PRABHAS SHAKTI PEETH
Prabhas Shakti Peeth is located near Veraval of Junagarh district, Gujarat. It is the place where Sati’s Udara (Stomach) fell. Here the idol of Devi Sati is worshipped as Maa Chandrabhaga (the moon goddess) and Lord Shiva as Vakratunda (one with curved body). Since Devi Sati is worshipped as Maa Chandrabhaga, the Prabhas Shakti Peeth is also known as Chandrabhaga Devi Shakti Peeth. Among the Hindu aficionados, this temple is quite popular and every year people in exorbitant number flock to this part of country to offer their prayers. Those who visit this place get rid of sins of their past. Just adjacent to this temple, famous Somnath temple is also situated. Presently there is no Temple at this place, but there used to be a separate shrine for Devi in ancient times. The temple is identified with the holy confluence of three rivers, Hiran, Kapila and Saraswati. Present structure is like a stage, it’s like remaining of a sub shrine that is destructed on the top. But during re-construction of Somnath Jyotirlinga, the trustees forget or didn’t take care to rebuild the Devi shrine. They left it as it is.
Temple History:
According to the legends, it is said that moon God – Som or Chandra was married to 27 daughters of King Daksh Prajapati, although he favored only his one queen ‘Rohini’. In rage King told moon to get disappeared. In order to get his glow back, it is said that moon worshipped lord Shiva at Prabhas. There is no exact information available about the construction or establishment of this Prabhas Shakti Peeth. It is a very ancient temple and the whole construction of this temple is done with the help of stones. All around the walls sculpture dedicated to gods are engraved on the stones.