Trikuta


Trikuta is a three-peaked mountain. It appears in Hindu epic and is claimed to be the Sri Pada mountain in Sri Lanka.

Significance to history and Hinduism

Trikuta is one of the twenty mountains surrounding Maha Meru the home of Brahma, in the highlands of Northern Bactria. 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 Durga. She was created with the power of the three goddesses to end evil; hence, the mountain is called Trikuta.

Trikuta in Jammu

Another Trikuta is located in Jammu division. Trikuta, the triple peak, is where the holy shrine of Vaishno Devi can be found.