Surkanda Devi Mandir || 51 Shaktipeeth || Kanatal || Dhanaulti || Tehri Garhwal Uttarakhand

Surkanda Devi is a Hindu Temple near Kanatal, Uttarakhand, India. It is at an altitude of about 2756 m and lies close to nearby hill stations like Dhanaulti (8 kms) and Chamba (22 kms), at a walking distance of approx. 3 kms from Kaddukhal, the place where vehicles are parked.
It is surrounded by dense forests and affords a scenic view of the surrounding region including the Himalayas to the North, and certain cities to the South (e.g., Dehradun, Rishikesh) The Ganga Dusshera Festival is celebrated every year between May and June and attracts a lot of people. This is a temple which is situated among the trees of Rounslii. It is covered with fog for most of the year.
HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF THE PLACE:
One of the most persistent histories concerning the origin of worship at the site is associated with the legend of Sati, who was the wife of the ascetic God Shiv and daughter of the Puranic God-King Daksh. Daksh was unhappy with his daughter's choice of husband, and when he performed a grand Vedic sacrifice for all the deities, he did not invite Shiv or Sati. In a rage, Sati threw herself onto the fire, knowing that this would make the sacrifice impure. Because she was the all-powerful mother goddess, Sati left her body in that moment to be reborn as the goddess Parvati. Meanwhile, Shiv was stricken with grief and rage at the loss of his wife. He put Sati's body over his shoulder and began his Tandav (dance of cosmic destruction) throughout the heavens, and vowed not to stop until the body was completely rotten away. The other Gods, afraid of their annihilation, implored Vishnu to pacify Shiv. Thus, wherever Shiva wandered while dancing, Vishnu followed. He sent his Sudarshan Chakra to destroy the corpse of Sati. Pieces of her body fell until Shiv was left without a body to carry. Seeing this, Shiv sat down to do Maha Tapasya (great penance). Despite the similarity in name, scholars do not generally believe that this legend gave rise to the practice of sati, or widow burning. According to various myths and traditions, there are 51 pieces of Sati's body scattered across the Indian subcontinent. These places are called Shaktipeeths and are dedicated to various powerful goddesses. When Shiv was passing over this place on his way back to Kailash carrying Sati's body, her head fell at the spot where the modern temple of Surkanda Devi or Surkhanda Devi stands and due to which the temple has got its name as Surkhanda which with the passage of time is now called Surkanda.
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