Chhinmastika Temple Rajrappa

 

Chhinmastika temple, Rajrappa

            About 70 Kms North of Ranchi, Chhinmastika (a Hindu deity) temple is situated on the confluence of Damodar and Bhairvi River which flows through circuitry hilly terrain and turned into a waterfall at the end. The place is called Rajrappa which comes under the Chitarpur CD block. It is a Hindu pilgrimage centre which fetches many devotees regularly 24x7 from Jharkhand, Bihar,Odisha and West Bengal, due to its importance as the Goddess Chhinmastika is a headless deity, who stands on the body or Kamdev and Rati in a lotus bed.

            As the folklore says that the Goddess Chhinmastika instead of drinking the bloods of her victims she cut her own head and held her in her hand and drank her own blood. So that is the importance of the temple and worth visiting. Rajrappa is one of the Aadi shaktisthals where Shiva 1^st wife Sati’s severed head fell down; there are four another shaktipeethas (Bimla, Tara and Tarini). In this way Dakshin Kalika and Kamakhya where Sati’s main four limbs fell. It is said that Chhinmastika Goddess dance is a captivated and multifaceted image. And during dance Goddess accidently stand on the body of Kamdeva (the God of love) and Rati his consort locked in embrace. Somebody’s interpretations are those are Radha and Krishna. As per Hindu mythology Chhinmastika means headless is also called Maa Matapurni. Chhinmastika temple also has found place in Vedas and Puranas and the place is recognized as an ancient and strong Shaktipeetha. During full and new moon there is great congregation of the Hindu devotees. As this strong shaktipeetha is of Chhinmastika Deity, so lot of marriages is solamanazied and sacrifices of goats take place, as per Hindu belief.

            Also there is lot of temples of different deities as well as Sun temple too beside rest houses and water pond enhance the temple into more captivating look.

How to reach—

1.                 From Ranchi this religious temple is about 70 Kms and almost two hour drive which fall in Ramgarh district of Jharkhand.

2.                 Nearest Airport Ranchi 78 Kms,

3.                 Near Railway station Ramgarh Cantt, 28 Kms

4.                 To reach there get down near Ramgarh bus stand and take a jeep or trekker which run since morning to evening Or with another route via Sikidri and Gola also can be reached there from Ranchi.

5.                  There is lot of guest houses, hotels; accommodations in wide ranges are available at Rajrappa, in Ramgarh which is about 28 Kms from Rajrappa and in Ranchi too.

6.                 Lerhitongri, Rajrappa, Jharkhand- 829110,

7.                 Phone- 0651 233 1828.

Text and Photos by- Ashok Karan,

Ashokkaran.blogspot.com,

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