The eyes of Sati — a Shakti Peetha near Karachi, where the goddess Mahishmardini (Slayer of Mahisha) is enshrined.
Sharkrar Peetha marks where the eyes of Sati fell. The Goddess here is Mahishmardini — the fierce, multi-armed form of Durga who slew the buffalo-demon Mahishasura, as narrated in the Devi Mahatmya. The Bhairav is Krodhish (Lord of Wrath). The Peetha is in the Liari area of Karachi, now a predominantly urban setting that has changed greatly from the ancient landscape it once occupied.
The Sindh region of present-day Pakistan contains two Shakti Peethas — Hingula and Sharkrar — reflecting the ancient spread of Shakti worship across the entire Indian subcontinent before the partition. These Sindhi Peethas are now part of the heritage of Sindhi Hindus, many of whom fled to India during Partition and continue to revere these distant Peethas from afar.
Accessible from Karachi by road. Indian pilgrims require a Pakistani visa. Sindhi Hindu organisations in India sometimes organise Sindh pilgrimage tours.
Contact Sindhi Hindu community organisations for current access information — the pilgrimage situation in Sindh varies year to year.
Very few Indian pilgrims complete this Peetha today. It is primarily visited by the small remaining Hindu community of Karachi.
The Eyes of Goddess Sati fell at Sharkrar, consecrating this land as a Shakti Peetha. The Shakti here is Mahishmardini and the guardian Bhairav is Krodhish.
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