Verified Site TraditionEditorial Framework #13 of 51
Nalhati (Birbhum)
नलहाटी (बीरभूम) · Nalateshwari Temple (West Bengal, India)
Editorial & Scholarly Protocol: AnantaMarg uses a 51-site Pithanirnaya-based framework for this catalogue. Other Shakta traditions preserve different enumerations and identifications.
Spiritual Significance
Perched on a forested red laterite hillock in Birbhum, enshrining the sacred throat pipe of Sati bathed by a subterranean spring.
Sacred Triad & Field-Level Provenance
Pithanirnaya RecensionShakti (Devi)Primary
Kalika
कालिका
Basis: Pithanirnaya, v. 13
Sources: pithanirnaya
BhairavaPrimary
Yogesh
योगेश
Basis: Pithanirnaya, v. 13
Sources: pithanirnaya
Relic / Body PartPrimary
Vocal cords / Throat pipe (Nala)
नली (गले की नली)
Basis: Pithanirnaya, v. 13
Sources: pithanirnaya
Modern Location & Geographic Coordinates
24.3014° N, 87.8344° EIdentified Site
Nalateshwari Temple
Nalhati hillock
State/Province & Country
Birbhum, West Bengal (India)
Access Guidance: 2 km from Nalhati Junction on the Sahibganj loop line.
Documentary Sources & Provenance Hierarchy
Tier 1 — Scriptural Texts (प्रामाणिक धार्मिक ग्रंथ)
- Pithanirnaya (Mahapithanirupana) (Verse 13) [D.C. Sircar (1948)]
Tier 2 & 3 — Institutional, Archaeological & Scholarly Sources
- Birbhum District Administration (government tourism)