The town of Sainthia in Birbhum district in the Indian state of West Bengal houses the Nandikeshwari Temple, one of the Shakti Peethas in India. The present temple was built in 1913, the Bengali year of 1320. Maa Nandikeshwari is so named because it is believed that as the Devi was worshipped by Nandi, the divine bull of Mahadev – She is also known as Nandini. It is believed by the local devotees of Mata, that She fulfills the wishes of all the devotees who worship Her from their heart.
The history of the temple of Nandikeshwari Sakthi Pheet temple is linked with the event of Sati’s self-sacrifice at the Yajna Sabha of Dakshya, Her father because the later insulted Her and Her Husband, Lord Shiva. It is believed that the neck-bone of the Devi’s corpse fell here to form the Shakti-Peeth, when the Sudharshan Chakra of Lord Vishnu mutilated the corpse of Sati from the arms of Lord Shiva to reduce His rage.This temple is part of the famous Shaktipeetha Darshan Yatra of West Bengal.
The pyramidal dome of the red colored temple denotes the sanctum of Devi Nandini where she is also worshiped along with Her Bhairava, known as Nandikeshwar. No idol is there, the deity is worshiped as a tortoise shaped stone, which is dipped in vermilion. The deity is adorned with a silver crown and three golden eyes. Devotees tie a red or yellow dhaga (threads) on the ancient banyan tree located by the side of the temple for their wish fulfillment.