The History of Ugra Tara Mata Temple

In the famous 52 shakti peeths  Maa ugretara’s name comes on the top. The glory of Maa ugratara is defined in many vadik purans. It is said that once Lord Daksh summoned Mahayagya. There he invited all Hindu deities, saints and his related ones but except his son-in-law Shiva. When Shiva wife came to know about Mahayagya she prayed to Shiva to visit her father’s home. Shiva denied visiting at her father’s home without an invitation and interrupted her to visit. But she hadn’t agreed and went to fire ceremony at her father’s home where she taunted and coerced to jump into sacrificial fire to death. When Lord Shiva came to know about the sacrifice of her wife he shattered the mahayagya and took her carcass onto his shoulder and start dancing tandav in the world. After very long time when lord Shiva hadn’t sacrificed the carcass of her beloved wife then Lord Vishnu started ripping her body one by one with his Sudarshan Chakra. In this order where her body organ fallen there became a shakti peeth.It is to be said that the place where left eye of sati were fallen now a day Tara Mata temple there. There is also a statue made in Neil gem stone inside the temple.

                    

The temple’s beauty attracts the devotees who come to worship Maa Ugratara. Saharsa district of Bihar is the ancient place of Goddess Ugrtara. Here the master of King Ramachandra Vashist did penance to make happy Maa Ugrtara. This is the place where father of Sanatan religion Guru Shankaracharya after defeating every religious scholar, defeated by the wife of Mandan mishra “Bharti mishra” here. It is also considered that saints who have done their Sadhna in Kamakhya get the spiritual enlightenment in the temple of Maa Ugratara.

Ugrtara Temple is the center of faith and trust for Tantriks, Yogis and also devotees. Here is the fair at the time of Navratra. People come from far away for the appearance of Mata.

Devotees as well as Durga sati says the goddess Tara bless everyone as well as wicked bodies .And so why  she is called Maa Tara .Now this historical place is developing under Tourism department and archeological survey of India. There are also oldest temples and statues which shows the finest art of the time .It is to be believed that one who make the wishes from the true heart Maa Tara fulfills it.