Verified Site TraditionEditorial Framework #8 of 51
Ujjayani (Mangalkote, Bengal)
उज्जयिनी (मंगलकोट, बंगाल) · Ujani Mangal Chandi 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
Immortalized in the 16th-century medieval Bengali poem Chandimangal, venerated as the spot where Sati's right wrist fell.
Sacred Triad & Field-Level Provenance
Pithanirnaya RecensionShakti (Devi)Primary
Mangal Chandi
मंगल चंडी
Basis: Pithanirnaya, v. 8
Sources: pithanirnaya
BhairavaPrimary
Kapilambar
कपिलांबर
Basis: Pithanirnaya, v. 8
Sources: pithanirnaya
Relic / Body PartPrimary
Right Wrist (Dakshina Mani-bandha)
दाहिनी कलाई
Basis: Pithanirnaya, v. 8
Sources: pithanirnaya
Modern Location & Geographic Coordinates
23.5358° N, 87.9048° EIdentified Site
Ujani Mangal Chandi Temple
Ujani village, Mangalkote near Guskara
State/Province & Country
Purba Bardhaman, West Bengal (India)
Access Guidance: 16 km from Guskara railway station; located near the confluence of Ajay and Kunur rivers.
Documentary Sources & Provenance Hierarchy
Tier 1 — Scriptural Texts (प्रामाणिक धार्मिक ग्रंथ)
- Pithanirnaya (Mahapithanirupana) (Verse 8) [D.C. Sircar (1948)]
- Chandimangal of Kavikankan Mukundaram [University of Calcutta]
Tier 2 & 3 — Institutional, Archaeological & Scholarly Sources
- Purba Bardhaman District Administration (government tourism)