Tripura Sundari Temple

Getting there

• By air

  Maharana Pratap Airport (UDR) is the nearest airport in the listing.

• By train

  Ratlam Junction (RTM) is the nearest station in the listing. Banswara has no railway station, but Dungarpur and Udaipur both have one.

• By road

  Banswara is reached by road from Dahod, Ratlam or Udaipur.

Why devotees come here

Tripura Sundari Temple is in Banswara, a city in Banswara district of southern Rajasthan. Devotees believe it is one of the Shakti Peeths, with divine powers. Its main idol is a black stone image of an eighteen-armed Devi, five feet high.

Devotees worship Devi here as Shri Tripurari Sundari. The temple is believed to be one of the Shakti Peeths, and devotees believe it has divine powers. It has drawn pilgrims and travellers for centuries. Local belief holds that the temple had great prominence in the time of the emperor Kanishka. Some believe it was built before his reign in the first century AD.

The main idol is a black stone image of an eighteen-armed Devi, five feet high. The temple is built of brick, lime mortar, stone and marble, in Indo-Aryan style with a towering spire. Its walls carry carvings of Navadurga and 64 Yoginis. The ancient temple has been renovated, and the campus now holds many buildings. Many visitors come to the temple, especially during Navratras.

A stone edict dated Vikram Samvat 1540, which is 1483 AD, is on record for the temple. Major renovations were made in 1157 AD and again in 1977. Special rituals such as Sahasra Chandi Path and havan are performed here.

Festivals

• NavratriNavratri

  Thousands gather at the temple, and Sahasra Chandi Path and havan are performed.

• Month of KartikaPatotsava ceremony

  The temple holds a patotsava ceremony in the month of Kartika.

Tips for your visit

• Durga Saptashati recitations are held on auspicious days.
• The campus is sprawling and has many buildings, so the complex takes time to see.

Questions people ask