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High medieval · Hindu · India

Maa Tara Chandi Temple

Sasaram, Rohtas district, Bihar · 24.9500°, 84.0300°

Tara Chandi (Durga)Undetermined
Sacred since
1000 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
dating unrecorded
Undetermined

History & significance

A cave shrine of the goddess Tara Chandi set in the Kaimur hills at Sasaram in Bihar, counted among the Shakta seats of the region and drawing large crowds at Navratri.

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.

The right eye of Sati's corpse is said to have fallen at this spot when Vishnu cut the body apart with his Sudarshana chakra.

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Sources

coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-28 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Undetermined