Sharda Devi Temple, Maihar

Sthala katha — the traditional account

What follows is the temple’s own traditional account, transmitted through liturgy and local memory. It is recorded here as tradition, not as attested history.

Sati's necklace is said to have fallen here, giving Maihar its name, and the warriors Alha and Udal are remembered as the first to worship the goddess in the forest.