Taratarini Temples, Gopalpur, Orissa India

Tara Tarini Sthana Peeth is on the holy Taratarini hill (Purnagiri) 30 km from Berhampur, in the state of Orissa, India. The Twin Goddesses Tara and Tarini are worshiped at the temple as manifestations of Adi Shakti. The Taratarini Hill Shrine is one of the oldest pilgrimage centers of the Mother Goddess and is one of four major ancient Shakti Peethas in India. The mythological texts recognize four major Shakti Peethas: Tara Tarini (Stana Khanda), near Berhampur; Bimala (Pada Khanda) inside the Jagannath Temple (Puri); Kamakhya (Yoni khanda), near Guwahati; and Dakshina Kalika (Mukha khanda) in Kolkata. There are fifty two other sacred Shakti Peethas, which originated from the limbs of Mata Sati's corpse in the Satya Yuga.