Verified Site TraditionEditorial Framework #9 of 51
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 RecensionShakti (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° EIdentified 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)