''Without Agnishakti Human can't prepare their food''
Agni Maata, is another name for the cosmic mother, and manifests herself in the form of fire. Maa Agni Durga Temple Bhopal - also known as Mahalaxmi, Parwati, Adishakti, Gauri, Amba, Skandmaata (Mother of Kartikeya), Devi Swaha, Maya Sita, Hinglaj Devi, Jwaala Devi, Vedavati, Renuka Devi, (also Draupadi was her Incarnation) - The Goddess of Fi
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हिंगलाज में बसीं भवानी, महिमा अमित न जाए बखानी .. Lord Parashuraam worshiped Agni Mata in Hinglaaj during the war against Kshatriyas, mother divine ordered to Lord Parashuram to stop the war against kshatriye and protects her devotees from Vishnu's 6th Avtar Parashuram. Mata also given boon to Parashuram of protection, fearless & infinite happiness for Bhragukul. Agni Maata - GODDESS OF FIRE Shaktipeeth Hinglaaj - Hingula Maa, Agni Maata, is another name for the cosmic mother, and manifests herself in the form of fire. So Maa hingula is otherwise called as
· Agnidevi
· Jwalamukhi
· Jyotirmayee
· Hingulei
· Hingulakshi Mahalskhmi
Agni Mata, also known as Hinglaj Devi, Hingula Devi and Nani Mandir - The Goddess of Fire is a Hindu temple in Hinglaj, a town on the Makran coast in the Lasbela district of Balochistan, Pakistan, and is the middle of the Hingol National Park. It is a form of Aadishakti - the form of supreme universal divine mother, located in a mountain cavern on the banks of the Hingol River. "Goddess Agni" in Orrisa - India is worshipped with great devotion by the people of the surrounding
areas. It is located at a distance of 14 K.M. from Talcher. Goddess Hingula is believed to
be the agnijwala (The Goddess of fire) in the Kitchen of Lord Jagannath at Shree Mandir Puri. Maa Hingulaaj from Pakistan who manifests herself in form of fire is another name for cosmic mother. Every year
on Bishnu Damanak Chaturdashi (Chaitra Sukla
Chaturdashi), the Goddess gives darshan to Her devotees in a state of burning fire at a spot
near Hingula temple in Gopal Prasad, one of
the famous 'Shakti Peetha' in the country. There are many similarities between
Hingula Yatra and Ratha Yatra. It is said while
Gopal Prasad is the 'Puja Sthali'of the Goddess,
Shree Mandir is 'Here Karma Sthali. When Lord Siva had torn apart the body
of Sati (Parbati), each of the 52 pieces that fell was known as 'Shakti Pitha'. But a piece
identified as Brahmandreya fell at Beluchistan
of present Pakistan where shakti appeared in
burning fire state. In course of time Nala Raja
of Vidarva region of western India became an
ardent devotee of Maa who resided in his
kingdom. In Puri when the Raja decided to
start 'anna prasad' Lord Jagannath responding
to His prayer asked him to bring Hingula to
manage his kitchen. Accordingly Puri Raja
went to Vidarva and requested him to pray Maa
to come to Puri. Nala Raja on the request of
Puri Raja brought the Goddess on his wrapper
in form of fire and in course of his journey
reached at Gopalgarh where he took rest. The Goddess told Raja in his dream that
Gopalgarh will be Her 'Puja Pitha' and since
1575 Maa is being worshipped here through the Hingula yatra. Birbar Harichandan was the
first king of Talcher who started the festival. On Sukla Chaturdashi of Chaitra month
the Goddess takes leave from Sri mandir
kitchen and gives 'darshan' to devotees here in
form of burning fire. Before some days of the
Chaturdashi, Maa appears near the temple and
informs the chief 'Dehury' about the location
of the burning spot which is kept surrounded
with heaps of coal till the yatra. On the day of
yatra, a canopy given by the king of Talcher is
placed above fire and thousands of devotees from far and wide irrespective of caste, creed
and religion offer 'bhog' into the fire, but
interestingly the canopy does not burn.After
nine days a puja called 'sital' is performed on
the spot by Talcher king and Dehury
(Worshipper). The Hindus believe that the trinity Brahma, Vishnu and Maheshwar stand for creation preservation and Destruction. This idea of trinity is quite significant and works at the root of all religious faiths. Though Brahma and Vishnu are actively involved in the worldly affairs, Maheshwar gets immersed in meditation and often forget the work allotted to him. To rouse him from his deep state of meditation, Brahma asked his faithful son Daksha to pray to the Supreme Deity for a daughter worthy of being the spouse of Maheshwar. Thus Sati was born with one condition that any slightest neglect on Dakshas part, she will immolate herself in fire. Daksha consented and Sati appeared as his daughter. Subsequently Sati got married to Maheshwar. Maheshwar was quite indifferent to the world and lived with Sati at Kailash in Tibet, now under Chinese dominion. According to “Devi Bhagabat” years rolled on and Daksha intended to perform a Yajna, a sacrificial rite to which all the deities were invited except Shiva as he was uncanny and weird. Though Sati was not invited to the Yajna, she somehow wrested his permission to join the ceremony. The deities took up their dignified seats around the Yajna Mandap. The yajna work started smoothly. Daksha forgetful of the promise made to Sati, began speaking ill of Shiva before all the revered deities. Sati could not bear all these ill words hurled against her husband Shiva. She immo’ated herself in the Yajna and committed su***de. Lord Shiva was omniscient so the death of his beloved wife Sati disturbed him while he was in deep meditation in Kailash. Infuriated with anger, Shiva arrived at the yajna spot. He destroyed the yajna and took up the dead body of Sati in his shoulder. Then he traveled the entire Length and breadth of India causing destruction. Shiva’s above act concerned Lord Brahma the creator and Lord Vishnu the sustainer. In order to bring Lord Shiva to his senses Vishnu took away the dead body of Sati and ordered his wheel of death, Sudarsan Chakra to do its duty. The different parts of the body of Sati were chopped off and began to fell, wherever Shiva went. Brought to his senses after the disappearance of the dead body. Maheshwar returned to the impassable part of Himalayas to be lost in meditation. The fifty two portion of body of Sati which were chopped off by Sudarsan Chakra fell at 52 places and all became sacred sports. Out of his Satis Brahma randhra (Source of energy) fell at Hingulaaj in current Pakistan. It is believed that Devi Agni Maa was initially in Hinglaaj which was in the undivided India before independence and now under Pakistan. She was being worshipped by king Nala from generation to generation. In course of time King Nala ruled Vidarbha (presently Maharastra). The deity also came with him from Karachi to Vidarbha. The present peeth of Agni Maa as Devi Hingula links to puri Jagannath temple. Lord jagannath temple was built by King Chodaganga Deva who ruled Orissa for 72 years from 1078-1147 A.D. The great temple of Jagannath was the greatest achievement of Chodaganga Deva. It was gigantic in conception and majestic in construction. It is the best example of Odisha’s architecture. The huge body of the temple is full of sculptural and artistic beauty. The kitchen of Lord Jagannath is unique in the world which is called the world’s greatest hotel. Daily 64 pauti’s Bhoga (Mahaprasad) are offered which can feed 10,000 persons comfortably in a day. According to the legend, the queen of Puri thought of offering 64 pauti’s Bhoga to Lord Jagannath. Gundicha, the queen thus sought the permission of lord. Lord Jagannath ordered the king in dream to worship Maa Hingula for managing the unique kitchen. The king of puri went to Vidarbha and sought the help of King Nala to bring Devi Hingula to Puri. He agreed to this and the king of Puri started his journey from Vidarbha. The route from Vidarbha to Puri was probably through Raipur, Sambalpur and Talcher. These places were full of forest and were inaccessible. There was sporadic habitation. When the king reached Gopalgarh, it became evening and he took rest near Singhada River near Gopalgarh. Agni Mata is said to be very powerful deity as Hinglaaj Devi who bestows good to all her devotees. While Hinglaj is her main temple, temples dedicated to her exist in neighbouring Indian states Gujarat and Rajasthan.The shrine is known as Hingula, Hingalaja, Hinglaja, and Hingulata in Hindu scriptures, particularly in Sanskrit. The goddess is known as Hinglaj Mata (The Goddess of Fire), Hinglaj Devi (the Goddess of Hinglaj), Hingula Devi (the red goddess or the Goddess of Hingula) and Kottari or Kotavi.
