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The '''Shakta pithas''', also called '''Shakti pithas''' or '''Sati pithas''' ({{langx|sa|शाक्त पीठ}}, {{IAST|Śakta Pīṭha}}, ''seats of Shakti''<ref name="Fuller2004">{{cite book|author=Fuller, Christopher John|title=The Camphor Flame: Popular Hinduism and Society in India|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=To6XSeBUW3oC&pg=PA44|year=2004|publisher=Princeton University Press|location=Princeton|isbn=978-0-691-12048-5|page=44|access-date=2016-10-23|archive-date=2017-02-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170215180315/https://books.google.com/books?id=To6XSeBUW3oC&pg=PA44|url-status=live}}</ref>), are significant [[shrines]] and pilgrimage destinations in [[Shaktism]], the [[mother goddess]] denomination in [[Hinduism]]. The shrines are dedicated to various forms of [[Adi Shakti]].{{Efn|Also known as [[Durga]]}} Various [[Puranas]] such as [[Srimad Devi Bhagavatam]] state the existence of a varying number of 51, 52, 64 and 108 Shakta pithas<ref name="Vanamali2008p143" /><ref name= Chakrabarti430>{{cite book|author1=Kunal Chakrabarti|author2=Shubhra Chakrabarti|title=Historical Dictionary of the Bengalis|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QVOFAAAAQBAJ&pg=PA430|year=2013|publisher=Scarecrow|isbn=978-0-8108-8024-5|page=430|access-date=2016-10-23|archive-date=2017-02-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170215172849/https://books.google.com/books?id=QVOFAAAAQBAJ&pg=PA430|url-status=live}}</ref> of which 18 are named as Astadasha ''Maha'' (major) in medieval Hindu texts.<ref name="Vanamali2008p143">{{cite book|author=Vanamali|title=Shakti: Realm of the Divine Mother|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=N5Ju3nWR52UC|year=2008|publisher=Inner Traditions|isbn=978-1-59477-785-1|pages=83–84, 143–144|access-date=2016-10-23|archive-date=2016-04-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160429232539/https://books.google.com/books?id=N5Ju3nWR52UC|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:Vaishno Devi Bhavan.jpg|thumb|[[Vaishno Devi Temple|Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Temple]] is one of the 64 and 108 Maha (Major) Shakta pithas and is also the most visited among all. It attracts more than 15 million people annually.<ref>{{cite news|title=Everything you wanted to know about visiting Vaishno Devi|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/travel/destinations/everything-you-wanted-to-know-about-visiting-vaishno-devi/as35008771.cms|publisher=India Times|date=5 April 2019|access-date=30 June 2022|archive-date=13 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220413161056/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/travel/destinations/everything-you-wanted-to-know-about-visiting-vaishno-devi/as35008771.cms|url-status=live}}</ref>]]

Legends abound about how the Shakta pithas came into existence. The most popular is based on the story of the death of [[Sati (goddess)|Sati]], a deity according to Hinduism. Shiva carried Sati's body, reminiscing about their moments as a couple, and roamed around the universe with it. Vishnu cut her body into 51 body parts, using his [[Sudarshana Chakra]], which fell on earth to become sacred sites where all the people can pay homage to the goddess. To complete this task, Shiva took the form of [[Bhairava]].

[[File:Nani ki Mandir2.jpg|thumb|[[Shri Hinglaj Mata temple]] Shakta pitha is the largest Hindu pilgrimage centre in Pakistan. The annual Hinglaj Yatra is attended by more than 250,000 people.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1088366/mata-hinglaj-yatra-to-hingol-a-pilgrimage-to-reincarnation/?amp=1|title=Mata Hinglaj Yatra: To Hingol, a pilgrimage to reincarnation|date=19 April 2016|website=tribune.com.pk|access-date=15 November 2019|archive-date=20 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220320084616/https://tribune.com.pk/story/1088366/mata-hinglaj-yatra-to-hingol-a-pilgrimage-to-reincarnation?amp=1|url-status=live}}</ref>]]

Most of these historic places of goddess worship are in [[Nepal and India]], but there are seven in [[Bangladesh]], two in [[Pakistan]], and one each in [[Tibet]], [[Sri Lanka]]<ref name="Chakrabarti430" /> and [[Bhutan]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Significance of Bhairab Kunda Temple in Bhutan |url=https://kuenselonline.com/significance-of-bhairab-kunda-temple-in-bhutan/ |access-date=2023-04-02 |website=Kuensel Online}}</ref> There were many legends in ancient and modern sources that document this evidence. A consensus view on the number and location of the precise sites where goddess Sati's corpse fell is lacking, although certain sites are more well-regarded than others.[[File:शाकम्भरीदेवी.jpg|thumb|Shakambhari Shakta pitha, [[Saharanpur]], Uttar Pradesh. Shakambhari Devi is one of the 108 Siddha pithas of Brahma Purana and one of the oldest temples of Devi Shakambhari. Around ten million people visit the temple annually.]] Maximum number of Shakta pithas are present in the [[Bengal]] region. During partition the numbers were [[West Bengal]] (18, 1 disputed as [[Pandua, Hooghly|Shrinkhala Devi Temple]]) and [[Bangladesh]] (7). After the secret transfer of Dhakeshwari Shakta pitha to Kolkata the numbers stand as West Bengal (19,1 disputed Shrinkhala Devi Temple) and Bangladesh (6).

== Hinduism ==

=== Hindu literature ===

The [[Brahmanda Purana]], one of the major eighteen [[Puranas]] mentions 64 Shakta pithas of the goddess [[Parvati]] in the [[Bharata (term)|Bharat]] or [[Greater India]] including present-day India, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, some parts of Southern Tibet in China and parts of southern Pakistan. Another text which gives a listing of these shrines, is the ''Shakta Pitha Stotram'', written by [[Adi Shankara]], the 9th-century Hindu philosopher.<ref>[http://www.celextel.org/adisankara/shaktipeethastotram.html Shakti Peetha Stotram] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111211142539/http://www.celextel.org/adisankara/shaktipeethastotram.html |date=2011-12-11 }} Vedanta Spiritual Library</ref>

According to the manuscript ''Mahapithapurana'' (c. 1690–1720 CE), there are 52 such places. Among them, 23 are located in the [[Bengal]] region, 14 of these are located in what is now [[West Bengal]], India, 1 in Baster (Chhattisgarh), while 7 are in what is now [[Bangladesh]].

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[[File:Dakshayani.jpg|right|240px|thumb|[[Lord Shiva|Shiva]] carrying the corpse of [[Dakshayani]] ]]
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According to legend, lord [[Brahma]] once conducted a huge [[yajna]] (ritual sacrifice), where all the prajapatis, deities, and kings of the world were invited. Shiva and Sati were also called on to participate in the yajna. All of them came for the yajna, and sat in the ceremonial place. Daksha came last. When he arrived, everyone in the yajna, with the exception of Brahma and Shiva, stood up, showing their reverence for him.<ref name="Malayala Manorama News">{{cite web |year=2013 |title=ഇതു ദക്ഷ യാഗ ഭൂമി |url=http://www.manoramaonline.com/advt/Festival/Kottiyoor-Festival13/Odapoo.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130723104429/http://www.manoramaonline.com/advt/Festival/Kottiyoor-Festival13/Odapoo.html |archive-date=2013-07-23 |access-date=2013-07-23 |publisher=Malayala Manorama}}</ref> Brahma, being Daksha's father, did not rise. Shiva, being Daksha's son-in-law, and also due to the fact that he considered himself superior in stature to Daksha, remained seated. Daksha misunderstood Shiva's gesture, and considered this act an insult. Daksha vowed to take revenge on the insult in the same manner.<ref name="Skanda Purana">{{cite book |last=Tagare |first=G. V. |title=Skanda-Purana, Part 1 |date=August 1, 1992 |publisher=Motilal Banarsidass |others=Ganesh Vasudeo Tagare (trans.) |isbn=8120809661 |editor=G.P. Bhatt |edition=1}}</ref>

Daksha performed a yajna with a desire to take revenge on Shiva. Daksha invited all the deities to the yajna, except Shiva and Sati. The fact that she was not invited did not deter Sati's desire to attend the yajna. She expressed her desire to Shiva, who tried his best to dissuade her from going. He relented at her continued insistence, Sati went to her father's yajna. However, Sati was not given her due respect at the yajna, and had to bear witness to Daksha's insults aimed at Shiva. Anguished, Sati cursed her father and self-immolated.

Enraged at the insult and death of his spouse, Shiva in his [[Virabhadra]] [[avatar]] destroyed Daksha's yajna and cut off his head. His anger not abated and immersed in grief, Shiva then picked up the remains of Sati's body and performed the [[Tandava]], the celestial dance of destruction, across all creation. Frightened, the other deities requested [[Vishnu]] to intervene to stop this destruction. As a recourse, Vishnu used the [[Sudarshana Chakra]] on Sati's corpse. This caused various parts of Sati's body to fall at several spots across the world.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sacred-texts.com/tantra/maha/maha00.htm|title=Introduction and Preface|website=www.sacred-texts.com|access-date=2012-12-20|archive-date=2008-07-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080726074101/http://www.sacred-texts.com/tantra/maha/maha00.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>

The history of [[Daksha yajna]] and Sati's self-immolation had immense significance in shaping the ancient [[Sanskrit literature]] and influenced the culture of India. Each of the places on Earth where Sati's body parts were known to have fallen were then considered as Shakta pithas and were deemed places of great spiritual importance.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fFwi7qRRgosC&q=siva+dance+Shakti+peetha|title=World Encyclopaedia of Interfaith Studies: World religions|date=2009|publisher=Jnanada Prakashan|isbn=978-81-7139-280-3|language=en}}</ref> Several stories in the Puranas and other Hindu religious books refer to the Daksha yajna. It is an important incident in both [[Shaivism]] and [[Shaktism]], and marks the replacement of [[Sati (goddess)|Sati]] with [[Parvati]], and of the beginning of Shiva's house-holder (''grihastāshramī'') life from an ascetic. This event is ahead of the emergence of both of the couple's children, [[Kartikeya]] and [[Ganesha]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Kottiyoor Devaswam Temple Administration Portal|url=http://kottiyoordevaswom.com/|work=kottiyoordevaswom.com/|publisher=Kottiyoor Devaswam|access-date=20 July 2013|archive-date=7 June 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130607012239/http://kottiyoordevaswom.com/|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Shakta pithas ==

Each temple has shrines for Shakti and [[Kalabhairava]], and most Shakti and Kalabhairava in different Shakta pithas have different names.

=== Map of India's Shakta pithas ===

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{{font color|white|blue|Blue}}: Adi Shakta pithas; {{font color|white|red|Red}}: Ashtadasha Maha Shakta pithas; {{font color||yellow|Yellow}}: Daksha yagna site; {{font color|white|green|Green}}: Maha Shakta pithas
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=== List of 4 Adi Shakta pithas ===
{{See also|Puranas}}

The scriptures, which include the [[Kalika Purana]], recognize four Shakta pithas as sites where most of the energy is. [[Vimala Temple|Vimala]] where the feet fell (Pada Khanda), [[Tara Tarini Temple|Tara Tarini]] housing the breasts (Stana Khanda), [[Kamakhya Temple|Kamakhya]], where the genitals fell ([[Yoni]] Khanda) and [[Kalighat Kali Temple|Dakshina Kalika]], where the toes of right foot fell. These four temples originated from the lifeless body of Sati.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/magazine/2021/Sep/26/motherlodesof-power-2362905.html |title=Motherlodes of Power: The story of India's 'Shakti Peethas' |publisher=The New Indian Express |access-date=2024-04-03}}</ref>

Apart from these 4 there are 48 other famous pithas recognized by religious texts. According to the ''Pithanirnaya Tantra'' the 51 pithas are in the present day countries of India, [[Sri Lanka]], [[Bangladesh]], [[Nepal]], Tibet, [[Bhutan]] and Pakistan. The ''Shivacharita'' besides listing 51 maha-pithas, speaks about 26 more upa-pithas. The Bengali [[almanac]], [[Vishuddha Siddhanta Panjika]] too describes the 51 pithas including the present modified addresses. A few of the several accepted listings are given below.<ref>[http://www.hindunet.org/saraswati/resources/pithas.htm 51 Pithas of Parvati] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060927033603/http://www.hindunet.org/saraswati/resources/pithas.htm |date=2006-09-27 }} – From Hindunet</ref> In South India, [[Srisailam]] in Andhra Pradesh became the site for a 2nd-century temple.<ref name="srisalam">{{cite web |url=http://www.sacredsites.com/asia/india/srisailam_shakti_pitha.html |title=Srisailam |access-date=2006-08-31 |archive-date=2006-08-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060818213750/http://www.sacredsites.com/asia/india/srisailam_shakti_pitha.html |url-status=live}}</ref>

===List of 18 Astadasha Maha Shakta pithas===

There are believed to be 64 locations. [[Adi Shankara]]'s ''Ashtadasha Shakta pitha Stotram'' mentions 18 locations known as the ''Maha Shakta pithas''.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Sharma|first=Richa|date=3 October 2013|title=18 Maha Shakthi Peeths|url=https://www.speakingtree.in/allslides/18-maha-shakthi-peeths|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-28|website=[[The Speaking Tree|Speaking Tree]]|archive-date=2021-12-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211228133946/https://www.speakingtree.in/allslides/18-maha-shakthi-peeths}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Sharma|first=Pratha|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DpNPDwAAQBAJ|title=The Forgotten Shivlings of Sati Shaktipeeths|date=2018-03-06|publisher=Zorba Books|isbn=978-93-87456-12-9|pages=27–28|language=en|access-date=2021-12-29|archive-date=2022-10-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221001140614/https://books.google.com/books?id=DpNPDwAAQBAJ|url-status=live}}</ref> Among these, the Shakta pithas at [[Kamakhya]], [[Gaya, India|Gaya]] and [[Ujjain]] are regarded as the most sacred as they symbolize the three most important aspects of the Mother Goddess viz. Creation (Kamarupa Devi), Nourishment (Sarvamangala Devi/Mangalagauri), and Annihilation (Mahakali Devi).

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!Sr. No.
!Temple
!Place
!State in India/Country
!Appellation
!Part of the body fallen
!Shakti
!Image
|-
!1
|[[Koneswaram Temple|Shankari Devi Temple]]
|[[Trincomalee]] (Thirukonamalai)
<small>Modern location</small>
|[[Sri Lanka]]
|Shankari Pitham
|[[Groin]]
| Goddess [[parvati|Shankari]]
|[[File:Sri Lanka-Trincomalee-Tempel.JPG|100px]]
|-
!2
|[[Kamakshi Amman Temple]]
|[[Kanchipuram]]
|[[Tamil Nadu]]
|Kamakoti Pitham
|[[Navel]]
|[[Kamakshi|Goddess Kamakshi]]
|[[File:Kanchipuram.in Kamakshi-Amman Temple - panoramio - SINHA (cropped).jpg|100px]]
|-
!3
|Shrinkala Temple
|Pradmunyee ([[Hooghly district|Pandua]])
|[[West Bengal]]
|Bhavatārini Pitham
|Part of [[abdomen|stomach]]
|Goddess [[kali|Shrinkhala]]
| 
|-
!4
|[[Chamundeshwari Temple]]
|[[Mysore|Mysuru]]
|[[Karnataka]]
|Krouncha Pitham
|Hair
|[[Chamunda|Goddess Chamundeshwari]]
|[[File:Chamundeshwari Temple Mysore.jpg|100px]]
|-
!5
|[[Alampur Jogulamba Temple|Jogulamba Devi]]
|[[Alampur, Jogulamba Gadwal district|Alampuram]]
|[[Telangana]]
|Yogini Pitham
|[[Human tooth|Teeth]]
|Goddess [[durga|Jogulamba]] (Yogamba Thalli)
|[[File:Jogulamba temple .jpg|100x100px]]
|-
!6
|[[Mallikarjuna Temple, Srisailam|Bhramaramba Mallikarjuna Temple]]
|[[Srisailam]]
|[[Andhra Pradesh]]
|Srisaila Pitham
|[[Neck]]
|Goddess [[Bhramari|Bhramarambika]]
|[[File:శ్రీశైల గోపురం.jpg|133x133px]]
|-
!7
|[[Mahalakshmi Temple, Kolhapur|Mahalakshmi Temple]]
|[[Kolhapur]]
|[[Maharashtra]]
|Shri Pitham
|eye
|Goddess [[Lakshmi|Mahalakshmi]] (Aai Ambabai Devi)
|[[File:Mahalaxmi Temple, Kolhapur.jpg|100px]]
|-
!8
|Renuka Temple
|[[Mahur, Maharashtra|Mahur]]
|[[Maharashtra]]
|Moola Pitham
|Left hand
|[[Renuka|Goddess Renuka]]
| 
|-
!9
|[[Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga|Mahakaleswar Temple]]
|[[Ujjain]]
|[[Madhya Pradesh]]
|Ujjaini Pitham
|Upper [[lip]]
|Goddess [[Mahakali]]
|[[File:Mahakaleshwar Mandir in Ujjain.jpg|133x133px]]
|-
!10
|[[Kukkuteswara Temple|Kukkuteswara Swamy Temple]]
|[[Pithapuram]]
|[[Andhra Pradesh]]
|Pushkarini Pitham
|[[Human back|Back]]
|Goddess [[Chandi|Puruhutika]]
|[[File:KukkuteswaraTempleInside-Pithapuram.JPG|100px]]
|-
!11
|[[Biraja Temple]]
|[[Jajpur]]
|[[Odisha]]
|Oddyana Pitham
|Part of [[abdomen]]
|[[Kamalatmika|Goddess Biraja]]
|[[File:Maa Biraja Temple.jpg|133x133px]]
|-
!12
|Bhimeswara Temple
|[[Draksharamam]]
|[[Andhra Pradesh]]
|Daksharama Pitham
|Left [[cheek]]
|Goddess [[Bhuvaneshvari|Manikyamba]]
|[[File:Draksharama temple - Main entrance.jpg|133x133px]]
|-
!13
|[[Kamakhya Temple]]
|[[Guwahati]]
|[[Assam]]
|Kamarupa Pitham
|[[Female reproductive system|Genitals]]
|[[Kamakhya|Goddess Kamakhya]]
|[[File:Ashyam.JPG|133x133px]]
|-
!14
|[[Alopi Devi Mandir]]
|[[Prayaga|Prayagraj]]
|[[Uttar Pradesh]]
|Prayaga Pitham
|Fingers
|Goddess [[Mahadevi|Madhaveshwari]]
|[[File:Alop Shankari Devi Mandir, Prayagraj.jpg|222x222px]]
|-
!15.
|[[Jawalamukhi|Jwalamukhi Temple]]
|[[Jawalamukhi|Jwalamukhi]]
|[[Himachal Pradesh]]
|Jwalamukhi Pitham
|Tongue
|Goddess [[Jwala (goddess)|Jwala]]
|[[File:Jawalamukhi, Himachal Pradesh.jpg|100px]]
|-
!16.
|[[Mangla Gauri Temple]]
|[[Gaya (India)|Gaya]]
|[[Bihar]]
|Gaya Pitham
|[[Breast]]
|Goddess [[mahagauri|Sarvamangala]]
|[[File:Mangala Gauri Temple at Gaya, Bihar.jpg|100px]]
|-
!17.
|[[Vishalakshi Temple]]
|[[Varanasi]]
|[[Uttar Pradesh]]
|Varanasi Pitham
|Earrings
|Goddess [[Visalakshi|Vishalakshi]]
|[[File:காசி விசாலாட்சி கோயில்.jpg|100px]]
|-
!18.
|[[Sharada Peeth]]
|[[Sharda Tehsil|Sharda, Kashmir]]
|[[Azad Kashmir|Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir]]
|Sharada Pitham
|Right hand
|Goddess [[saraswati|Sharada]]
|[[File:Sharda University main building Front view.jpg|150x150px]]
|}
[[Sharada Peeth|Sharadha pitha]] is currently in a ruined state.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Pollock |first=Sheldon |title=Language of the Gods in the World of Men |publisher=University of California Press |year=2006}}</ref> Only ruins are found in these places. Its ruins are near the [[Line of Control]] (LOC)<ref name="hindu1">{{cite news |date=3 October 2007 |title=Pandits denied entry into temple in Pakistan Administered Kashmir |newspaper=The Hindu |url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/002200710030341.htm |access-date=30 July 2013 |archive-date=20 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131020145209/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/002200710030341.htm |url-status=live}}</ref> between the Indian and Pakistani-controlled portions of the former [[princely state]] of [[Kashmir and Jammu (princely state)|Kashmir and Jammu]]. Instead, [[Sringeri Sharada Peetham|Sringeri Sharada pitham]], [[Sringeri]] in Karnataka even though not a Shakta pithas, is this aspect of the goddess. It is believed that Goddess Sharada moved from her ruined temple in Kashmir to live in the new temple in Sringeri. Requests have been made by the Hindu community in Pakistan to the Pakistani government to renovate the temple, the issue being raised by former Indian Home minister [[L. K. Advani]] to the Pakistan authorities<ref>{{cite news |date=2 May 2007 |title=Pak should renovate Sharada Temple in Pakistan Administered Kashmir: Advani |publisher=zeenews.india |url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/states/pak-should-renovate-sharada-temple-in-pok-advani_369152.html |access-date=30 July 2013 |archive-date=20 October 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131020140258/http://zeenews.india.com/news/states/pak-should-renovate-sharada-temple-in-pok-advani_369152.html |url-status=live}}</ref> as a confidence-building measure, by increasing the people-to-people cross-border interaction.<ref name="hindu1" />

Currently, a new Sharada pitha temple has been inaugurated and consecrated by the Indian Government and the [[Sringeri Sharada Peetham]] in 2023, in Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir, on the other side of the LOC and much farther from the original temple. The Indian Government is planning an international corridor between the old Sharada pitha and India.

==== In Skanda Purana ====

As per Sankara Samhita of [[Skanda Purana]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://archive.org/details/AbiramiammanSthalaPuranam |title=Dindigul Padmachala Sthala Puranam (Rockfort Abiramiamman temple) |language=Tamil}}</ref>

# Sri Sankari Pitham ([[Sri Lanka]])
# Sri Simhika Pitham (Simhala)
# Sri Manika Pitham ([[Draksharamam]], Dakshavati)
# Sri Shadkala Pitham ([[Kukkuteswara Temple|Peethapuram]])
# Sri Bhramaramba Pitham ([[Srisailam]])
# Sri Vijaya Pitham ([[Vijayapuram|Vijayapura]])
# Sri Mahalakshmi Pitham ([[Kolhapur]])
# Sri padmakshi renuka Pitham ([[Maharashtra|Mahurgad]])
# Sri Kamakoti Pitham ([[Kanchipuram]])
# Sri Kuchananda Pitham ([[Muktinath|Salagrama]])
# [[Biraja Temple|Sri Biraja Pitham]] ([[Jajpur]])
# Sri Bhadreshwari Pitham (Harmyagiri)
# Sri Mahakali Pitham ([[Ujjain]])
# Sri Vindhyavasini Pitham ([[Vindhya Range|Vindhya]] mountains)
# Sri Mahayogi Pitham (Ahicchatra)
# Sri Kanyaka Pitham (Kanyakumari)
# Sri Vishalakshi Pitham ([[Varanasi]])
# Sri Saraswati Pitham ([[Kashmir]])
# Sri Abhirami Pitham (Padmagiri, [[Dindigul]])

=== List of all Shakta pithas ===
{{Expert needed|Hinduism|section|reason=Listing confusion and unverifiable other information|date=November 2019}}
{{Missing information|section|List of Shakta pithas. The total listing is 108|date=July 2022}}

In the listings<ref>{{cite web|title=Shaktipeeth|url=http://zeenews.india.com/navratra2012/Shaktipeeth.html|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303210250/http://zeenews.india.com/navratra2012/Shaktipeeth.html|archive-date=2016-03-03|access-date=2016-04-06|website=[[Zee News]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-10-03|editor-last=Sharma|editor-first=Divyanshi|title=Navratri 2019: Know the origin and existence of the 51 Shaktipeethas|url=https://zeenews.india.com/culture/navratri-2019-know-the-origin-and-existence-of-the-51-shaktipeethas-2238173.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-28|website=Zee News|language=en|archive-date=2021-12-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211228122250/https://zeenews.india.com/culture/navratri-2019-know-the-origin-and-existence-of-the-51-shaktipeethas-2238173.html}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Shankar|first=Ravi|date=26 September 2021|title=Motherlodes of Power: The story of India's 'Shakti Peethas'|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/magazine/2021/sep/26/motherlodesof-power-2362905.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-28|website=The New Indian Express|archive-date=2021-09-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210926061553/https://www.newindianexpress.com/magazine/2021/sep/26/motherlodesof-power-2362905.html}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Upadhyay|first=Lipi|date=23 September 2017|title=Navratri for travellers: Visit these 51 Shakti-peeths and learn about their significance|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/travel/festivals/story/navratri-durga-puja-51-shakti-peeths-shiva-sati-amarnath-kamakhya-kolkata-kalighat-lifetr-1050105-2017-09-23|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-28|website=India Today|archive-date=2021-12-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211228135918/https://www.indiatoday.in/travel/festivals/story/navratri-durga-puja-51-shakti-peeths-shiva-sati-amarnath-kamakhya-kolkata-kalighat-lifetr-1050105-2017-09-23}}</ref> below:
* "Shakti" refers to the Goddess worshipped at each location, all being manifestations of Goddess [[Sati (Hindu goddess)|Sati]]; later known as [[Parvati]] or [[Durga]];
* "[[Bhairava]]" refers to the corresponding consort, each a manifestation of Shiva;
* "Body Part or Ornament" refers to the body part or piece of jewellery that fell to earth, at the location on which the respective temple is built.

More details on this are available in the text 'Tantrachūḍamanī'<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=eGangotri |url=https://archive.org/details/TantraChudamaniChapter1Quarter14322GhaAlm20Shlf2DevanagariMimansa/page/n3/mode/2up |title=Tantra Chudamani Chapter 1 Quarter 1 4322 Gha Alm 20 Shlf 2 Devanagari Mimansa}}</ref> where Parvati tells these details to her son [[Kartikeya|Skanda]].

Important: 1) The main idol of the Dhakeshwari Shaktipeeth in [[Bangladesh]] is currently relocated to the Kumartuli Dhakeshwari Temple in [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]]. The temple priest fled to India with the main idol during the [[Partition of India|partition]] via a specially chartered train. While in the original shrine, a replica is placed. The original holy gem of Goddess Sati was lost long before (the factual date is unknown). So for the actual idol, visit the [[Kumortuli|Kumartoli]] shrine.

2) The Shrinkhala Shaktipeeth (one of 18 Maha Shakti Peethas) in [[Hooghly district|Hooghly]], [[West Bengal]], is a disputed site. The original shrine was destroyed during the [[partition of India]] in 1947 and an Islamic [[Minaret|Minar]] was built there by the Muslims. Years later, a door claimed by the locals as the door to the sanctum of the temple is closed by the [[Archaeological Survey of India|ASI]]. The Hindus claim that the temple was destroyed and the minar was built there. It is claimed that the idol of Goddess Shrinkhala was taken to [[Sringeri]] in Karnataka but no such evidence exists there to date because a different Sharada Devi Temple was built there by [[Adi Shankaracharya]]. At present in the Hooghly district, only the Ratnabali Shaktipeeth is present.

{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1"
!Sr. No.
!Place
!State in India/Country
!Body part or ornament
!Shakti
!Bhairava
!Image
|-
!1
|'''A'''. [[Amarnath Temple]], from [[Srinagar]] through [[Pahalgam]] 94&nbsp;km by Bus, [[Chandanwari]] 16&nbsp;km by walk<br />'''B'''. Shri Parvat in [[Ladakh]]
|[[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]
|A. Throat<br />B. [[Anklet]]
|[[mahadevi|Mahamaya]] Devi
|Trisandhyeshwar ([[shiva|Amarnath]])
|[[File:Lord Amarnath.jpg|100px]]
|-
!2
|
# [[Attahas, Katwa|Attahas Temple]] – At a village also named as Attahas or Ashtahas around 2&nbsp;km east of Labhpur village road in the district of [[Birbhum]]
|[[West Bengal]]
|Lips
|Phullara Devi
|Vishveshwar
|[[File:Fullara Temple.jpg|100px]] [[File:Attohas Mandir, Bardhaman.jpg|100px]]
|-
!3
| [[Bahula Temple]] at [[Ketugram]], 8&nbsp;km from [[Katwa]], [[Purba Bardhaman district|Purba Bardhaman]]
|[[West Bengal]]
|Left arm
|Goddess Bahuladevi
|Bhirukeshwar<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.google.com/search?q=bahula+shakti+peeth&hl=en&tbm=isch#imgrc=VGscCpxNHCTJCM |title=bahula shakti peeth - Google Search |website=www.google.com}}</ref>
|[[File:Shri Bahula Shaktipeeth Temple, Ketugram.jpg|100px]]
|-
!4
|[[Bakreshwar]], on the banks of [[Paaphara]] river, 24&nbsp;km distance from Siuri Town [a district headquarter], district [[Birbhum]], 7&nbsp;km from Dubrajpur Rly. Station
|[[West Bengal]]
|Portion between the eyebrows
|[[Durga|Mahishamardini]] devi
|Vakranatheshwar
| [[File:Bakreswar Temples and Hot spring 03.jpg|100px]]
|-
!5
|[[Ujjain|Avanti]], also known as Harsiddhi, at Bhairav hills on the banks of [[Shipra]] river in the city of [[Ujjaini]].
|[[Madhya Pradesh]]
|Elbow
|Avanti Devi
|Lambkarneshwar
|
|-
!6
|[[Aparna Shaktipeeth|Bhabanipur]], located in the Upazila of [[Sherpur Upazila|Sherpur]], [[Bogra District|Bogra]], [[Rajshahi Division]]. Also located at Karatoyatat, it is about 28&nbsp;km distance from the town of Sherpur.
|[[Rajshahi Division]], Bangladesh
|Left [[anklet]] (ornament)
|Aparna Devi
|Vamaneshwar
| [[File:Vabanipur Temple - panoramio (9).jpg|100px]]
|-
!7
|[[Biraja Temple]] at [[Jajpur]], in [[Jajpur]] District
|[[Odisha]]
|Navel
|Biraja Devi
|Varaheshwar (Baraha)
| [[File:Front view from left side of Viraja(also named as Biraja) Temple as per list of State Protected Monuments in Odisha. Serial Number S-OR-105.jpg|100px]]
|-
!8
|[[Muktinath]] Temple<ref>{{cite book |title=Tantra Chudamani |pages=Lines 13–14 |url=http://www.shaktipeethas.org/panchasat/topic196.html |access-date=2017-08-27 |archive-date=2015-08-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150819235813/http://www.shaktipeethas.org/panchasat/topic196.html |url-status=live}}</ref>
|[[Nepal]]
|Head
|[[Gandaki Chandi]]
|Chakrapani
| [[File:Muktinath Temple.jpg|100px]]
|-
!9
|Goddess Bhadrakali on banks of Godavari in [[Nashik]] city ([[Saptashrungi]])
|[[Maharashtra]]
|Chin (2 parts)
|[[Bhadrakali]] devi
|Vikritaksheshwar
| [[File:Goddess Saptashrungi Devi Temple1.jpg|100px]]
|-
!10
|[[Hinglaj Mata]] Temple
|Pakistan
|[[Sahasrara|Bramharandhra]] (Part of the head)
|Kottari Devi
|Bhimalochaneshwar
|[[File:Nani ki Mandir2.jpg|100px]]
|-
!11
|Jayanti at Nartiang village in the [[Jaintia Hills district]]. This Shakta pitha is locally known as the [[Nartiang Durga Temple]].
|[[Meghalaya]]
|Left [[thigh]]
|Jayanti Devi
|Kramadishwar
|[[File:Nartiang Durga temple.jpg|100px]]
|-
!12
|[[Jeshoreshwari Kali Temple]]
|[[Bangladesh]]
|Palms of hands and soles of the feet
|Jashoreshwari
|Chandeshwar
|[[File:যশোরেশ্বরী কালী মন্দির, ঈশ্বরীপুর, শ্যামনগর, সাতক্ষীরা, বাংলাদেশ।.jpg|100px]]
|-
!13
|[[Jawalamukhi|Jwalamukhi Temple]], [[Kangra, Himachal Pradesh|Kangra]] from [[Pathankot]] alight at [[Jawalamukhi|Jwalamukhi]] Road Station from there 20&nbsp;km
|[[Himachal Pradesh]]
|[[Tongue]]
|[[Jwala Ji|Jwalamukhi]] ([[Ambika (goddess)|Ambika]])
|[[Ashta Bhairava|Unmatta Bhairaveshwar]]
|[[File:Jwalamukhi temple,kangra, himachal pradesh..JPG|100px]]
|-
!14
|Kalipeeth, ([[Kalighat]], [[Kolkata]])
|[[West Bengal]]
|Right toes
|[[Kali]] Devi
|Nakuleshwar
|[[File:Kalighat Kali temple (7169298723).jpg|100px]]
|-
!15
|[[Kamakhya Temple|Kamgiri]], Kamakhya, in the [[Nilachal|Neelachal]] hills in [[Guwahati]]
|[[Assam]]
|[[vulva|Genitals]]
|[[Kamakhya]] Devi
|Umanandeshwar or Bhayanandeshwar
|[[File:Kamakhya Templeview.jpg|100px]]
|-
!16
|[[Kankalitala]], on the banks of [[Kopai River]] 10&nbsp;km north-east of [[Bolpur]] station in [[Birbhum]] district, Devi locally known as Kankaleshwari
|[[West Bengal]]
|waist
|Devgarbha Devi
|Rurunatheshwar
|[[File:Kankalitala Temple complex, Birbhum, West Bengal 05.jpg|100px]]
|-
!17
|'''A''' [[Kanyashram]] of Balaambika – The [[Devi Kanya Kumari|Bhagavathy]] temple in [[Kanyakumari]], the southernmost tip of mainland India, [[Tamil Nadu]]
|[[Tamil Nadu]]
|[[Human back|Back]]
|Sarvani
|Nimisheshwar
|[[File:Kanyakumari Temple.jpg|100px]]
|-
!18
|Vajreshwari Temple, Nagarkot, district Kangra
|[[Himachal Pradesh]]
|left Breast
|[[durga|Jayadurga]] Devi
|Abhirunatheshwar
|
|-
!19
|[[Kiriteswari Temple]] at Kiritkona village, 3&nbsp;km from [[Lalbag Court Road railway station]] in [[Murshidabad district]]
|[[West Bengal]]
|Crown
|Vimala Devi
|Sanvarteshwar
|[[File:Kiriteswari Temple.jpg|100px]]
|-
!20
|Ratnavali, on the banks of [[Ratnakar River|Ratnakar]] river at [[Khanakul I]] [[Krishnanagar, Hooghly|Krishnanagar]], district [[Hooghly District|Hooghly]] (locally known as Anandamayee Tala)
|[[West Bengal]]
|Right [[Shoulder]]
|[[Devi Kanya Kumari|Kumari]] Devi
|Ghanteshwar
|[[File:ANANDAMAYI TALA KALI MANDIR KRISHNANAGAR - panoramio.jpg|100px]]
|-
!21
|Locally known as Trishrota/Bhramari Devi in [[Jalpaiguri]] near a small village Boda on the bank of river [[Teesta River|Teesta]] or Tri-shrota (combination of three flows) mentioned in Puranas
|[[West Bengal]]
|Left leg
|[[Bhramari]] Devi
|Ambareshwar
|[[File:Melai Chandi Mandir - Amta - Howrah 20190323 114810 10.jpg|100px]]
|-
!22
|Manas, under [[Tibet]] at the foot of [[Mount Kailash]] in [[Lake Manasarovar]], a piece of Stone
|China
|Right hand
|[[Sati (Hindu goddess)|Dakshayani]] Devi
|Amareshwar
|
|-
!23
|[[Manibandh Shaktipeeth|Manibandh]], at Gayatri hills near [[Pushkar]] 11&nbsp;km north-west of [[Ajmer]]. People know this temple as Chamunda Mata Temple or Shri Raj Rajeshwari Puruhuta Manivedic Shaktipitha.
|[[Rajasthan]]
|Wrists
|[[Gayatri]] Devi
|Sarvanandeshwar
|
|-
!24
|[[Mithila (ancient)|Mithila]], near [[Janakpur]] railway station on the border of India and [[Nepal]]
|[[Nepal]]
|Left shoulder
|[[Parvati|Uma]] Devi
|Mahodareshwar
|
|-
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|[[Nainativu]] (Manipallavam), [[Northern Province, Sri Lanka]]. Located 36&nbsp;km from the ancient capital of the [[Jaffna kingdom]], [[Nallur (Jaffna)|Nallur]]. The [[murti]] of the Goddess is believed to have been consecrated and worshipped by [[Lord Indra|Indra]]. The protagonist, [[Lord Rama]] and antagonist, [[Ravana]] of the [[Sanskrit]] epic [[Ramayana]] have offered obeisances to the Goddess. [[Nāga]] and [[Garuda]] of the [[Sanskrit]] epic [[Mahabharata]]; resolved their longstanding feuds after worshipping this Goddess.
|[[Sri Lanka]]
|[[Silambu]] (Anklets)
|Indrakshi (Nagapooshani / [[Bhuvaneshvari]])
|Rakshaseshwar (Nayanair)
|
|-
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|[[Guhyeshwari Temple]]
|[[Nepal]]
|Both knees
|Mahashira Devi
|[[bhikshatana|Kapalishwar]]
|[[File:Guhyeshwari Temple Primises 01.JPG|100px]]
|-
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|[[Chattal Bhawani Shaktipeeth/Chandranath Temple]]
|[[Chittagong-Bangladesh]]
|upper teeth
|[[Chattal Bhawani]] Devi
|Chandrashekhar
|[[File:Chandranath Temple 2019-01-16 (27).jpg|100px]]
|-
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|[[Panchsagar]] Near Lohaghat (in [[Champawat]] District of Uttarakhand) just 12&nbsp;km from nearest railway station Tanakpur. [[:hi:पूर्णागिरी|पूर्णागिरी]] [[Champawat]] Varahi Devi
|[[Uttarakhand]]
|Lower teeth/ Navel
|[[Varahi]] Devi
|Maharudra
|
|-
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||Near [[Somnath temple]], [[Veraval]], [[Gir Somnath district|Gir Somnath]] district. Local People call this temple as Kali Mandir, It is nearby [[Triveni Sangam]].<ref>Chandrabhaga Shakti Peeth https://www.bhaktibharat.com/mandir/chandrabhaga-shakti-peeth {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190516190436/http://www.bhaktibharat.com/mandir/chandrabhaga-shakti-peeth |date=2019-05-16 }}</ref>
|[[Gujarat]]
|Stomach
|Chandrabhaga
|Vakratundeshwar
|
|-
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|[[Alopi Devi Mandir]] near [[Sangam at Allahabad|Sangam at Prayagraj]]
|[[Uttar Pradesh]]
|Finger
|[[Tripura Sundari|Lalita]] Devi
|Bhaveshwar
|
|-
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|Present day [[Kurukshetra]] town or [[Thanesar]] ancient Sthaneshwar
|[[Haryana]]
|Ankle bone
|[[Bhadrakali]] Devi
|Sthanu
|
|-
!32
|[[Maa Sharda Mandir, Maihar|Maa Sharda Mandir]] on top Trikoot Hill, at [[Maihar]]
|[[Madhya Pradesh]]
|necklace<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.maihartemple.com/about-maihar-temple/|title=About Maihar Temple|access-date=2018-08-23|archive-date=2018-08-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180813112529/https://www.maihartemple.com/about-maihar-temple/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|Shivani Devi
|Chandeshwar
|
|-
!33
|[[Nandikeshwari Temple]] is located in [[Sainthia]] city
|[[West Bengal]]
|Necklace
|Nandini
|[[Nandi (Hinduism)|Nandikeshwar]]
|[[File:Slider-134.jpg|100px]]
|-
!34
|(Manikya Amba Shaktipeeth / Bheemeswara Swami Temple) [[Draksharamam]] [[Kakinada]]
|[[Andhra Pradesh]]
|Navel
|[[Manikyamba]]
|Bheemeshwar
|
|-
!35
|[[Naina Devi#Temple|Naina Devi Temple]]
|[[Himachal Pradesh]]
|Right eye
|[[Durga|Mahishamardini]] Devi
|Krodhishwar
|
|-
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|Shondesh/Shon/Maa Narmada temple, at the source point of [[Narmada River]] in [[Amarkantak]]
|[[Madhya Pradesh]]
|Right buttock
|[[Narmada River|Narmada]]
|Bhadraseneshwar
|
|-
!37
|[[Srisailam]], at Nallamala hills, [[Andhra Pradesh]]
|[[Andhra Pradesh]], India
|Neck
|[[Bhramari|Bhramarambika]] Devi
|[[Mallikarjuna Temple, Srisailam|Mallikarjuna]]
|
|-
!38
|[[Shuchi]], in a [[Shiva]] temple at [[Suchindrum]] 11&nbsp;km on [[Kanyakumari (town)|Kanyakumari]] [[Trivandrum]] road
|[[Tamil Nadu]]
|Upper teeth
|Narayani
|Sihareshwar
|
|-
!39
|[[Sugandha Shaktipeeth|Sugandha]], situated in Shikarpur, Gournadi, about 20&nbsp;km from [[Barisal]] town, on the banks of Sonda river.8
|[[Bangladesh]]
|Nose
|Sugandha
|Trayambakeshwar
|[[File:Goddess Ugratara.jpg|100px]]
|-
!40
|[[Udaipur, Tripura]], at the top of the hills known as [[Tripura Sundari temple]] near Radhakishorepur village, a little distance away from [[Udaipur, Tripura|Udaipur]] town
|[[Tripura]]
|Right leg
|[[Tripura Sundari|Raja Rajeshwari Lalita Tripura Sundari]]
(Third [[mahavidya]]) (main form of [[Parvati]])
|Tripureshwar
|
|-
!41
|[[Mangal Chandika Shaktipeeth|Ujaani]], at Mangalkot 16&nbsp;km from [[Guskara]] station in [[Purba Bardhaman district]]
|[[West Bengal]]
|Right wrist
|Mangal Chandika
|Kapilambareshwar
|[[File:Mangalchandi Temple, Ujani (2).jpg|100px]]
|-
!42
|[[Varanasi]] at [[Manikarnika Ghat|Manikarnika]] [[Ghat]] on banks of the [[Ganges]] at [[Varanasi|Kashi]]
|[[Uttar Pradesh]]
|Earring
|[[Vishalakshi Temple|Vishalakshi]] Devi
|[[Bhairava|Kala Bhairaveshwar]]
|
|-
!43
|[[Vibhash Shaktipeeth]], at [[Tamluk]] under district [[Purba Medinipur]]
|[[West Bengal]]
|Left ankle
|Kapalini Devi (Bhimarupa) also known as Bargabhima Devi
|Sarvanandeshwar
|[[File:Bargabhima Temple Arnab Dutta.jpg|100px]]
|-
!44
|Ambika Shaktipeeth, Virat Nagar district, Alwar, near [[Bharatpur, India]]
|[[Rajasthan]]
|Fingers of Left Leg
|[[Ambika (goddess)|Ambika]] Devi
|Amritaksheshwar
|
|-
!45
|Katyayani Shakta pitha, Vrindavan, district Mathura
|[[Uttar Pradesh]]
|Ringlets of hair
|[[Parvati|Uma]] Devi
|Bhuteshwar
|
|-
!46
|Devi Talab Mandir, District Jalandhar
|[[Punjab, India|Punjab]]
|Left Breast
|Tripuramalini Devi
|Bhishaneshwar
|
|-
!47
|[[Baidyanath Dham]] at [[Deoghar]]
|[[Jharkhand]]
|Heart
|[[durga|Jayadurga]] Devi
|Baidyanath
|[[File:Baba Baidyanath Jyotirlinga Temple.jpg|100px]]
|-
!48
|[[Adi Kamakshi Amman Temple]] behind [[Kamakshi Amman Temple]], situated at [[Kanchipuram]] Town, [[Kanchipuram district|Kanchipuram District]]
|[[Tamil Nadu]]
|Odyanam (Navel)
|[[Tripura Sundari|Kamakshi]] Devi (Elavarkuzhali)
|[[Ekambareswarar Temple (Kanchipuram)|Ekambareshwar]]
|[[File:A mandapa and several shrine vimanas of Kamakshi Amman Temple, Kanchipuram.jpg|100px]]
|-
!49
|[[Jogadya]] (যোগাদ্যা), at Kshirgram (ক্ষীরগ্রাম) near Kaichar under Burdwan district
|[[West Bengal]]
|Great toe
|Jogadya Devi
|Ksheerkantakeshwar
|[[File:পুকুরের মন্দির.png|100px]]
|-
!50
|[[Puruhutika shaktipeeth /kukkutshwara Swamy Temple]] Kakinada Port Town
|[[Peethapuram Andhra Pradesh]]
|Hip part
|Puruhutika
|Durvaseshwar
|
|-
!51
|Arasuri [[Ambaji]] Shaktipeeth at Gabbar Hill (Golden Temple of Gujarat)
|[[Gujarat]]
|Heart
|[[Ambika (goddess)|Amba]]
|[[Batuka Bhairava]]
|
|-
!52
|[[Danteshwari Temple]], [[Dantewada]]
|[[Chhattisgarh]]
|Tooth
|Danteshwari Devi
|[[Ashta Bhairava|Kapala Bhairava]]
|
|-
!53
|[[Tara Tarini]], [[Purushottampur]], [[Ganjam]]
|[[Odisha]]
|Breast
|[[Tara (Hindu goddess)|Tara Tarini]] Devi
|Tumbeshwar
|
|-
!54
|[[Nalhateswari]], [[Nalhati]]
|[[West Bengal]]
|Stomach/Nauli
|[[Kali]]ka Devi
|Jogeshwar
|[[File:Nalateswari Temple 03.jpg|100px]]
|-
!55
|[[Vimala Temple]], Inside [[Jagannath Temple]], Puri
|[[Odisha]]
|Foot
|[[Vimala Temple|Vimala]] Devi
|[[Jagannath]]eshwar
|
|-
!56
|[[Shankari Maha Shaktipeeth]], originally located in an unknown place in ''Lanka''. This peetha is now associated by some with the city of [[Tricomalee]].
|[[Sri Lanka]]
|Groin
|Shankari Devi
|Trikoneshwar
|
|-
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|Shri Mahalakshmi Griva Peeth, [[Shri Shail]] (also known as Mahalakshmi Griva pitha)
|Gotatikar, [[:bn:কালাগুল চা বাগান|Kalagul tea state]], [[Dakshin Surma Upazila]], [[Sylhet]], Bangladesh
|[[Neck]]
|[[Lakshmi|Mahalakshmi]]
|Sambaranandeshwar
|
|-
!58
|[[Dhakeshwari Temple]] (now relocated at [[Kumortuli#Dhakeswari Mata Temple|Dhakeswari Mata Temple]]) During the 1947 partition, Hindu temples were attacked and vandalised in [[Bangladesh]] (then [[East Pakistan]]) and West [[Pakistan]], so the temple priest secretly bought the main idol of Dhakeshwari to [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]] in India to a wealthy Bengali Hindu family and established a temple in Kumartoli. Now the descendants of the priest worship the idol in Kumartoli.
|[[Dhaka]], Bangladesh
Currently in [[Kolkata|Kumartoli Kolkata]], West Bengal
|[[Gem]] of Sati's Crown
|Dhakeshwari (a form of Katyayini Mahishasurmardini [[Durga]])
|[[Shiva]]
|[[File:Main Temple of Dhakeswari.jpg|100px]]
|-
!59
|[[Tarapith]] [[Rampurhat]]
|[[West Bengal]]
|Third eye
|Maa [[Tara (Hindu goddess)|Tara]] (second [[mahavidya]]) (main form of [[Parvati]])
|Chandrachuda Bhairava
|[[File:Maa Tara Temple.jpg|100px]]
|-
!60
|Chhinnamastika Shakta pitha at [[Chintpurni]], Chintpurni of [[Himachal Pradesh]]
|[[Himachal Pradesh]]
|Foot
|[[Chhinnamasta|Chhinnamastika]] Devi
|[[Rudra]] Mahadeva
| [[File:Chintpurni Devi (1).JPG|100px]]
|-
!61
|Kaali Mandir at Pavagarh hill in Panchmahal district with in Champaner [[Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park|Pavagadh Archaeological Park]].
|Gujarat
|Right leg toe
|[[Mahakali]] Devi
|[[Batuka Bhairava]]
|-
!62
|[[Aranya Devi Temple, Arrah|Aranya Devi Mandir]] at Badi Devisthan Shish Mahal Chowk in [[Arrah]].
|[[Bihar]]
|Right thigh<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://zeenews.india.com/hindi/religion/maa-aranya-devi-shaktipeeth-fulfill-your-incomplete-wish/752041/ |title=माता का वो शक्तिपीठ जहां पूरी होती है अधूरी मनोकामना, मत्स्य पुराण में भी स्वरूप का वर्णन |website=[[Zee News]] |language=Hindi |date=22 Sep 2020}}</ref>
|[[Aranyani]]
|Bhuma Bhairava
|[[File:Aranya Devi Temple, Arrah.jpg|100px]]
|-
!63
|[[Tulja Bhavani Temple|Tuljabhavani Temple]] at [[Tuljapur]], [[Dharashiv]] district
|Maharashtra
|
|[[Bhavani|Tuljabhavani]] Devi
|[[Bhairava]]
|
|-
!64
|[[Vaishno Devi Temple|Mata Vaishno Devi Temple in Katra, Jammu]]
|[[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]
|Skull/Right arm<ref>{{Cite web |title=History {{!}} Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board |url=https://www.maavaishnodevi.org/blog/history |access-date=2024-11-12 |website=www.maavaishnodevi.org}}</ref>
|[[Vaishno Devi]]
|[[Bhairava]] Baba
|
|-
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|[https://hi.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B0_%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80_%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B0,_%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%BC%E0%A4%BE त्रिपुर सुंदरी मंदिर, बांसवाड़ा]
[[Maa Tripura Sundari Temple Vagad Shaktipith Banswara Rajasthan Kuldevi of Panchal Community.|Maa Tripura Sundari Temple, Vagad Shaktipith  Banswara Rajasthan]] 
[[Maa Tripura Sundari Temple Vagad Shaktipith Banswara Rajasthan Kuldevi of Panchal Community.|Kuldevi of Panchal Community.]]
|[[Rajasthan]]
|
|Goddess [[Tripura Sundari]] as Rajarajeshwari
तरताई माता महालक्षमी महासरस्वती महादुर्गा जगतम्बा ।
|Aanand [[Bhairava]]
|[[File:Shri tripura sundari temple.JPG|100x100px]]
|-
!66
|[[Jnanakshi Rajarajeshwari Temple]]
|[[Bengaluru]], [[Karnataka]]
|Ear (Karnabhaga)<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-05-09 |title=Sri Kailash Ashrama Mahasamsthana {{!}} Rajeshwari Temple |url=https://www.srikailashashrama.org/rajeshwari-temple.html |access-date=2024-11-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160509152814/https://www.srikailashashrama.org/rajeshwari-temple.html |archive-date=9 May 2016 }}</ref>
|Goddess [[Tripura Sundari]] as Rajarajeshwari
|Abiru [[Bhairava]]
|[[File:Sri Rajarajeshwari Temple , Bangalore . 05.jpg|133x133px]]
|}
'''Other Shakipeeths:-'''

The following shrines are not recognised as the Shakti Peethas, but are still claimed by the devotees and priests, for various reasons.

1. Jwala Devi Temple in [[Jobner]], [[Rajasthan]], India

2. Jayanti Kali Temple (location disputed)

3. Asamai Devi Temple in [[Kabul]], [[Afghanistan]]

4.  [[Juranpur Satipith|Juranpur Kali Temple]] in West Bengal, India

5. Ambika Bhawani, Saran, Bihar (Yagyashala of Daksh)

5. Sarbamangala Temple in [[Bardhaman|Burdwan]], West Bengal (the temple priests claim that Goddess Sati's body part fell here)

6. Jogamaya Shaktipeeth in Kalahandi, Odisha, India

There are disputes about the location of the Jayanti Shakti Pitha. Based on most presented manuscripts and facts it is situated in the namesake [[Jaintiapur Upazila]] town, [[Bangladesh]], which was previously the capital of the Jaintia Hills tribe kingdom, in the Jaintia Hills district of Meghalaya, India, excluding Jaintiapur. However, some people say that it is the Nartiang Durga temple which is the real Jayanti Temple, though there is a shortage of evidence. Some other people<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kolkata Durga Puja Festival |url=https://www.facebook.com/kolkataDurgaPujaFestival/posts/2326899040657390 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/facebook/1675688452445122/2326899040657390 |archive-date=2022-02-26 |url-access=limited |access-date=2020-08-16 |website=www.facebook.com}}{{cbignore}}</ref> argue the actual shrine is at [[Amta]] in West Bengal, where the goddess is worshiped as ''Maa Melai Chandi'' in [[c:Category:Melai Chandi Mandir, Amta|Melai Chandi Mandir]]. But this fact can not be corroborated with any evidence. Moreover, refuting most texts, in Melai Chandi Mandir, the Bhairava is ''Durgeshwar'' rather than ''Kramadishwar''. Some also identify the Jayanti shrine with the [[Mahakala|Mahakal]] cave temple situated in the village [[Jayanti, Alipurduar|Jayanti]] of [[Alipurduar]] in India,<ref>{{Cite web |script-title=bn:চলো যাই বেড়িয়ে আসি জয়ন্তী... |website=EiBangla24x7 |url=https://eibangla24x7.com/2018/09/20/%e0%a6%9a%e0%a6%b2%e0%a7%8b-%e0%a6%af%e0%a6%be%e0%a6%87-%e0%a6%ac%e0%a7%87%e0%a7%9c%e0%a6%bf%e0%a7%9f%e0%a7%87-%e0%a6%86%e0%a6%b8%e0%a6%bf-%e0%a6%9c%e0%a7%9f%e0%a6%a8%e0%a7%8d%e0%a6%a4%e0%a7%80/ |access-date=2020-08-16 |archive-date=2019-02-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190208232343/http://eibangla24x7.com/2018/09/20/%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%8B-%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%87-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%87%E0%A7%9C%E0%A6%BF%E0%A7%9F%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BF-%E0%A6%9C%E0%A7%9F%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%80/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Mahakal Cave |url=http://www.cpreecenvis.nic.in/Database/MahakalCave_3080.aspx |access-date=2020-08-16 |website=www.cpreecenvis.nic.in |archive-date=2020-01-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200125194850/http://www.cpreecenvis.nic.in/Database/MahakalCave_3080.aspx |url-status=live}}</ref> where many statues were created by [[Stalagmite]]s and [[Stalactite]]s (natural rock formations), but there is no evidence.

==== [[Yogamaya|Vindhyavasini]] Shakta pitha ====
The [[Vindhyavasini]] Shakta pitha is considered a Shakta pitha even though any body parts of Sati did not fall there. Vindhyavasini is the ultimate and the highest form of the goddess, she is called [[Mahadevi|Adi Parashakti]]. Goddess Vindhyavasini is considered the embodiment of all of the [[Mahavidya]]s, [[Navadurga]]s, [[Matrika]]s, [[Yogini]]s and all the other goddesses present in this universe, she is [[Tripura Sundari]] herself. Many legends are associated with Vindhyavasini, she is also called [[Durga|Mahadurga]]. She is the combined form of all 108 Shakta pithas as mentioned in the [[Devi Bhagavata Purana]] text. This is because it is the place where the goddess chose to reside after her birth in [[Dvapara Yuga]].<ref name="Wayback Machine">{{cite web |title=District Census Handbook Mirzapur |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/09/0968_PART_A_DCHB_MIRZAPUR.pdf |access-date=12 March 2020 |archive-date=17 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201117110453/https://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/09/0968_PART_A_DCHB_MIRZAPUR.pdf |url-status=live}}</ref>
At the time of the birth of [[Krishna]] to [[Devaki]] and [[Vasudeva]], [[Vindhyavasini]] took birth in [[Gokul]]a to [[Nanda (Hinduism)|Nanda]] and [[Yashoda]] as per the instruction of Lord [[Vishnu]]. Vasudeva replaced his son Krishna with this girl child of Yashoda so that Krishna could escape his demon uncle [[Kamsa]], whom he would kill later according to a prophecy. When Kamsa tried to kill the girl, she slipped from his hands, assumed her true form and warned Kamsa that his killer (Krishna) still lived on. She left [[Mathura]] and the goddess chose the [[Vindhya Range|Vindhya]] Mountains as her abode to live on the earth. It is also believed that Vindhyavasini is the sister of Krishna.<ref name="Wayback Machine" />

== See also ==
* [[Yatra|Hindu pilgrimage]] (yatra)
* [[Hindu pilgrimage sites]]
* [[List of Hindu temples]]
* [[Mata Mansa Devi Mandir#Mansa|List of Mansa Devi temples]]

== Further reading ==
* {{cite book |author=Dineschandra Sircar |title=The Śākta Pīṭhas |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=I969qn5fpvcC |year=1998 |publisher=Motilal Banarsidass Publ. |isbn=978-81-208-0879-9}}

== Notes ==
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== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* [http://www.shaktipeethas.org/51-shakti-peethas-map-t11.html 52 Shakta pithas map] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081113120138/http://www.shaktipeethas.org/51-shakti-peethas-map-t11.html |date=2008-11-13 }}
* [http://www.vedarahasya.net/shakti.htm Comprehensive guide on 51 Shakta pithas]
* [http://www.indiantemples.com/beliefs/daksha.htm Daksha Yagna – The story of Daksha's sacrifice and the origin of the Shakta pithas]

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