Bhagavati

Statue of Lakshmi, one of the primary bearers of the epithet Bhagavati, Kashmir

Bhagavatī (Devanagari: भगवती, IAST: Bhagavatī), is a Hindu epithet of Sanskrit origin, used as an honorific title for female deities in Hinduism. It is primarily used to address one of the Tridevi: Saraswati, Lakshmi, and Parvati.

The male equivalent of Bhagavatī is Bhagavān.^[1]^[2] The term is an equivalent of Devi and Ishvari.

Bhagavati Temples

Bhagavati temples can also be found all over Mumbai, for example,

Bagavathi temple Sasihitlu Mangalore. Famous temple in Karnataka on the bank of Arabian sea. Guliga is the main Daiva here.

Bhagavathi temple in Ullal, Mangalore

Attukal temple

Shrines of these goddesses are referred to as Bhagavati Kshetram in Kerala. Some popular Bhagavati temples in Kerala are,

Attukal Temple
Kalluvettu Kuzhikkal Bhagavati Kshetram at Karaparamba, Calicut
Chakkulathukavu Temple
Chottanikkara Temple
Chettikulangara Devi Temple
Madayi Kavu
Kodungallur Bhagavathy Temple
Paramekkavu Bhagavathi Temple, Thrissur
Sankarankulangara Bhagavathi Temple, Thrissur
Olarikkara Bhagavathi Temple, Thrissur
Sree Kattukulangara Bagavathy Temple, Mampad,Palakkad
Meenkulathi Bagavathy Temple, Pallasena, Palakkad
Peroor Kavu Bhagavathi
Kadampuzha Devi Temple
Pisharikavu
Kavaserry Bhagavathi Temple
Mangottu Bhagavathi Temple
Mondaicaud Bhagavathi Temple in Kolachal, Kanyakumari district, Tamil Nadu
Lokanarkavu (Lokamalayar kavu) temple in Vatakara, Kozhikode District
Kalayamvelli temple, Kozhikode District
Uthralikkavu Bhagavati Temple, Thrissur District
Shree Sasihithulu Bhagavathee Temple, Haleyangadi, Karnataka
Kuttiyankavu temple, Minalur, Athani, Thrissur District
Thechikkotukavu temple, Peramangalam, Thrissur District
Thachanaathukaavu temple, Parlikad, Wadakanchery, Trichur District
Tiruvaanikkaavu bhagawati temple, Machaad, Wadakanchery, Trichur District
Tirumandaamkunnu temple, Angaadipuram, Perinthalmana, Malappuram
Kottuvally Kavu Bhagavathy temple, Koonammavu, Ernakulam
Sree Emur Bhagavathy Hemambika temple (http://www.sreeemoorbhagavathy.org/about.php), Kallekulangara, Palakkad

Naxal Bhagwati, Kathmandu

Many Bhagavati temples are found in Goa, where the deity is mainly worshiped in the form of Mahishasuramardini by the Goud Saraswat Brahmin, Daivadnya Brahmin, Bhandari communities. Bhagavati is also worshiped as one of the Panchayatana deity in most of the Goan temples. Shrines specially dedicated to Bhagavati are:

^ Friedhelm Hardy (1990), The World's Religions: The Religions of Asia, Routledge, ISBN 978-0415058155, page 84
^ Sarah Caldwell (1998), Bhagavati, in Devi: Goddesses of India (Editors: John Stratton Hawley, Donna Marie Wulff), Motilal Banarsidass, ISBN 978-8120814912, pages 195-198