Shakti Peethas
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Places where, in the legend of Sati and Shiva, parts of Sati's body or ornaments fell to earth, each a seat of the Goddess. Traditions count 51, 52, 64 or 108 and identify some sites differently; this list follows the commonly listed sites and the body part each is linked with.
Hindu
Several sites lie outside India's present boundaries, in Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Tibet. Sharada Peeth, one of the 18 Maha Shakti Peethas, is in Pakistan-occupied Jammu & Kashmir.
| # | Place | Location | State/UT or country | Deity or details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amarnath Cave Temple | Amarnath cave, Kashmir Himalaya (about 3,880 m) | Jammu and Kashmir | throat · Mahamaya |
| 2 | Attahas | Attahas, Birbhum district | West Bengal | lips · Phullara |
| 3 | Bahula Devi | Purba Bardhaman district | West Bengal | left arm · Bahula |
| 4 | Bakreshwar | Bakreshwar, Birbhum district | West Bengal | the space between the eyebrows · Mahishamardini |
| 5 | Vimala Temple (Puri) | inside the Jagannath temple complex, Puri | Odisha | feet · Vimala |
| 6 | Bhabanipur | Bogura district | Bangladesh | left anklet · Aparna |
| 7 | Biraja Temple (Jajpur) | Jajpur | Odisha | navel · Biraja |
| 8 | Uma Devi (Mithila) | near Janakpur | Nepal | left shoulder · Uma |
| 9 | Mahamaya (Kathmandu) | Kathmandu | Nepal | both knees · Mahamaya |
| 10 | Guhyeshwari Temple | near Pashupatinath, Kathmandu | Nepal | hidden part (anus in some lists) · Guhyakali |
| 11 | Muktinath | Mustang district | Nepal | head (forehead) · Gandaki Chandi |
| 12 | Saptashrungi Devi (Vani) | Vani, Nashik district | Maharashtra | chin · Saptashrungi |
| 13 | Hinglaj Mata | Hingol, Lasbela district, Balochistan | Pakistan | crown of the head (brahmarandhra) · Hinglaj |
| 14 | Kalighat Temple | Kolkata | West Bengal | toes of the right foot · Kali |
| 15 | Kamakhya Temple | Nilachal hill, Guwahati | Assam | yoni · Kamakhya |
| 16 | Kankalitala | near Bolpur, Birbhum district | West Bengal | waist · Devgarbha |
| 17 | Bhagavathy Amman Temple (Kanyakumari) | Kanyakumari | Tamil Nadu | back · Kanyakumari |
| 18 | Bajreshwari Devi (Kangra) | Kangra | Himachal Pradesh | left breast · Jayadurga |
| 19 | Kiriteswari | Murshidabad district | West Bengal | crown (kirit) · Kiriteshwari |
| 20 | Ratnavali | Hooghly district | West Bengal | right shoulder · Kumari |
| 21 | Bhramari Devi (Jalpaiguri) | Jalpaiguri district | West Bengal | left leg · Bhramari |
| 22 | Manasa (Mansarovar) | near Lake Mansarovar and Mount Kailash | Tibet Autonomous Region (China) | right hand · Dakshayani |
| 23 | Ugratara (Mahishi) | Mahishi, Saharsa district | Bihar | left eye · Tara |
| 24 | Manibandh (Pushkar) | Gayatri hill, Pushkar, Ajmer district | Rajasthan | wrists · Gayatri |
| 25 | Nagapooshani Amman (Nainativu) | Nainativu island, Jaffna | Sri Lanka | anklets · Indrakshi |
| 26 | Nartiang Durga Temple | Nartiang, West Jaintia Hills district | Meghalaya | left thigh · Jayanti |
| 27 | Jeshoreshwari Kali | Ishwaripur, Satkhira district | Bangladesh | palms and soles · Jeshoreshwari |
| 28 | Jwalamukhi Temple | Jwalamukhi, Kangra district | Himachal Pradesh | tongue · Jwala (Ambika) |
| 29 | Varahi (Panchsagar) | Champawat district (identifications differ) | Uttarakhand | lower teeth · Varahi |
| 30 | Chandrabhaga (Prabhas) | near the Somnath temple, Prabhas Patan | Gujarat | stomach · Chandrabhaga |
| 31 | Alopi Devi Mandir | Prayagraj | Uttar Pradesh | fingers · Alopi Devi (Madhaveshwari) |
| 32 | Bhadrakali Temple (Kurukshetra) | Thanesar, Kurukshetra | Haryana | ankle · Bhadrakali (Savitri) |
| 33 | Maa Sharda Temple (Maihar) | Trikut hill, Maihar | Madhya Pradesh | necklace · Sharada |
| 34 | Nandikeshwari | Sainthia, Birbhum district | West Bengal | necklace · Nandini |
| 35 | Manikyamba (Draksharamam) | Bhimeswara temple, Draksharamam, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Konaseema district | Andhra Pradesh | left cheek (navel in some lists) · Manikyamba |
| 36 | Naina Devi Temple | Bilaspur district | Himachal Pradesh | eyes · Mahishamardini (Naina Devi) |
| 37 | Narmada Udgam (Amarkantak) | Amarkantak, Anuppur district | Madhya Pradesh | right buttock · Narmada |
| 38 | Mallikarjuna and Bhramaramba Temple, Srisailam | Srisailam, Nandyal district | Andhra Pradesh | neck · Bhramarambika |
| 39 | Narayani (Suchindram) | Suchindram, Kanyakumari district | Tamil Nadu | upper teeth · Narayani |
| 40 | Sugandha (Shikarpur) | Shikarpur, near Barishal | Bangladesh | nose · Sugandha |
| 41 | Tripura Sundari Temple (Matabari) | Udaipur, Gomati district | Tripura | right foot · Tripura Sundari |
| 42 | Mangal Chandika (Ujani) | Ujani, Purba Bardhaman district | West Bengal | right wrist · Mangal Chandika |
| 43 | Vishalakshi Temple | Mir Ghat, Varanasi | Uttar Pradesh | earrings · Vishalakshi |
| 44 | Bargabhima Temple (Tamluk) | Tamluk, Purba Medinipur district | West Bengal | left ankle · Kapalini (Bargabhima) |
| 45 | Ambika (Bharatpur) | Bharatpur district (identifications differ) | Rajasthan | toes of the left foot · Ambika |
| 46 | Katyayani Peeth (Vrindavan) | Vrindavan, Mathura district | Uttar Pradesh | ringlets of hair · Katyayani |
| 47 | Devi Talab Mandir | Jalandhar | Punjab | left breast · Tripuramalini |
| 48 | Baidyanath Dham | Deoghar | Jharkhand | heart · Jayadurga |
| 49 | Adi Kamakshi Temple | Kanchipuram | Tamil Nadu | navel · Kamakshi |
| 50 | Jogadya | Kshirgram, Purba Bardhaman district | West Bengal | big toe · Jogadya |
| 51 | Puruhutika Devi (Pithapuram) | Kukkuteswara temple, Pithapuram, Kakinada district | Andhra Pradesh | back (hip in some lists) · Puruhutika |
| 52 | Ambaji Temple | Ambaji and Gabbar hill, Banaskantha district | Gujarat | heart · Amba |
| 53 | Danteshwari Temple | Dantewada | Chhattisgarh | tooth · Danteshwari |
| 54 | Tara Tarini Temple | near Berhampur (Brahmapur), Ganjam district | Odisha | breasts · Tara Tarini |
| 55 | Nalhateswari | Nalhati, Birbhum district | West Bengal | nala (throat or stomach, by different accounts) · Kalika |
| 56 | Avanti Devi (Ujjain) | Ujjain | Madhya Pradesh | elbow · Avanti |
| 57 | Shankari Devi (Trincomalee) | Trincomalee (traditionally identified with the Koneswaram area; the original site is not certain) | Sri Lanka | groin · Shankari |
| 58 | Mahalakshmi (Sylhet) | Sylhet | Bangladesh | neck · Mahalakshmi |
| 59 | Dhakeshwari | Dhaka (the original idol is now at Kumartuli, Kolkata) | Bangladesh | gem of the crown · Dhakeshwari |
| 60 | Tarapith | near Rampurhat, Birbhum district | West Bengal | third eye · Tara |
| 61 | Chintpurni Temple | Una district | Himachal Pradesh | feet · Chhinnamastika |
| 62 | Kalika Mata Temple (Pavagadh) | Pavagadh hill, Panchmahal district | Gujarat | toe of the right foot · Mahakali |
| 63 | Aranya Devi (Arrah) | Arrah, Bhojpur district | Bihar | right thigh · Aranyani |
| 64 | Vaishno Devi | Trikuta hills above Katra, Reasi district | Jammu and Kashmir | skull (right arm in some accounts) · Vaishno Devi |
| 65 | Chattal Bhawani (Sitakunda) | Sitakunda, Chattogram | Bangladesh | upper teeth (right arm in some lists) · Bhawani |
| 66 | Harsiddhi Devi (Rangir) | Rangir, Sagar district | Madhya Pradesh | thigh · Harsiddhi |