Shivaharkaray

Shivaharkaray or Karavipur is a Shakti Peeth dedicated to the Hindu Goddess Durga, located near Parkai railway station, near Karachi, Pakistan. It is one of the two Shakti Peethas in Pakistan, other being Hinglaj Mata mandir [1] Puranas describe that the three eyes (the third eye) of the Goddess fell here after she committed Sati. The Goddess is worshipped as Mahishasuramardini, or the slayer of the Demon Mahishasur. Her consort, the Hindu God Shiva, is worshipped in Ragi form as Krodhish, personification of anger. Shivaharkaray is third in the list of 51 Peethas identified in the Puranas.[2][3]

Shivaharkaray OR Karavipur
Religion
Affiliation	Hinduism
District	Lasbela District
Deity	Sati (goddess) as Mahishasuramardini and Shiva as Ragi or Krodish
Festivals	Four Day Theerth Yatra in April
Location
Location	Parkai
State	Balochistan
Country	Pakistan
Shown within Balochistan, Pakistan Shivaharkaray (Pakistan) Shivaharkaray (Asia)
Geographic coordinates	25.0°30′50″N 65.0°30′55″E
Architecture
Type	Mandir
Completed	Ancient
Specifications
Temple(s)	Many
Monument(s)	Many

Legend

Sati was the first wife of Shiva and first incarnation of Parvati. She was the daughter of King Daksha and Queen (the daughter of Brahma). She was insulted and hurt by her father not inviting both her and her husband to a yagna, and so she committed self-immolation at its sacrificial fire in grief. Shiva was distraught after hearing of her death, and danced around the world in a Tandav Nritya (“devastating penance” or dance of destruction), carrying her body on his shoulders. In order to return Shiva to normalcy, Vishnu used his Sudarshan Chakra, the rotating blade on his finger tip. He dismembered the body of Sati into several pieces, and wherever a piece fell on the earth, its location was consecrated as a divine shrine, or Shakthi Peeth, with deities of Sati (Parvati) and Shiva.

These locations have become famous pilgrimage places as Pithas or Shakthi Pithas, and are scattered throughout the subcontinent, including in Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Nepal, and India. Sati is also known as Devi or Shakthi. With the blessing of Vishnu she was reborn as the daughter of Himavat or Himalayas, and hence named Parvati, or daughter of mountains. She was born on the 14th day of the bright half of the month of Mrigashīrsha, which marks the Shivarathri, the night festival of Shiva.[2]

This temple is one of the two Shakti Peethas in Pakistan, other being Hinglaj Mata mandir [1]

See also

• Hinduism in Pakistan
• Evacuee Trust Property Board
• Hinglaj Mata
• Kalat Kali Temple
• Katasraj temple
• Multan Sun Temple
• Prahladpuri Temple, Multan
• Sadh Belo
• Shiv Mandir, Umerkot
• Shri Varun Dev Mandir
• Tilla Jogian

References

1. Kunal Chakrabarti; Shubhra Chakrabarti (2013). Historical Dictionary of the Bengalis. Scarecrow. p. 430. ISBN 978-0-8108-8024-5.
2. Kapoor 2002, p. 6325.
3. "Mahishamardini Shivaharkaray-or-Karavipur-shakti-peeth-3rd-among-51-shakti-peethas". Mahavaishnavi.com. Retrieved 28 November 2012.

Bibliography

• Kapoor, Subodh (2002). The Indian Encyclopaedia: Biographical, Historical, Religious, Administrative, Ethnological, Commercial and Scientific. Hinayana-India (Central India). Genesis Publishing Pvt Ltd. p. 6325. ISBN 9788177552577.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)