Juranpur Satipith
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Juranpur Satipith is one of the 51 Hindu holy places (Shakta pithas) in India in the village of Juranpur, under Kaligunge CD Block in Nadia district of West Bengal.[1] According to Hindu mythology the forehead of Goddess Sati was fallen in this place after Daksha Jagga.[2] Juranpur is a place for Hindu pilgrimage.[3] Here a stone is worshipped as Goddess Joy Durga which is placed under a big Banyan tree. By the side of the tree there is a small temple where God is worshipped in the name of Bhairav.[4] Up to the early 19th century, this Pith was situated on the bank of the Bhagirathi River, opposite of Katwa.[5] A fair is organized there every year in Magha Purnima.[6]