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Mangal Chandika Temple, Kogram (Ujani Shakti Pitha)

Kogram, Mangalkot, Purba Bardhaman, West Bengal · 23.5389°, 87.8981°

Chandi (Mangal Chandika)Undetermined—Shakti Peetha
Sacred since
1000 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
dating unrecorded
Undetermined

History & significance

The Chandi shrine at Kogram in Mangalkot block, identified with the ancient merchant settlement of Ujani and counted among the 51 Shakta pithas. The temple also preserves an old image of the Buddha and once held a statue of the Jain tirthankara Shantinatha.

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.

A piece of the right arm-bend of Sati is said to have fallen at Kogram.

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Sources

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