari .
Bhagavati Temples in Indian subcontinent [ edit ] Bhagavati temples can also be found all over Mumbai, for example,
Uttar Pradesh
Bagavathi temple Sasihitlu Mangalore.Famous temple in Karnataka on the bank of Arabian sea.Guliga is the main Daiva here.
Bhagavathi temple in Ullal, Mangalore
Attukal temple Shrines of these goddesses are referred to asBhagavati Kshetram in Kerala. Some popular Bhagavati temples inKerala are,
Attukal Temple Kalluvettu Kuzhikkal Bhagavati Kshetram at Karaparamba, Calicut Punnasseri Bhagavati Kshetram at Athanikkal, Kozhikode. Areekulangara Devi Kshetram at Kattangal-Mavoor Rd., Kozhikode. Chakkulathukavu Temple Chottanikkara Temple Chettikulangara Devi Temple Madayi Kavu Kodungallur Bhagavathy Temple Paramekkavu Bhagavathi Temple, Thrissur Sankarankulangara Bhagavathi Temple, Thrissur Olarikkara Bhagavathi Temple, Thrissur Sree Kattukulangara Bagavathy Temple, Mampad, Palakkad Meenkulathi Bagavathy Temple, Pallasena, Palakkad Peroor Kavu Bhagavathi Kadampuzha Devi Temple Pisharikavu Kavaserry Bhagavathi Temple Mangottu Bhagavathi Temple Mondaicaud Bhagavathi Temple inKolachal ,Kanyakumari district ,Tamil Nadu Lokanarkavu (Lokamalayar kavu) temple in Vatakara, Kozhikode District Kalayamvelli temple, Kozhikode District Uthralikkavu Bhagavati Temple , Thrissur DistrictShree Sasihithulu Bhagavathee Temple, Haleyangadi, Karnataka Kuttiyankavu Bhagavati Temple, Minalur, Athani, Thrissur District Thechikkotukavu temple, Peramangalam, Thrissur District Thachanaathukaavu temple, Parlikad, Wadakanchery, Trichur District Tiruvaanikkaavu bhagawati temple, Machaad, Wadakanchery, Trichur District Tirumandaamkunnu temple, Angaadipuram, Perinthalmana, Malappuram Kottuvally Kavu Bhagavathy temple, Koonammavu, Ernakulam Sree Emur Bhagavathy Hemambika temple (http://www.sreeemoorbhagavathy.org/about.php ), Kallekulangara, Palakkad Kechery Parappukkavu Bhagavathi Temple, Thrissur Naxal Bhagwati, Kathmandu Kalinchowk Bhagwati Temple Many Bhagavati temples are found inGoa , where the deity is mainly worshipped in the form ofMahishasuramardini by theGoud Saraswat Brahmin ,Daivadnya Brahmin ,Bhandari communities. Bhagavati is also worshipped as one of thePanchayatana deity in most of theGoan temples . Shrines specially dedicated to Bhagavati are:
Bhagavati (Pernem) Bhagavati Haldonknarin (Khandola,Goa ) Bhagavati Chimulakarin (Marcela,Goa ) Bhagavati (Parse,Goa ) Bhagavati (Mulgao,Goa ) Dhavali, Bhagavati temple Chinnamasta Bhagawati Temple ,Nepal Shobha Bhagawati(शोभा भगवती मन्दिर) ,Kathmandu Naxal Bhagawati Temple,Kathmandu Chinnamasta Bhagawati Temple ,Saptari District ,Nepal Palanchok Bhagawati Temple ,Kavrepalanchok District Kalinchowk Bhagwati Temple ,Kalinchowk Rural Municipality Bhagwati Bahal Temple (भगवती बाहल मन्दिर),Thamel ,Kathmandu Bindhyabasini Temple ,Pokhara Argha Bhagwati temple,Arghakhanchi District Taleju, Hanumand Dhokha, Kathmandu Taleju, Patan Taleju, Bhaktapur Bhadrakali Rana Ujeshwori Bhagwati Temple ,Tansen, Palpa ^ Gimello, Robert (2004). ″Icon and Incantation: The Goddess Zhunti and the Role of Images in the Occult Buddhism of China." InImages in Asian Religions: Texts and Contexts ed. Phyllis Granoff and Koichi Shinohara: pp. 71-85. ^ Friedhelm Hardy (1990), The World's Religions: The Religions of Asia, Routledge,ISBN 978-0415058155 , page 84 ^ Sarah Caldwell (1998), Bhagavati, in Devi: Goddesses of India (Editors: John Stratton Hawley, Donna Marie Wulff), Motilal Banarsidass,ISBN 978-8120814912 , pages 195-198
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