Chhoti Patan Devi Temple - Patna City

It's very old small temple, it's one of siddhipith of maa parvati

This temple is situated in the Chowk area of Patna City and once was considered as the main presiding deity of Patna. Over the years it has slipped to the second position of eminence, after the Bari Patan Devi temple, as city’s presiding deity, with epithet ‘Choti’ (smaller) to the more popular one, the Bari (bigger) Patan Devi. But a historian called Buchanan was very specific in stating that it was this very temple (Choti Patan Devi) which held the primary position as the city’s presiding deity during 18th and early 19th century. According to the Hindu mythology, once Prajapati Daksha celebrated Brihaspati Yajna and had invited every god to his Yajna but left out Shiva, his own son-in-law. Sati, the wife of Lord Shiva, on learning that her husband had not been invited to her father’s Yajna, went to her father’s home. When Sati found no seat allotted to her husband there, she felt mortified and put an end to her life. Lord Shiva at once came to know of this and in his great anger and sorrow took her dead body on his shoulder and began to perform tandava dance around the Triloka (three worlds). The Gods were horror-struck and requested Lord Vishnu to intervene. Vishnu cleverly followed the dancing Shiva and started cutting the dead body of Sati to pieces with his Chakra. Wherever the major limbs of the body of Sati fell the places became Mahapithas. The places where the minor limbs fell came to be known as Upapithas. There is a tradition fondly believed that some portion of the right thigh of Devi Sati fell in Magadh and it is said that the part of the body of Sati fell in both Maharajganj and Chowk areas in Old Patna city. At these places, the Badi Patan Devi temple and the Chhoti Patan Devi temple were built.

This temple is belongs to Devi maa ,known as the Nagar-rakshaka. This is a Shaktipeeth. This temple is one of the religious places of the country. This area is known as a Patna -city.

In the narrow bylanes behind shri Harminder sahib gurudwara. Small Ancient temple. Simple building. Priest is bit money minded. Will ask you to put money at every shrine. It has Mata Durga small statue , a shivling, Laxmi, Hanuman statue.

Patan Devi, also called Maa Patneshwari, is the oldest and one of the most sacred temples of Patna. It is regarded as one of the 51 Siddha Shakti Pithas in India. According to Puranic legends, the 'right thigh' of the corpse of Devi Sati had fallen here when it was chopped off by Lord Vishnu with his 'Sudarshan Chakra'. The ancient temple, originally called Maa Sarvanand Kari Patneshwari, is believed to be the abode of the goddess Durga. The place can be easily reached from the Patna Bus Station. The temple is just approx. 10 km from the Patna Junction Railway Station. Buses are also available Rickshaws, taxis etc. are available at Patna, Gulzarbagh and Patna City railway stations.

Situated in narrow bylane besides Takhat Harmandir Sahib. Best to walk last (aprox) 400 mtrs. While coming back it's always a pleasure to checkout any sweet shop or other street shops who are there from generations selling sweet or/and savory in their own style n recipes. Oh, Patna, Alag hi Patna.

Very beautiful temple ?Jay Mata Di

Temple and the forms of devi are like the real mother of u ....giving soul satisfaction to each and every child ..... opposite side of the pind there is shivling and shiddha saktipeeth..... Cons- same as badi patandevi temple ...u have to pay for everything...every priest is like a thief...saddest part of the tour?