The lips of Sati — Phullara, the Blooming, at Attahas in the Birbhum heartland, where "great laughter" marks the divine joy of the Goddess.
Attahas (meaning "great laughter" — the divine laughter of liberation) Peetha at Labhpur, Birbhum, marks where the lips of Sati fell. The Goddess is Phullara ("the Blooming/Flowering One") and the Bhairav is Vishvesh (Lord of All — Shiva). The lips of the Goddess are the source of divine speech, mantra and laughter — Attahas celebrates the Goddess's cosmic laughter, the joy that transcends all sorrow and dissolves the barriers between devotee and divine.
The laughter (atta-hasa) attribute at this Peetha connects to the philosophical tradition of Hasya (divine humour) as a path to liberation — the realisation that existence itself is the Goddess's divine play (Lila) produces the great laughter. Birbhum district, where this Peetha sits, is the heartland of the Baul singer tradition — wandering musicians whose ecstatic songs express precisely this divine joy and laughter.
By road from Bolpur (Shantiniketan): 30 km. By road from Suri (Birbhum HQ): 25 km. Bolpur Station is on the Howrah-Patna main line.
October to March. Combine with Nalhati (30 km), Bakreshwar (45 km) and Kankalitala (40 km) for a Birbhum four-Peetha circuit.
Labhpur village has the Peetha temple — approach from Bolpur or Suri by local transport. The Birbhum circuit is best done by hired taxi.
The Lips of Goddess Sati fell at Attahas, consecrating this land as a Shakti Peetha. The Shakti here is Phullara and the guardian Bhairav is Vishvesh.
One of the 51 sacred Shakti Peethas — explore its unique significance in the divine circuit.
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