Goddess Hinglaj Mata Hingula Devi

Goddess Hinglaj Mata or Hingula Devi is an incarnation of Goddess Shakti. Hinglaj Devi is a form of Goddess Durga and takes her name from the mountain cave Hinglaj located on the banks of the Hingol River. This pilgrimage place is on the Makran coast in the Lyari district of Balochistan, Pakistan. The Hinglaj Mata Rani ki Mandir in Balochistan is one of the Shakti Peethas of the Goddess Sati. It is believed that this is the place where Goddess Sati’s head fall when Lord Vishnu severed the body of the goddess to stop Shiva’s grieves after her death.

Goddess Hinglaj Mata or Hingula Devi

Goddess Hinglaj Mata is the Kuldevi or Kuladevata of all Hindus of Sindh. Kuladevi literally means the goddess who is worshiped as family deity. The goddess is also worshiped as Kuladev in Gujarat and Rajasthan.



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