"Bagalamukhi" is derived from "Bagala" (distortion of the original Sanskrit root "valgā") and "mukha", meaning "bridle" and "face", respectively. Thus, the name means one whose face has the power to capture or control. She thus represents the hypnotic power of the Goddess.Frawley p.130 Another interpretation translates her name as “crane faced”. Bagalamukhi has a golden complexion and h
er dress is yellow. She sits in a golden throne in the midst of an ocean of nectar full of yellow lotuses. Two descriptions of the goddess are found in various texts- The ''Dwi-Bhuja'' (two handed), and the ''Chaturbhuja'' (Four handed). The Dwi-Bhuja depiction is the more common, and is described as the ''Soumya'' or milder form. She holds a club in her right hand with which she beats a demon, while pulling his tongue out with her left hand. This image is sometimes interpreted as an exhibition of ''stambhana'', the power to stun or paralyse an enemy into silence. This is one of the boons for which Bagalamukhi’s devotees worship her. Other Mahavidya goddesses are also said to represent similar powers useful for defeating enemies, to be invoked by their worshippers through various rituals. Bagalamukhi is also called ''Pitambaradevi'' or ''Brahmastra Roopini'' and she turns each thing into its opposite. She turns speech into silence, knowledge into ignorance, power into impotence, defeat into victory. She represents the knowledge whereby each thing must in time become its opposite. As the still point between dualities she allows us to master them. To see the failure hidden in success, the death hidden in life, or the joy hidden in sorrow are ways of contacting her reality. Bagalamukhi is the secret presence of the opposite wherein each thing is dissolved back into the Unborn and the Uncreated. Maa Bagla Mukhi Temple At Kotla (HP)
Kotla is a small hill town situated on the Pathankot- Dharamshala road, in Himachal Pradesh, India, Asia. It is about 45 km from Pathankot and the same distance from Dharamshala. It has a beautiful hill stream cutting through the town. Across the stream is a 100 year old bridge connecting the two portions of the town. The construction work on new bridge is also in full swing. The town is famous for its Bagula Mukhi temple, the old fort and a number of other religious places. The Dehar Khad stream is an all season stream with fresh water coming from higher Chamba ranges. The beauty of the river is that it is having water mill, the anicient water run Gharat which is used to make flour from grains. There is another unit making local ice cream with cooling machine run by river water flow. There is one beautiful fish tank situated about 5Km from here in village Solda, which is quite an interesting and must see place.in other interesting places near here there is a beautiful Tibetan Monastery with excellent carvings and big statue of lord Buddha. Just 1Km on the Dharamshala road is Ram Tirath Ashram, further 1Km and there is beautiful Hanuman Mandir on road side. About 3 km from the Kotla town is fimous Trilokinath temple, famous for its natural cave with shiv lingam. The temple is also having a beautiful stream byK its side.
