Kirita Shakti Peetha

Shree Kiriteswari Shaktipeeth Temple is situated at Kiritkona village under Nabagram in Murshidabad District, West Bengal. Murshidabad district administration recognises it as one of the fifty-one Sati Peethas and as a historic religious site. The present complex reflects successive periods of rebuilding, while the continuing worship preserves the older sacred identity of the location.

The Peetha is recorded as Kirita, with Kiritakona as an alternate geographical name. According to the tradition followed here, Sati’s crown, or kirita, fell at this place. The Goddess is Bhuvaneshi, with Mor appearing as a variant name in the sheet, and the Bhairava is Samvarta; Siddhirupa is also preserved in the associated deity fields. Since the fallen object is a crown rather than a body part, the description should state that distinction clearly. Kiriteswari is the accepted modern identification, although the names vary across lists.

Durga Puja and Navratri are the principal periods of special worship and increased pilgrimage. The temple can be combined with Murshidabad’s historic monuments and other religious sites, giving it a place in both a Shakti circuit and a heritage itinerary. Kiriteswari’s importance lies in the continuity of crown-related Peetha tradition, its documented location at Kiritkona and its survival through multiple phases of reconstruction.