Comments on: 50 Indian Cities Named After Devi Or Goddess

By: rawal bhola

rawal bhola — Thu, 29 Feb 2024 10:44:41 +0000

Very good, interesting and knowledgeable article ..I am highly glad to read it completely…May blessings of Devi shower upon the writer as she has Invoked their names which would not go in vain!

By: Madhur Balasubrahmanya Sharalaya

Madhur Balasubrahmanya Sharalaya — Mon, 16 Oct 2023 04:31:06 +0000

Kaanchi city. Tamilnaad
It’s famous for Kaamaakshi temple. I believe Kaamaakshi became Kaanchi in colloquial language.

Payyannuur city Kerala.
It’s famous for Subrahmanya temple. Payya means Kumara it’s another name of Subrahmanya. Therefore the city is famous as Payyannuur.

There are so many places named after Male Gods.
Ananthapura Kerala.
Lake temple of Shree Ananthapadmanaabha.

Thrikannaad Kerala
It’s famous for Shiva temple. Thrikannu means Thrinethra

By: Anuradha Goyal

Anuradha Goyal — Tue, 12 Oct 2021 04:11:40 +0000

In reply to Anupam Tripasuri. Thank you for sharing these, will update soon.

By: Anupam Tripasuri

Anupam Tripasuri — Mon, 11 Oct 2021 16:53:25 +0000

1. Kamarupa- Assam named after Kamakhya
2. Bhubaneswar named after Devi Bhubaneshwari
3. Brindavan named after Devi Vrinda ( Tulasi)

By: Shubha B

Shubha B — Wed, 24 Mar 2021 04:44:56 +0000

Many many Thanks to you Anuradha for this wonderful compilation. Please accept my Namaskaar.

There is a village in Karnataka called “Dinka”.
The graama devate here is a form of Adi Shakti called “Dinka-da-Amma”. Literal meaning is “Dinka-ki-Maa” or ” Dinka’s Mother”. She is the presiding deity of our family.
She incarnated to kill Dimbakasura.
You can find an informative video here
https://youtu.be/bO6MhzleRSw

Also you have Kolar in your list. That is correct. However if you could add the state name Karnataka next to it, it would be matching the format of other cities in the list.

Also, I am a bit of a self proclaimed language enthusiast. Do pardon my nit picking. Mangalore is the anglicized version of ‘Mangalooru’. It literally mean ‘Mangala Town/City’.
If this original version of the name is also written, it would make more connection to the ‘Mangala Devi’.

By: Anuradha Goyal

Anuradha Goyal — Tue, 22 Sep 2020 16:02:00 +0000

In reply to Unnati Bohra. Unnati - thanks for sharing that. I am yet to visit Amravati, hopefully soon some day.

By: Unnati Bohra

Unnati Bohra — Tue, 22 Sep 2020 14:35:13 +0000

Amravati city in Maharashtra is named after Amba Devi.
It is said that Rukmini Haran by Lord Krishna happened from this Amba Devi Temple.
Also, it is an amazing post.

By: Neha Sri

Neha Sri — Sun, 01 Mar 2020 01:20:15 +0000

In reply to Neha Sri. Shaktigarh, Uttarakhand and also Sitargarh, Uttarakhand

By: Neha Sri

Neha Sri — Sun, 01 Mar 2020 01:17:05 +0000

In reply to Neha Sri. Dugadda, Uttarakhand is named after Durga Devi temple also I think. It is also potentially an apabramsha version of "Durga"-Adda

By: Neha Sri

Neha Sri — Sun, 01 Mar 2020 00:53:24 +0000

In reply to Neha Sri. Also Parbhani which is a apabransha word of Prabhavati named after Goddess Prabhavati