Vishnu Cut Devi, Fingers At Prayag Shakti Peeta
It is a shame we now call the place as Allahabad, which has no bearing to our culture.
Lord Shiva , stricken by grief at the death of His consort, was roaming the skies,with Sat's body, or what remained of Her Body after she immolated Herself.
This is the temple where as per the legend Sati's fingers had fallen.
Swami Brahmananda(Rakhal), first president of Ramakrishna math, spiritual son and one of the best student of Sri Ramakrishna paramahamsa, saw the goddess here as a small child with three Jatas. Trijata
It is famously called as Mata ji ka temple (or Lalita ) by the locals. Prayaga means Prakrishta Yaga, that means it is the place where Lord Brahma did a very great Yaga.
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