Trikuta

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title: "Trikuta" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["places-in-hindu-mythology", "ancient-indian-mountains", "places-in-the-ramayana", "katra,-jammu-and-kashmir"] description: "Mountain mentioned in Hindu mythology" topic_path: "society/religion" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trikuta" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Mountain mentioned in Hindu mythology ::

Trikuta is a three-peaked mountain in Hindu mythology. It is one of the twenty mountains surrounding Maha Meru (Mount Meru) the home of Brahma. The height is said in the Bhagavata Purana to be 10,000 yojanas, and the three peaks are iron, silver and gold. The mountain is believed to be the second home of the divine goddess Vaishno Devi. She was created with the divine power of the mother Goddesses Tridevi to end evil; hence, the mountain is called Trikuta.

Trikuta in Jammu

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Another Trikuta is located near the city of Katra, Jammu and Kashmir. Trikuta, the triple peak, is where the holy shrine of Vaishno Devi can be found.

References

References

1. Eck, Diana. ''India: A Sacred Geography'', p. 282 At this place Bhairo baba mandir found. (Random House 2013).

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