• Shakti

Prachin Sakthi Temple

Overview


This Temple is situated in the Suraj Kund Colony of Gorakhpur city, at a separation of around 5 km from railway station. Surajkund is a Locality in Gorakhpur City in Uttar Pradesh State, India. It falls under Gorakhpur Division . The name of this sanctuary implies it is an old sanctuary of goddess Maa Durga. It is committed to Goddess Shakti. Icons of Lord Hanuman, Lord Vishnu, Ganesha, Ram Laxman, Sita and a Shivling is additionally introduced in the sanctuary.


Festivals


Navratri and Deepawali are celebrated here.


Accessibility


Airport

Gorakhpur civil airport is the nearest airport which is located around 8 kilometers away from the city centre. Direct flights from Gorakhpur airport ply to the cities like Delhi, Varanasi, Lucknow and Kolkata and others.


Railways

The Gorakhpur railway station is the main railhead and serves as the headquarters of North Eastern Railway. This railhead is well linked to major cities of the country such as Delhi, Hyderabad, Chennai, Nagpur, Varanasi, Lucknow and a lot more. The tourist can easily find a large number of auto rickshaws and taxis from outside the railway station.


Road

There are regular buses from other major cities of the country to Gorakhpur.


Temple Address


Prachin Sakthi Temple,
Surajkund Colony,
Gorakhpur District,
Uttar Pradesh,
India.

Significance

Devotees visit this temple to seek fulfillment of the following:-

  • Marriage
  • Get married to a person of a girl's choice
  • Health and longevity of husband
Shlokas

Yaa Devi Sarva Bhooteshu Shakthi Roopena Samsthita Namastasyai Namastasyai Namastasyai Namo Namaha

Meaning -Salutations to the Goddess who resides as Shakti in all beings.

Moola Mantra Om Dhum Durgayai Namaha

Meaning -

Sarva Mangala Maangalye Sive Sarvaardha Saadhike, Saranye Tryambake Gauri Naarayani Namosthuthe

Meaning -We offer you our salutations, Oh auspicious Naraayani, who is the good of all good, who can achieve everything and can offer refuge, Oh three-eyed Gowri.

Saranaangatha Dheenaartha Parithraana Paraayane Sarvasyaarthi Hare Devi Naaraayani Namosthuthe

Meaning -We offer salutations to you, Oh Narayani, who has the infinite power of creating, preserving and destroying. You are the basis and epitome of the 3 gunas.

Timings

The temple is open from 05:00 am to 10:00 pm.

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