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According to the Purana, in the Satya Yuga, King Daksha (Son of Lord Bramha) arranged Yagya's ritual. His daughter Goddess Sati and Her husband, "Lord Shiva," was not invited. Still, Goddess Sati attended the function. Unable to bear the insult towards Her husband, Lord Shiva, Goddess Sati protested by sacrificing Herself into the fire of the Yagna. Lord Shiva started the dance of destruction across the Universe with Goddess Sati's corpse on His shoulder, enraged with grief. To stop this, Lord Vishnu cut the corpse of Goddess Sati with the Sudharshan Chakra. As a result, the various pieces of Goddess Sati's body and Her ornaments fell at various places of the Indian subcontinent. These places are now known as Shakti Peethas.[3] Shakti Peethas are the holy abode of the Mother Goddess. Each temple has shrines for Shakti and Kalabhairava. The Shakti of Bhabanipur shrine is addressed as "Aparna"[4] and the "Bhairava" as "Vaman." It is believed that Sati Devi's Left anklet fell here.

The Shakti Devi here is called Aparna, and the Bhairava is Vaman. The part of "Sati" Maa Tara's body that fell at Bhabanipur could be left anklet (ornament), ribs of left chest, right eye, or bedding (according to various sources).

Being a Shakti Peeth, Bhabanipur is a historic place of pilgrimage for the followers of Hinduism. There are numerous temples at this Shaktipeeth premises visited by pilgrims from all over the country and abroad, irrespective of sectarian differences.