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Tradition says
Where Sati's yoni fell after Vishnu's chakra divided her body. This is why the site itself, rather than an image, is the object of worship.
Historians say
Described as the most powerful of the 51 Shakti Peethas and the oldest centre of Tantric worship in India. The leading example of the Nilachal style - a beehive anda dome over the garbhagriha with Bengali chala mandapas attached. Terracotta panels on older walls carry devotional and erotic imagery.