Patiram's Bidyeshwari Temple: A Sati Peeth Without an Idol, Drawing Thousands

• One of the 51 Sati Peeths, Bidyeshwari Temple in Patiram, Balurghat, marks where Sati's left big toe fell.
• Unique temple worships Goddess Bidyeshwari on an altar, not an idol, always covered with a red-bordered white saree.
• Despite hundreds of sarees offered daily, the altar's height remains unchanged, believed to house the goddess herself.
• Annual three-day yagna and grand puja held on Bokul Amavasya in Poush, with 51 virgins bringing holy water from Atreyi River.
• Thousands of devotees partake in khichuri bhog during the annual puja and daily annabhog; fish bhog offered on Amavasya.