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High medieval · Hindu · India

Purnagiri Temple

Tanakpur, Champawat, Uttarakhand · 28.9927°, 80.0702°

Maa Purnagiri, a form of SatiUndeterminedShakti Peetha
Sacred since
1000 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
dating unrecorded
Undetermined

History & significance

A Shakti Peeth on a hill near Tanakpur in Champawat district, at about 910 m, drawing thousands of pilgrims each year, above all during Chaitra Navratri in March and April.

Sthala katha — the legend

The shrine is held to mark the spot where the navel of Sati fell as Shiva carried her body across the world.

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Sources

coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Undetermined