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Belha Devi Temple

Belha Devi Temple

pilgrimage site · Uttar Pradesh

Bela Pratapgarh takes its name from the goddess inside this temple: Belha Bhavani, the town's patron and a local form of the Devi.

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Uttar Pradesh
Type
Pilgrimage Site

Bela Pratapgarh takes its name from the goddess inside this temple: Belha Bhavani, the town's patron and a local form of the Devi. The shrine sits on the bank of the Sai river and works as a living centre of Shakti worship rather than a monument to be looked at. The building itself is only about two hundred years old, though the tradition it carries in this part of northern India is a great deal older. Worth half an hour if you are already in Pratapgarh district, and not a reason to make the journey on its own.

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Shakti shrineBank of the Sai riverTown's patron goddessAbout two centuries old

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