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Yugadya (Kshirgram)

युगाद्या (क्षीरग्राम) · Jogadya 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

Sacred sanctuary where the ancient stone murti remains submerged in the sacred Dhirendra Sarovar lake throughout the year, brought out only once annually on Baisakhi Sankranti for public darshan.

Sacred Triad & Field-Level Provenance

Pithanirnaya Recension
Shakti (Devi)Primary

Yugadya (Jogadya)

युगाद्या

Basis: Pithanirnaya, v. 9

Sources: pithanirnaya

BhairavaPrimary

Ksheer-kantak

क्षीरकंटक

Basis: Pithanirnaya, v. 9

Sources: pithanirnaya

Relic / Body PartPrimary

Great Toe of Right Foot (Dakshina Angushtha)

दाहिने पैर का अंगूठा

Basis: Pithanirnaya, v. 9

Sources: pithanirnaya

Modern Location & Geographic Coordinates

23.6667° N, 88.0333° E
Identified Site

Jogadya Temple

Kshirgram village

State/Province & Country

Purba Bardhaman, West Bengal (India)

Access Guidance: Approx 20 km from Katwa; 40 km from Bardhaman town.

Documentary Sources & Provenance Hierarchy

Tier 1 — Scriptural Texts (प्रामाणिक धार्मिक ग्रंथ)
  • Pithanirnaya (Mahapithanirupana) (Verse 9) [D.C. Sircar (1948)]
Tier 2 & 3 — Institutional, Archaeological & Scholarly Sources
  • Kshirgram Yugadya Temple Samiti (official temple)