Ambika Shakti Peet
Banaskantha
Presiding Deity:
Ambika
The Ambika Shakti Peeth is located at Arasur near Mount Abu, Gujarat, where the river Saraswati originates and disappears into the desert of Kutch. The three main Shakti Peethas of Gujarat are Ambaji at Arasur, Bala at Chunval and Kali at Pavagadh near Champaner and other Shakti shrines in Gujarat are at Asapura in Kutch, Arbudadevi on Mount Abu, Sundari at Halvad, Harsiddhi at Kolgiri or Koyla and Anasuya on the Narmada.
Following the destruction of Daksha's sacrifice and the Rudra Tandava of Shiva parts of Sati's body fell at several places throughout India, revered as Shakti peethas. The left breast of Sati is believed to have fallen here.
Instead of an image of Ambika, there is a Yantra.
Legend has it that Krishna worshipped Shiva and Ambika at Ambikavana and that Rukmani worshipped Ambika here prior to her marrying Krishna. Legend also has it that the tonsure ceremony of Krishna the child was performed here at Ambaji.
Mount Abu is associated with Vasishta, and is believed to have been home to his hermitage. Nandini, his cow is said to have fallen into a pit, and the river Saraswati is said to have filled the pit with water to enable the cow to come out.
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