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Shakumbhari Devi Temple
सिद्धपीठ श्री शाकुंभरी देवी मंदिर
Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh · 30.2568°, 77.7426°
Shakumbhari, a form of ParvatiUndetermined—Shakti Peethadisputed
Contested attributions
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Shakti Peetha · no source located — The Wikipedia article on Siddhpeeth Shri Shakumbhari Devi, Saharanpur makes no Shakta pitha claim beyond the word 'Siddhpeeth' in the temple's own name, the shrine is absent from Wikipedia's combined Shakta pithas table, and a separate major Shakambhari shrine near Sambhar Lake in Rajasthan carries the same goddess name (as of 2026).source
Sacred since
1000 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
dating unrecorded
Undetermined
History & significance
A Siddhpeeth in the Shivalik foothills of Behat tehsil, Saharanpur district, dedicated to the goddess of vegetation and nourishment. It is one of the larger pilgrimage centres of northern Uttar Pradesh.
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.
When the demon Durgamasura brought a hundred-year famine, Adi Shakti appeared as Shakumbhari, whose tears fell as rain and who fed the world with food produced by her own power.