Mithila Shakti Peetha

Ugratara Sthan is an important Tantric goddess temple at Mahishi in Saharsa district, Bihar, about seventeen kilometres west of Saharsa town. The shrine is dedicated to Ugratara, a powerful form of Tara. In the sanctum, the principal deity is traditionally accompanied by forms identified as Ekajata and Nil Saraswati, reflecting the site’s close relationship with Tantric worship and the wider Tara tradition. Mahishi has long been regarded as a notable centre of spiritual learning and ritual practice in the Mithila region.

Within the regional Mithila Shakti Peetha tradition recorded in this database, Sati’s left shoulder, or vama-skandha, is believed to have fallen in Mithila. The goddess is named Uma or Mahadevi and the corresponding Bhairava is Mahodara. Ugratara Sthan is one of several modern temples proposed as the location of this Peetha. Because the identification is not exclusive or uniformly accepted across classical lists, it should be presented as a respected regional claim while preserving the temple’s independent Tantric importance.

Sharadiya Navaratri and Dussehra draw especially large gatherings, with special worship continuing through the festival period. The Ugratara Sanskritik Mahotsav also celebrates the shrine’s religious and cultural legacy. For pilgrims, Ugratara Sthan combines Shakta devotion, Tantra and the sacred geography of Mithila, making it one of the most distinctive goddess centres in the Kosi region of Bihar.