Sri Shaila Shakti Peetha

Sri Sri Mahalakshmi Bhairabi Griba Maha Shaktipeeth is located at Joinpur village in Dakshin Surma Upazila, near Sylhet in Bangladesh. Also known as Shri Shail or Srihatta Peetha, it is a living Shakta shrine serving the Hindu community of the Sylhet region. The temple is less extensively documented than many major Indian pilgrimage sites, but its identity and worship tradition remain locally established and have also been reported by Bangladeshi public news sources.

The Peetha is identified as Sri Shaila or Srihatta. According to its central tradition, Sati’s neck, or griva, fell at this place. The Goddess is worshipped as Mahalakshmi and the corresponding Bhairava is Sambarananda. These names distinguish the Sylhet shrine from other places called Srisailam or Shri Shail and should be retained exactly to avoid merging separate Peetha traditions. Location and access details should be checked locally before travel because public visitor information remains limited.

Navratri and Durga Puja are the principal festival periods associated with the shrine, bringing special worship and gatherings of devotees. On ordinary days, it functions as a community temple and place of personal prayer. Its importance lies in preserving a historically significant Peetha tradition within Bangladesh and in maintaining the worship of Mahalakshmi and Bhairava together. The shrine’s modest public profile should not obscure its religious value to Shakta pilgrims and the local Hindu community.