(A Love that has no begining or ending...)
(At Alopi Devi Mandir)
Namaste, Hari Om,
There are many aspects of God in Hinduism, we must try our hardest to breakthough the image that they are all different. Their aspects could be different but they are all one, with various aspects.
Below article from Hindu-Blog.com talks about Alopi Devi, its an interesting story that takes a tale from Sati. Please enjoy reading it. Alopi Devi is a manifestation of Goddess Shakti and is one among the 51 Shaktipeetahs. I have also found the Mandir that is related to the story.
-SimpleHinduBhai
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Hindu-Blog.com:
Alopi Devi is a manifestation of Goddess Shakti and is one among the 51 Shaktipeetahs. The legend of the Goddess is associated with the death of Sati at the yajgna conducted by Daksha and the subsequent anger of Shiva and his roaming with the body of Sati and Vishnu then cutting the body using his Sudharshana Chakra to save the universe. The temple dedicated to Alopi Devi is located at Prayag (Allahabad) in Uttar Pradesh.
Alopi Devi is also popularly known as Goddess Madhaveswari.
The popular belief is that the fingers of the hands of Goddess Sati fell at the spot where the Alopi Devi Temple stands. It must be noted that Goddess Alopi temple is also part of the Ashta Das Shaktipeetah concept more famous in South India and propagated through the Ashtadasa Shaktipeetaha Stotra of Adi Shankara.
Alopi means disappeared. The Goddess gets the name Alopi because of the belief that the last part of Goddess Sati’s body fell here and disappeared. Hence this is the last spot from where Goddess Sati disappeared from earth and it is considered highly auspicious.
At the Alopi Temple, Goddess Alopi Devi is depicted as a Dholi placed atop a marble stone.
Alopi Devi Temple is located at Alopi Bagh west of Daraganj in Allahabad in Uttar Pradesh.
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Picture of the arial image of the Alopi Mandir in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh.
http://wikimapia.org/13846791/Alopi-Devi-mandir
http://newshopper.sulekha.com/india-hindu-festival_photo_736398.htm
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