Altitude
670m. above in sea level
Lord Shiva’s consort Sati once burnt herself alive
in Yagna to avenge an insult to Lord Shiva. The distraught
Shiva picked her corpse and gyrated his horrified dance.
Then Lord Vishnu unleashed his Chakra and cut the Sati’s
body into fifty one pieces to save the earth from Shiva’s
wrath. All the fifty one places - where parts of Sati's
body fell, became known as Shakti Peeths. It is believed
that Sati’s eyes fell at the place where this temple
is situated. Therefore, this temple is called Naina Devi.
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