Bhatt - Bhattarka

Bhattarka

The term Bhattaraka has been used in spirituality. In Jainism the term is used to mean priest.

There exists the deity Vaidyanatha Bhattarka, whose idol exists in the Pulindeshvara Temple of Orissa.

The Buddhist goddess Tara is also known as Bhattarika.

In the Bengal and Orissa, worship of another goddess Bhattarika exists. There is a festival in her name in Sasanga (near Badamba Tehsil of Cuttack), Orissa.

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