Verified Site TraditionEditorial Framework #16 of 51
Nandipur (Sainthia, Birbhum)
नंदीपुर (सैंथिया, बीरभूम) · Nandikeshwari 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
Enshrining the necklace of Sati under an ancient banyan tree on the Mayurakshi riverbank, where Nandi bull's penance is commemorated.
Sacred Triad & Field-Level Provenance
Pithanirnaya RecensionShakti (Devi)Primary
Nandini
नंदिनी
Basis: Pithanirnaya, v. 16
Sources: pithanirnaya
BhairavaPrimary
Nandikeshwar
नंदिकेश्वर
Basis: Pithanirnaya, v. 16
Sources: pithanirnaya
Relic / Body PartPrimary
Necklace (Kanthahara / Asthi)
हार / कंठहार
Basis: Pithanirnaya, v. 16
Sources: pithanirnaya
Modern Location & Geographic Coordinates
23.9481° N, 87.6789° EIdentified Site
Nandikeshwari Temple
Sainthia town on Mayurakshi river bank
State/Province & Country
Birbhum, West Bengal (India)
Access Guidance: 1 km from Sainthia Junction, a major railway junction in Birbhum.
Documentary Sources & Provenance Hierarchy
Tier 1 — Scriptural Texts (प्रामाणिक धार्मिक ग्रंथ)
- Pithanirnaya (Mahapithanirupana) (Verse 16) [D.C. Sircar (1948)]
Tier 2 & 3 — Institutional, Archaeological & Scholarly Sources
- Sainthia Municipality (official temple)
- Birbhum District Administration (government tourism)