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Wednesday, 1 February 2017

Patan Devi

The Bari Patan Devi Temple, Patna is facing the North, towards the Ganges river. The statues of the temple are all made up in black stone. At the entrance of the temple there is a portico of dimension 1.5' x 15'. After that there is a room of about 8' x 8' for gods namely, 
  1. Mahakali (12"), 
  2. Maha Lakshmi (6"), 
  3. Maha Saraswati (12") and 
  4. Bhairav (3").All the idols are kept on simhasans (thrones) of about 4 square in cross section and have a height of about 7 feet. First three goddesses are attired in sarees.

Devotees can go to the temple at any time of the day. The temple does not distinguish between any 
  1. caste or 
  2. creed and hence is open for all religions and castes. 
The temple remains open from morning 6 am to 10 pm. Tuesday is a special day for the devotees and a large number of worshipers visit the temple. Promises are being made before the Goddess and on the fulfillment of the wishes devotees offer gifts and sarees in the temple.

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