The Mahamaya Pangna Goddess Temple Suket

The Pangua Goddess is situated in Pangna village of Karsog tehsil. The Panagna temple is famous for its Unique Structure and its 6 high building. The Mahamaya temple is situated in the Suket Rajmahal Building in the Pangana Capital of suket state.

History of mahamaya Pangna

Pangna has been the capital of the Suket State for many centuries. The fort of Pangana which was built by Raja Bir Sen, the founder of the Suket ruling family, is still preserved. It contains an image of a goddess. In the old days the people of this place used to hear from above a voice calling “Piyun, Piyin” i.e. ‘‘ May I fall I May I fall? ” They thought that the unknown voice would bring them some misfortune and were much terrified by it. One day the royal priest hearing the voice, replied “‘ Every day you say this. Why don’t you fall? ’’ As soon as he uttered these words a goddess seated on a throne fell on the hill opposite the fort with a club in her hand. The people removed the goddess to the uppermost story of the fort. The throne was very heavy and was carried by many thousands of people who swooned at every step and remained in that condition till a goat was slaughtered to propitiate the goddess. It is said that if a pregnant woman takes some water in which the club is washed, she does not feel any trouble at the time of childbirth.

There is another temple in the lower story of the fort built in honour of a royal princess. The story is that the princess used to take pleasure in man’s attire. A Brahmin saw her in male attire one day and conveyed to the Raja that the Princess was in love with a man whom he had seen in the fort. On learning this the Princess, who could not bear false accusation, poisoned herself. Before dying she wrote a letter in which she stated the reason for her suicide and requested the Raja to keep her buried in the ground for six months, adding that if her body remained perfect and without decay during this period he should understand that the accusations against her had been false and should never again appoint anyone from the Brahmin’s family to service in the State. The instructions were carefully carried out by the Baja and it was found that the allegations were false. The Brahmin’s family was ex-communicated and a temple was built in honour of the Princess. The descendants of the Brahmin are still known as Nachhuhan ” or “untouchables”.

Source: Journal and Proceedings of the Asiatic Society of Bengal

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