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| The '''Shakti Pithas''' or the '''Shakti Peethas''' ({{lang-sa|शक्ति पीठ}}, {{IAST|Śakti Pīṭha}}, ''seat 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 goddess-centric denomination in [[Hinduism]]. The shrines are dedicated to various forms of [[Adi Shakti]].{{efn|Also known as [[Sati (goddess) |Sati]], [[Parvati]] and [[Durga]]}} Various [[Puranas]] such as [[Srimad Devi Bhagavatam]] state the existence of varying number of 51, 52, 64 and 108 Shakti 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>
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| [[File:Vaishno Devi Bhavan.jpg|thumb|[[Vaishno Devi Temple|Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Temple]] is one of the 64 and 108 Maha (Major) Shakti Pithas and is also the most visited among all. It attracts more than 15 million people annually and is India's most visited pilgrimage site.<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>]]
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| Various legends explain how the Shakti Pithas came into existence. The most popular is based on the story of the death of the goddess [[Sati (goddess)|Sati]]. Out of grief and sorrow, Shiva carried Sati's body, reminiscing about their moments as a couple, and roamed around the universe with it. Vishnu had 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 massively long task, Shiva took the form of [[Bhairava]].
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| [[File:Nani ki Mandir2.jpg|thumb|[[Shri Hinglaj Mata temple]] Shakti 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>]]
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| Most of these historic places of goddess worship are in India, but there are seven in Bangladesh, three in Pakistan, three in Nepal, and one each in [[Tibet]], Sri Lanka<ref name="Chakrabarti430" /> and Bhutan.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Newspaper |first=Bhutan's Daily |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 Shakti Pitha [[Saharanpur]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]. Shakambhari devi is one of the 108 Siddhapeethas of Brahma Puran and one of the oldest temples of Devi Shakambhari. Around ten million people visit the temple annually.]]
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| == Hinduism ==
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| === Hindu literature ===
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| The [[Brahmanda Purana]], one of the major eighteen [[Puranas]] mentions 64 Shakti 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 ''Shakti 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>
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| 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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| === Daksha yajna ===<!--{{Copying within Wikipedia|Daksha yajna}}-->
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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, 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=Skanda Purana (Pre-historic Sanskrtit literature) |first=G. V. TAGARE (Author) |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>
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| 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.
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| 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>
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| 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 fell were then considered as Shakti Pithas and were deemed places of great spiritual importance.{{citation needed|date=October 2020}} 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>
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| == Shakti Pithas ==
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| Each temple has shrines for Shakti and [[Kalabhairava]], and most Shakti and Kalabhairava in different Shakti Pithas have different names.
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| === Map of Shakti Pithas ===
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| {{Location map+ |South Asia|width=900|float=center|caption=Shakti names at locations of Shakti Peethas<br />
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| {{font color||Aqua|Blue}}: Adi Shakti Peethas; {{font color||orangered|Red}}: Astadasha Maha Shakti Peethas; {{font color||yellow|Yellow}}: Daksha yagna site; {{font color||greenyellow|Green}}: Maha Shakti Peethas
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| {{Location map~ |South Asia|mark=Blue pog.svg|lat_deg=22.520266|lon_deg=88.342070|label= [[Kalighat Kali Temple|Dakshina Kalika]]|position=bottom}}
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| {{Location map~ |South Asia|mark=Blue pog.svg|lat_deg=19.49|lon_deg=84.90|label= [[Tara Tarini Temple|Tara Tarini]]|position=bottom}}
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| {{Location map~ |South Asia|mark=Blue pog.svg|lat_deg=26.17|lon_deg=91.70|label= [[Kamakhya Temple|Kamakhya]]|position=top}}
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| {{Location map~ |South Asia|mark=Blue pog.svg|lat_deg=19.80|lon_deg=85.82|label= [[Vimala Temple|Vimala]]|position=right}}
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| {{Location map~ |South Asia|mark=Red pog.svg|lat_deg= 8.58|lon_deg=81.24 |label= [[Trincomalee|Shankari]]|position=bottom}}
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| {{Location map~ |South Asia|mark=Red pog.svg|lat_deg= 12.84|lon_deg=79.70 |label= [[Kanchipuram|Kamakshi]]|position=top}}
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| {{Location map~ |South Asia|mark=Red pog.svg|lat_deg= 23.08|lon_deg=88.28 |label= Shrinkhala Devi|position=left}}
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| {{Location map~ |South Asia|mark=Red pog.svg|lat_deg= 12.27|lon_deg=76.67 |label= [[Chamundeshwari Temple|Chamundeshwari]]|position=top}}
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| {{Location map~ |South Asia|mark=Red pog.svg|lat_deg= 15.88|lon_deg=78.13 |label= [[Alampur Jogulamba Temple|Jogulamba]]|position=bottom}}
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| {{Location map~ |South Asia|mark=Red pog.svg|lat_deg= 16.07|lon_deg=78.87 |label= [[Mallikarjuna Temple, Srisailam|Bhramarambha]]|position=top}}
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| {{Location map~ |South Asia|mark=Red pog.svg|lat_deg= 16.69|lon_deg=74.22 |label= [[Mahalakshmi Temple, Kolhapur|Ambabai]]|position=top}}
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| {{Location map~ |South Asia|mark=Red pog.svg|lat_deg= 19.83|lon_deg=77.92 |label= [[Mahur, Maharashtra|renuka Devi]]|position=top}}
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| {{Location map~ |South Asia|mark=Red pog.svg|lat_deg= 30.26|lon_deg=77.74 |label= [[Siddhpeeth Shri Shakumbhari Devi, Saharanpur|Shakambari Devi]]|position=right}}
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| {{Location map~ |South Asia|mark=Red pog.svg|lat_deg= 23.21|lon_deg=75.77 |label= [[Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga|Mahakali]]|position=top}}
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| {{Location map~ |South Asia|mark=Red pog.svg|lat_deg= 17.11|lon_deg=82.25 |label= [[Kukkuteswara Temple|Puruhutika]]|position=top}}
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| {{Location map~ |South Asia|mark=Red pog.svg|lat_deg= 20.85|lon_deg=86.34 |label= [[Biraja Temple|Biraja Devi]]|position=top}}
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| {{Location map~ |South Asia|mark=Red pog.svg|lat_deg= 16.79|lon_deg=82.06 |label= [[Draksharama|Manikyamba]]|position=bottom}}
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| {{Location map~ |South Asia|mark=Red pog.svg|lat_deg= 25.44|lon_deg=81.87 |label= [[Alopi Devi Mandir|Maa Madhaveswari]]|position=left}}
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| {{Location map~ |South Asia|mark=Red pog.svg|lat_deg= 31.88|lon_deg=76.32 |label= [[Jawalamukhi|Jwalamukhi]]|position=top}}
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| {{Location map~ |South Asia|mark=Red pog.svg|lat_deg= 24.78|lon_deg=85.00 |label= [[Mangla Gauri Temple|Sarvamangala]]|position=bottom}}
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| {{Location map~ |South Asia|mark=Red pog.svg|lat_deg= 25.31|lon_deg=83.01 |label= [[Vishalakshi Temple|Vishalakshi]]|position=top}}
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| {{Location map~ |South Asia|mark=Red pog.svg|lat_deg=34.79|lon_deg=74.19|label= [[Sharada Peeth|Sharada]]|position=bottom}}
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| {{Location map~ |South Asia|mark=Green pog.svg|label_size=75|lat_deg= 25.51|lon_deg=65.52 |label= [[Hinglaj Mata mandir|Hinglaj Mata]]|position=right}}
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| {{Location map~ |South Asia|mark=Green pog.svg|label_size=75|lat_deg= 23.72|lon_deg=90.39 |label= [[Dhakeshwari Temple|Dhakeshwari]]|position=top}}
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| {{Location map~ |South Asia|mark=Green pog.svg|label_size=75|lat_deg= 34.22|lon_deg=75.50 |label= [[Amarnath Temple|Mahamaya]]|position=right}}
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| {{Location map~ |South Asia|mark=Green pog.svg|label_size=75|lat_deg= 33.03|lon_deg=74.95 |label= [[Vaishno Devi Temple|Vaishnodevi]]|position=right}}
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| {{Location map~ |South Asia|mark=Green pog.svg|label_size=75|lat_deg= 9.91|lon_deg=78.17 |label= [[Meenakshi Temple, Madurai|Meenakshi]]|position=right}}
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| {{Location map~ |South Asia|mark=Green pog.svg|label_size=75|lat_deg= 23.88|lon_deg=87.38|label= [[Bakreshwar|Mahishmardini]]|position=left}}
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| {{Location map~ |South Asia|mark=Green pog.svg|label_size=75|lat_deg= 23.69|lon_deg=88.02|label= [[Attahas, Katwa|Phullora]]|position=bottom}}
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| {{Location map~ |South Asia|mark=Green pog.svg|label_size=75|lat_deg= 24.56|lon_deg=89.43|label= [[Bhabanipur Shaktipith|Aparna]]|position=top}}
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| {{Location map~ |South Asia|mark=Green pog.svg|label_size=75|lat_deg= 31.81|lon_deg=76.10|label= [[Chintpurni|Chinnamasta]]|position=left}}
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| {{Location map~ |South Asia|mark=Green pog.svg|label_size=75|lat_deg= 28.82|lon_deg=83.47|label= [[Muktinath|Gandaki Chandi]]|position=top}}
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| {{Location map~ |South Asia|mark=Green pog.svg|label_size=75|lat_deg= 20.39|lon_deg=73.91|label= [[Saptashrungi]]|position=right}}
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| {{Location map~ |South Asia|mark=Green pog.svg|label_size=75|lat_deg= 25.57|lon_deg=92.21|label= [[Nartiang Durga Temple|Jayanti]]|position=right}}
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| {{Location map~ |South Asia|mark=Green pog.svg|label_size=75|lat_deg= 22.31|lon_deg=89.11|label= [[Jeshoreshwari Kali Temple|Jeshoreshwari]]|position=right}}
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| {{Location map~ |South Asia|mark=Green pog.svg|label_size=75|lat_deg= 30.65|lon_deg=81.45|label= [[Lake Manasarovar|Dakshayani]]|position=right}}
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| {{Location map~ |South Asia|mark=Green pog.svg|label_size=75|lat_deg= 23.51|lon_deg=91.50|label= [[Tripura Sundari Temple|Tripura Sundari]]|position=right}}
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| {{Location map~ |South Asia|mark=Green pog.svg|label_size=75|lat_deg= 31.34|lon_deg=75.58|label= [[Jalandhar|Tripuramalini]]|position=left}}
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| {{Location map~ |South Asia|mark=Green pog.svg|label_size=75|lat_deg= 20.88|lon_deg=70.41|label= [[Prabhas Patan|Chandrabhaga]]|position=top}}
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| {{Location map~ |South Asia|mark=Green pog.svg|label_size=75|lat_deg= 23.72|lon_deg=87.72|label= [[Kankalitala|Devgarbha]]|position=right}}
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| {{Location map~ |South Asia|mark=Green pog.svg|label_size=75|lat_deg= 8.08|lon_deg=77.55|label= [[Devi Kanya Kumari|Kanya Kumari]]|position=right}}
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| {{Location map~ |South Asia|mark=Green pog.svg|label_size=75|lat_deg= 26.73|lon_deg=85.94|label= [[Janakpur|Uma]]|position=right}}
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| {{Location map~ |South Asia|mark=Green pog.svg|label_size=75|lat_deg= 9.61|lon_deg=79.77|label= [[Nainativu Nagapooshani Amman Temple|Nagapooshani]]|position=bottom}}
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| {{Location map~ |South Asia|mark=Green pog.svg|label_size=75|lat_deg= 27.71|lon_deg=85.35|label= [[Guhyeshwari Temple|Mahashira]]|position=bottom}}
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| {{Location map~ |South Asia|mark=Green pog.svg|label_size=75|lat_deg= 22.63|lon_deg=91.68|label= [[Chandranath Temple|Bhawani]]|position=right}}
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| {{Location map~ |South Asia|mark=Green pog.svg|label_size=75|lat_deg= 29.41|lon_deg=79.86|label= [[Lohaghat|Varahi]]|position=right}}
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| {{Location map~ |South Asia|mark=Green pog.svg|label_size=75|lat_deg= 29.98|lon_deg=76.83|label= [[Thanesar|Bhadrakali]]|position=bottom}}
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| {{Location map~ |South Asia|mark=Green pog.svg|label_size=75|lat_deg= 24.26|lon_deg=80.72|label= [[Maihar|Shivani]]|position=left}}
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| {{Location map~ |South Asia|mark=Green pog.svg|label_size=75|lat_deg= 18.90|lon_deg=81.35|label= [[Danteshwari Temple|Danteshwari]]|position=top}}
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| {{Location map~ |South Asia|mark=Green pog.svg|label_size=75|lat_deg= 25.39|lon_deg=86.48|label= [[Chandika Sthan|Chandika]]|position=top}}
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| {{Location map~ |South Asia|mark=Green pog.svg|label_size=75|lat_deg= 24.34|lon_deg=72.85|label= [[Ambaji|Amba]]|position=bottom}}
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| {{Location map~ |South Asia|mark=Green pog.svg|label_size=75|lat_deg= 31.31|lon_deg=76.54|label= [[Naina Devi]]|position=bottom}}
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| {{Location map~ |South Asia|mark=Green pog.svg|label_size=75|lat_deg= 23.95|lon_deg=87.68|label= [[Nandikeshwari Temple|Nandini]]|position=top}}
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| {{Location map~ |South Asia|mark=Green pog.svg|label_size=75|lat_deg= 8.15|lon_deg=77.46|label= [[Thanumalayan Temple|Narayani]]|position=left}}
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| {{Location map~ |South Asia|mark=Green pog.svg|label_size=75|lat_deg= 22.84|lon_deg=90.26|label= [[Sugandha Shaktipeeth|Sugandha]]|position=top}}
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| {{Location map~ |South Asia|mark=Green pog.svg|label_size=75|lat_deg= 24.49|lon_deg=86.70|label= [[Baidyanath Temple|Jaya Durga]]|position=top}}
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| {{Location map~ |South Asia|mark=Green pog.svg|label_size=75|lat_deg= 27.58|lon_deg=77.70|label= [[Vrindavan|Katyayani]]|position=right}}
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| {{Location map~ |South Asia|mark=Green pog.svg|label_size=75|lat_deg= 27.44|lon_deg=76.16|label= [[Bharatpur, Rajasthan|Ambika]]|position=left}}
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| {{Location map~ |South Asia|mark=Green pog.svg|label_size=75|lat_deg= 22.67|lon_deg=81.76|label= [[Amarkantak|Shaila/Shona]]|position=right}}
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| {{Location map~ |South Asia|mark=Green pog.svg|label_size=75|lat_deg= 18.012|lon_deg=76.066|label= [[Tuljapur|Tulja Bhawani]]|position=right}}
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| {{Location map~ |South Asia|mark=Yellow pog.svg|label_size=75|lat_deg= 11.88|lon_deg=75.86|label= [[Kottiyoor Temple|Sari]]|position=top}}
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| {{Location map~ |South Asia|mark=green pog.svg|label_size=75|lat_deg= 18.64|lon_deg=72.88|label= [[renuka|shri Padmakshi Renuka]]|position=top}}
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| === List of 4 Adi Shakti Pithas ===
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| {{See also|Puranas}}
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| Some of the great religious texts like the [[Shiva Purana]], the [[Devi-Bhagavata Purana|Devi Bhagavata]], the [[Kalika Purana]], ''the AshtaShakti'', and ''Pithanirnaya Tantra'' recognize four major shakti pithas (centers) / {{transl|sa|ISO|Ādī Śaktī Pīṭhas}},
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| <li> [[Vimala Temple]] (''Pada Khanda'') inside the [[Jagannath Temple]] of [[Puri]], [[Odisha]]
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| <li> [[Tara Tarini]] (''Stana Khanda''), near [[Brahmapur, Odisha|Brahmapur]], [[Odisha]]
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| <li> [[Kamakhya Temple]] (''Yoni Khanda''), in Guwahati, [[Assam]]; and
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| <li> [[Kalighat Kali Temple]] (''Mukha Khanda'') in [[Kolkata]], [[West Bengal]],
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| which represent respectively the parts (''Khanda''s) foot (''Pada''), breasts (''Stana''), genitals (''Yoni''), and face (''Mukha'') Neck (''Kanth'') of the body of Maata Sati.
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| The Ashtashakti and Kalika Purana says (in Sanskrit):
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| :"vimalā pāda khaṇḍañca stana khaṇḍañca tāriṇi ( Devi Tārā Tāriṇi )
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| : kāmākhyā yōni khaṇḍañca
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| : mukha khaṇḍañca kālikā (Dakshina Kalika)
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| : aṅga pratyaṅga saṅghēna
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| :viṣṇu cakra kṣatēna ca ॥ "
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| विमला पाद खण्डञ्च स्तन खण्डञ्च तारिणी । कामाख्या योनि खण्डञ्च मुख खण्डञ्च कालिका ॥
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| अङ्ग प्रत्यङ्ग सङ्घेन विष्णु चक्र क्षतेन च ॥
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| Further explaining the importance of these four Pithas, the "Brihat Samhita" also gives the location of these Pithas as (in Sanskrit)
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| :"ṛṣikulya taṭē dēvi
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| : tārakasya mahāgiri
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| : tasya śṛṅga sthita tāriṇi
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| : vaśiṣṭha rājitāparā"
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| ऋषिकुल्य तटे देवी तारकस्य महागिरि । तस्य शृङ्ग स्थित तारिणी वशिष्ठ राजितापरा ॥
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| ([[Rushikulya]] is a [[holy river]] flowing on the foothill of the Tara Tarini Hill Shrine).
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| Apart from these 4 there are 48 other famous pithas recognized by religious texts. According to the ''Pithanirnaya Tantra'' the 51 peethas are in the present day countries of India, [[Sri Lanka]], [[Bangladesh]], [[Nepal]], Tibet, [[Bhutan]] and Pakistan. The ''Shivacharita'' besides listing 51 maha-peethas, speaks about 26 more upa-peethas. The Bengali [[almanac]], [[Vishuddha Siddhanta Panjika]] too describes the 51 peethas 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>
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| === List of 18 Astadasha Maha Shakti Pithas ===
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| There are believed to be 64 locations. [[Adi Shankara]]'s ''Asta Dasha Shakti Pitha Stotram'' mentions 18 locations known as the ''Maha Shakti 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=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>
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| {| class="wikitable"
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| !Sr. No.
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| !Temple
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| !Place
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| !State in India/Country
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| !Appellation
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| !Part of the body fallen
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| !Shakti
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| !Image
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| !1
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| |[[Koneswaram Temple|Shankari Devi Temple]]
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| |[[Trincomalee]] (Thirukonamalai)
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| |[[Sri Lanka]]
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| |Shankari Pitham
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| |Groin
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| | Maa Shankari
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| |-
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| |-
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| !2
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| |[[Kamakshi Amman Temple]]
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| |[[Kanchipuram]]
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| |[[Tamil Nadu]]
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| |Kama koti Pitham
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| |Navel
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| |[[Kamakshi|Kamakshi Amman]]
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| |[[File:Kanchipuram.in Kamakshi-Amman Temple - panoramio - SINHA (cropped).jpg|100px]]
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| |-
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| !3
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| |Shrinkala
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| |Pradmunyee ([[Hooghly district|Pandua]])
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| |[[West Bengal|Bengal]]
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| |Bhavatārini Pitham
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| |Part of stomach
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| |Maa Shrinkala
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| |-
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| !4
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| |[[Chamundeshwari Temple]]
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| |[[Mysore|Mysuru]]
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| |[[Karnataka]]
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| |Krouncha Pitham
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| |Hair
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| |[[Chamunda|Chamundeshwari]]
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| |[[File:Chamundeshwari Temple Mysore.jpg|100px]]
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| |-
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| !5
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| |[[Alampur Jogulamba Temple|Jogulamba Devi]]
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| |[[Alampur, Mahbubnagar|Alampuram, Gadwal district]]
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| |[[Telangana]]
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| |Yogini Pitham
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| |Teeth
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| |Jogulamba Thalli (Yogamba)
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| |[[File:Jogulamba temple gopuram alampur.JPG|100px]]
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| |-
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| !6
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| |[[Mallikarjuna Jyotirlinga|Bhramaramba Mallikarjuna Temple]]
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| |[[Srisailam]]
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| |[[Andhra Pradesh]]
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| |Srisaila Pitham
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| |Neck
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| |Bhramarambika
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| |[[File:Srisailam-temple-entrance.jpg|100px]]
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| |-
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| !7
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| |[[Mahalakshmi Temple, Kolhapur]]
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| |[[Kolhapur]]
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| |[[Maharashtra]]
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| |Shri Pitham
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| |Eye
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| |Aai Ambabai
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| |[[File:Mahalaxmi Temple, Kolhapur.jpg|100px]]
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| |-
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| !8
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| |Renuka Temple
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| |[[Mahur, Maharashtra]]
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| |[[Maharashtra]]
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| |Moola Pitham
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| |Left hand
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| |renuka devi
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| |-
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| !9
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| |Mahakaleswar Temple
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| |Ujjain
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| |Madhya Pradesh
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| |Ujjaini Pitham
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| | Upper lip
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| | Mahakali
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| |-
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| !10
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| |Kukkuteswara Swamy Temple
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| |[[Pithapuram]]
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| |[[Andhra Pradesh]]
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| |Pushkarini Pitham
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| |Back
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| |Puruhutika devi
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| |[[File:KukkuteswaraTempleInside-Pithapuram.JPG|100px]]
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| |-
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| !11
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| |[[Biraja Temple]]
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| |[[Jajpur]]
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| |[[Odisha]]
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| |Oddyana Pitham
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| |Navel
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| |[[Biraja Temple|Maa Biraja]]
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| |[[File:Biraja Temple, Jajpur, Odisha, India, 13th century.jpg|100px]]
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| |-
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| !12
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| |[[Draksharama|Bhimeswara Temple]]
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| |[[Draksharamam]]
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| |[[Andhra Pradesh]]
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| |Daksharama Pitham
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| |Left cheek
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| |[[Manikyamba]]
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| |[[File:Draksharama temple, Draksharamam.jpg|100px]]
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| |-
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| !13
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| |[[Kamakhya Temple]]
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| |[[Guwahati]]
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| |[[Assam]]
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| |Kamarupa Pitham
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| |Womb
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| |[[Kamakhya|Devi Kamakhya]]
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| |[[File:Kamakhya Guwahati.JPG|100px]]
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| |-
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| !14
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| |[[Alopi Devi Mandir]]
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| |[[Prayaga|Prayagraj]]
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| |[[Uttar Pradesh]]
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| |Prayaga Pitham
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| |Fingers
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| |[[Alopi Devi Mandir|Maa Madhaveswari]]
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| |-
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| !15.
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| |Jwalamukhi Temple
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| |Kangra
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| |Himachal Pradesh
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| |Jwalamukhi Pitham
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| |Head
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| |[[Jawalamukhi|Maa Jwalamukhi]]
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| |[[File:Jawalamukhi, Himachal Pradesh.jpg|100px]]
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| |-
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| !16.
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| |[[Mangla Gauri Temple]]
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| |[[Gaya, India|Gaya]]
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| |[[Bihar]]
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| |Gaya Pitham
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| |Breast
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| |[[Sati (Hindu goddess)|Maa Sarvamangala]]
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| |[[File:Mangala Gauri Temple at Gaya, Bihar.jpg|100px]]
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| |-
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| !17.
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| |[[Vishalakshi Temple]]
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| |[[Varanasi]]
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| |[[Uttar Pradesh]]
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| |Varanasi Pitham
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| |Noses
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| |Maa Vishalakshi
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| |[[File:காசி விசாலாட்சி கோயில்.jpg|100px]]
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| |-
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| !18.
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| |[[Sharada Peeth]]
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| |[[Sharda, Kashmir]]
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| |[[Pakistan Administered Kashmir]]
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| |Sharada Pitham
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| |Right hand
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| |Maa Sharada Devi
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| |[[File:Buddhist University - Sharda, Neelum Valley Pakistan.jpg|100px]]
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| |}
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| [[Sharada Peeth|Sharadha Peet]] is currently in 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 Shakti Pitha, is this aspect of the goddess. 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" />
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| ==== In Skanda Purana ====
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| As per Sankara Samhita of Sri [[Skanda Purana]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/AbiramiammanSthalaPuranam |title=Dindigul Padmachala Sthala Puranam (Rockfort Abiramiamman temple) |language=Tamil}}</ref>
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| # Sri Sankari Pitham (Lanka)
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| # Sri Simhika Pitham (Simhala)
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| # Sri Manika Pitham (Dakshavati)
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| # Sri Shadkala Pitham (Peethapuram, Andhra Pradesh)
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| # Sri Bhramaramba Pitham (Srisailam)
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| # Sri Vijaya Pitham (Vijayapura)
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| # Sri Mahalakshmi Pitham (Kolhapuri)
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| # Sri padmakshi renuka (Kawadepuri)
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| # Sri Kamakshi Pitham (Kanchipuram)
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| # Sri Kuchananda Pitham (Salagrama)
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| # [[Biraja Temple|Sri Biraja Pitham]] ([[Jajpur]], Odisha)
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| # [[Sarala Temple|Sri Sarala Pitham]] (Jhankad, Odisha)
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| # Sri Bhadreshwari Pitham (Harmyagiri)
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| # Sri Mahakali Pitham (Ujjayini)
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| # Sri Vindhyavasini Pitham (Vindhya mountains)
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| # Sri Mahayogi Pitham (Ahicchatra)
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| # Sri Kanyaka Pitham (Kanya Kubja)
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| # Sri Vishalakshi Pitham (Kashi)
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| # Sri Saraswati Pitham (Kashmira)
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| # Sri Abhirami Pitham (Padmagiri, [[Dindigul]])
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| === List of all Shakti Pithas ===
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| {{Expert needed|Hinduism|section|reason=Listing confusion and unverifiable other information|date=November 2019}}
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| {{Incomplete|section|List of Shakti Peethas. The total listing is 108|date=July 2022}}
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| 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:
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| * "Shakti" refers to the Goddess worshipped at each location, all being manifestations of [[Sati (Hindu goddess)|Dakshayani]], [[Sati (Hindu goddess)|Sati]]; later known as [[Parvati]] or [[Durga]];
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| * "[[Bhairava]]" refers to the corresponding consort, each a manifestation of Shiva;
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| * "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.
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| More details on this are available in the text 'Tantrachūḍamanī' where Parvati tells these details to her son [[Kartikeya|Skanda]].
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| {| class="wikitable sortable" border=1
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| !Sr. No.
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| !Place
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| !State in India/Country
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| !Body part or ornament
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| !Shakti
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| !Bhairava
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| !Image
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| !1
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| |'''A'''. [[Amarnath Temple]], from [[Srinagar]] through [[Pahalgam]] 94 km by Bus, [[Chandanwari]] 16 km by walk<br />'''B'''. Shri Parvat in [[Ladakh]]
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| |[[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]
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| |A. Throat<br />B. [[Anklet]]
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| |Mahamaya
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| |Trisandhyeshwar
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| |[[File:Lord Amarnath.jpg|100px]]
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| |-
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| !2
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| |[[Attahas, Katwa|Attahas Temple]] – At a village also named as Attahas or Ashtahas around 2 km east of Labhpur village road in the district of [[Birbhum]]
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| |[[West Bengal]]
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| |Lips
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| |Phullara
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| |Vishvesh
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| |[[File:Attohas Mandir, Bardhaman.jpg|100px]]
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| |-
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| !3
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| |[[Ketugram#Bahula shakti peetha|Bahula]] at [[Ketugram]], 8 km from [[Katwa]], [[Purba Bardhaman district|Purba Bardhaman]]
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| |[[West Bengal]]
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| |Left arm
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| |Goddess Bahula
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| |Bhiruk
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| https://www.google.com/search?q=bahula+shakti+peeth&hl=en&sxsrf=APwXEdfMg6PwL72haCuvVZp0sxCU9ljbFA:1683869982860&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjPj7TBiO_-AhVKamwGHcAXCnAQ_AUoAXoECAIQAw&biw=1280&bih=601&dpr=1.5#imgrc=VGscCpxNHCTJCM
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| |-
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| !4
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| |[[Bakreshwar]], on the banks of [[Paaphara]] river, 24 km distance from Siuri Town [a district headquarter], district [[Birbhum]], 7 km from Dubrajpur Rly. Station
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| |[[West Bengal]]
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| |Portion between the eyebrows
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| |Mahishmardini
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| |Vakranath
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| | [[File:Bakreswar Temples and Hot spring 03.jpg|100px]]
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| |-
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| !5
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| |[[Bhairavparvat]], also known as Harsiddhi, at Bhairav hills on the banks of [[Shipra]] river in the city of [[Ujjaini]].
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| |[[Madhya Pradesh]]
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| |Elbow
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| |Avanti
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| |Lambkarna
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| |-
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| !6
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| |[[Bhabanipur Shaktipeeth|Bhabanipur]], located in the Upazila of [[Sherpur Upazila|Sherpur]], [[Bogra District|Bogra]], [[Rajshahi Division]]. Also located at Karatoyatat, it is about 28 km distance from the town of Sherpur.
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| |[[Bangladesh]]
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| |Left [[anklet]] (ornament)
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| |Aparna
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| |Vaman
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| | [[File:Vabanipur Temple - panoramio (9).jpg|100px]]
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| |-
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| !7
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| |[[Biraja Temple]] at [[Jajpur]], in [[Jajpur]] District
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| |[[Odisha]]
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| |Navel
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| |Biraja
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| |Varaha (Baraha)
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| | [[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]]
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| |-
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| !8
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| |[[Padmakshi Renuka jagdamba]] mandir, kavade, [[Alibag]]
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| |[[Maharashtra]]
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| |nails of Sati Devi and head of Devi Renuka
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| |Shree [[renuka]] Adimaya
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| |Bhairva (Kankeshwar), Jamadagni
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| |-
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| !9
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| |[[Muktinath]] Temple<ref>{{cite book|last1=Author|first1=Unknown|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>
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| |[[Nepal]]
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| |Right cheek
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| |Gandaki Chandi
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| |Chakrapani
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| | [[File:Muktinath Temple.jpg|100px]]
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| |-
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| !10
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| |Goddess Bhadrakali on banks of Godavari in [[Nashik]] city ([[Saptashrungi]])
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| |[[Maharashtra]]
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| |Chin (2 parts)
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| |Bhadrakali
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| |Vikritaksh
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| | [[File:Goddess Saptashrungi Devi Temple1.jpg|100px]]
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| |-
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| !11
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| |[[Hinglaj Mata]] Temple
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| |Pakistan
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| |[[Sahasrara|Bramharandhra]] (Part of the head)
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| |Kottari
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| |Bhimlochan
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| |[[File:Nani ki Mandir2.jpg|100px]]
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| |-
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| !12
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| |Jayanti at Nartiang village in the [[Jaintia Hills district]]. This Shakti Pitha is locally known as the [[Nartiang Durga Temple]].
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| |[[Meghalaya]]
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| |Left [[thigh]]
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| |Jayanti
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| |Kramadishwar
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| |[[File:Nartiang Durga temple.jpg|100px]]
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| |-
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| !13
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| |[[Jeshoreshwari Kali Temple]]
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| |[[Bangladesh]]
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| |Palms of hands and soles of the feet
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| |Jashoreshwari
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| |Chanda
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| |-
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| !14
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| |Jwalaji, [[Kangra, Himachal Pradesh|Kangra]] from [[Pathankot]] alight at [[Jawalamukhi|Jwalamukhi]] Road Station from there 20 km
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| |[[Himachal Pradesh]]
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| |[[Tongue]]
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| |Siddhida (Ambika)
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| |Unmatta Bhairav
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| |[[File:Jwalamukhi temple,kangra, himachal pradesh..JPG|100px]]
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| |-
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| !15
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| |Kalipeeth, ([[Kalighat]], [[Kolkata]])
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| |[[West Bengal]]
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| |Right toes
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| |Kalika
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| |Nakuleshwar
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| |[[File:Kalighat Kali temple (7169298723).jpg|100px]]
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| |-
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| !16
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| |[[Kamgiri]], [[Kamakhya]], in the [[Nilachal|Neelachal]] hills in [[Guwahati]]
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| |[[Assam]]
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| |Womb
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| |Kamakhya
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| |Umananda or Bhayaanand
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| |[[File:Kamakhya Templeview.jpg|100px]]
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| |-
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| !17
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| |[[Kankalitala]], on the banks of [[Kopai River]] 10 km north-east of [[Bolpur]] station in [[Birbhum]] district, Devi locally known as Kankaleshwari
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| |[[West Bengal]]
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| |Pelvis
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| |Devgarbha
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| |Ruru
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| |-
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| !18
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| |'''A''' [[Kanyashram]] of Balaambika – The [[Devi Kanya Kumari|Bhagavathy]] temple in [[Kanyakumari]], the southernmost tip of mainland India, [[Tamil Nadu]]
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| '''B.''' (also thought to be situated in Yunnan province, China)
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| '''C''' [[:bn:কুমারীকুণ্ড শক্তিপীঠ|Gourikunda Temple]]
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| |A. [[Tamil Nadu]]
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| B. [[Yunnan]], China
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| C. [[Sitakunda]], [[Chittagong|Chattogram]], [[Bangladesh]]
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| |[[Human back|Back]]
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| |Sarvani
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| |Nimish
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| |[[File:Kanyakumari Temple.jpg|100px]]
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| |-
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| !19
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| |Bajreshwari Temple, Nagarkot, district Kangra
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| |[[Himachal Pradesh]]
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| |left Breast
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| |Jayadurga
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| |Abhiru
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| |
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| |-
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| !20
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| |[[Kiriteswari Temple]] at Kiritkona village, 3 km from [[Lalbag Court Road railway station]] in [[Murshidabad district]]
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| |[[West Bengal]]
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| |Crown
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| |Vimla
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| |Sanwart
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| |[[File:Kiriteswari Temple.jpg|100px]]
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| |-
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| !21
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| |Ratnavali, on the banks of [[Ratnakar River|Ratnakar]] river at [[Khanakul I]] [[Krishnanagar, Hooghly|Krishnanagar]], district [[Hooghly District|Hooghly]] (locally known as Anandamayee Tala)
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| |[[West Bengal]]
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| |Right [[Shoulder]]
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| |Kumari
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| |Ghanteshwar
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| |
| |
| |-
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| !22
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| |''''A'''.Locally known as 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<br />'''B'''.Ma Malai Chandi Temple at Amta, [[Howrah]]
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| |[[West Bengal]]
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| |A. Left leg<br />B. Part of Left Knee
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| |Bhraamari
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| |Ambar
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| |[[File:Melai Chandi Mandir - Amta - Howrah 20190323 114810 10.jpg|100px]]
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| |-
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| !23
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| |Manas, under [[Tibet]] at the foot of [[Mount Kailash]] in [[Lake Manasarovar]], a piece of Stone
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| |China
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| |Right hand
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| |Dakshayani
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| |Amar
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| |
| |
| |-
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| !24
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| |[[Manibandh]], at Gayatri hills near [[Pushkar]] 11 km north-west of [[Ajmer]]. People know this temple as Chamunda Mata Temple or Shri Raj Rajeshwari Puruhuta Manivedic Shakti Pitha.
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| |[[Rajasthan]]
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| |Wrists
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| |Gayatri
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| |Sarvanand
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| |
| |
| |-
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| !25
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| |[[Mithila (ancient)|Mithila]], near [[Janakpur]] railway station on the border of India and [[Nepal]]
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| |[[Nepal]]
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| |Left shoulder
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| |Uma
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| |Mahodar
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| |
| |
| |-
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| !26
| |
| |[[Nainativu]] (Manipallavam), [[Northern Province, Sri Lanka]]. Located 36 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]]
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| |[[Silambu]] (Anklets)
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| |Indrakshi (Nagapooshani / [[Bhuvaneshvari|Bhuvaneswari]])
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| |Rakshaseshwar (Nayanair)
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| |
| |
| |-
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| !27
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| |[[Guhyeshwari Temple]]
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| |[[Nepal]]
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| |Both knees
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| |Mahashira
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| |Kapali
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| |[[File:Guhyeshwari Temple Primises 01.JPG|100px]]
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| |-
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| !28
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| |[[Chandranath Temple]]
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| |[[Bangladesh]]
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| |Right arm
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| |Bhavani
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| |Chandrashekhar
| |
| |
| |
| |-
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| !29
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| |[[Panchsagar]] Near Lohaghat (in [[Champawat]] District of Uttarakhand) just 12 km from nearest railway station Tanakpur. [[:hi:पूर्णागिरी|पूर्णागिरी]] [[Champawat]] Varahi Devi
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| |[[Uttarakhand]]
| |
| |Lower teeth/ Navel
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| |Varahi
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| |Maharudra
| |
| |
| |
| |-
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| !30
| |
| |Prabhas, 4 km from [[Veraval]] station near [[Somnath]] temple in [[Junagadh]] 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>
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| |[[Gujarat]]
| |
| |Stomach
| |
| |Chandrabhaga
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| |Vakratund
| |
| |
| |
| |-
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| !31
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| |[[Alopi Devi Mandir]] near [[Sangam at Allahabad|Sangam at Prayagraj]]
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| |[[Uttar Pradesh]]
| |
| |Finger
| |
| |Lalita
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| |Bhava
| |
| |
| |
| |-
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| !32
| |
| |Present day [[Kurukshetra]] town or [[Thanesar]] ancient Sthaneshwar
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| |[[Haryana]]
| |
| |Ankle bone
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| |Savitri/BhadraKali
| |
| |Sthanu
| |
| |
| |
| |-
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| !33
| |
| |Sharda Peeth on top Trikoot Hill, at [[Maihar]]
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| |[[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
| |
| |Chanda
| |
| |
| |
| |-
| |
| !34
| |
| |[[Nandikeshwari Temple]] is located in [[Sainthia]] city
| |
| |[[West Bengal]]
| |
| |Necklace
| |
| |Nandini
| |
| |Nandikeshwar
| |
| |[[File:Slider-134.jpg|100px]]
| |
| |-
| |
| !35
| |
| |Kotilingeswar Ghat temple on the banks of [[Godavari River|Godavari]] river near [[Rajamundry]]
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| |[[Andhra Pradesh]]
| |
| |Cheeks
| |
| |Bhuvaneswari or Vishweshwari
| |
| |Vatsnabh or Dandpani
| |
| |
| |
| |-
| |
| !36
| |
| |[[Naina Devi#Temple|Naina Devi Temple]]
| |
| |[[Himachal Pradesh]]
| |
| |Right eye
| |
| |Mahishmardini
| |
| |Krodhish
| |
| |
| |
| |-
| |
| !37
| |
| |Shondesh, at the source point of [[Narmada River]] in [[Amarkantak]]
| |
| |[[Madhya Pradesh]]
| |
| |Right buttock
| |
| |Narmada
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| |Bhadrasen
| |
| |
| |
| |-
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| !38
| |
| |[[Sri Sailam]], at Nallamala hills, [[Andhra Pradesh]]
| |
| |[[Andhra Pradesh]], India
| |
| |Neck
| |
| |Bramarambika
| |
| |Mallikarjuna
| |
| |
| |
| |-
| |
| !39
| |
| |[[Shuchi]], in a [[Shiva]] temple at [[Suchindrum]] 11 km on [[Kanyakumari (town)|Kanyakumari]] [[Trivandrum]] road
| |
| |[[Tamil Nadu]]
| |
| |Upper teeth
| |
| |Narayani
| |
| |Sanhar
| |
| |
| |
| |-
| |
| !40
| |
| |[[Sugandha Shaktipeeth|Sugandha]], situated in Shikarpur, Gournadi, about 20 km from [[Barisal]] town, on the banks of Sonda river.8
| |
| |[[Bangladesh]]
| |
| |Nose
| |
| |Sugandha
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| |Trayambak
| |
| |
| |
| |-
| |
| !41
| |
| |[[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]]
| |
| |Tripuresh
| |
| |
| |
| |-
| |
| !42
| |
| |[[Kogram|Ujaani]], at Mangalkot 16 km from [[Guskara]] station in [[Purba Bardhaman district]]
| |
| |[[West Bengal]]
| |
| |Right wrist
| |
| |Mangal Chandika
| |
| |Kapilambar
| |
| |[[File:Mangalchandi Temple, Ujani (2).jpg|100px]]
| |
| |-
| |
| !43
| |
| |[[Varanasi]] at [[Manikarnika Ghat|Manikarnika]] [[Ghat]] on banks of the [[Ganges]] at [[Varanasi|Kashi]]
| |
| |[[Uttar Pradesh]]
| |
| |Face or Earring
| |
| |[[Vishalakshi Temple|Vishalakshi]] & Manikarni
| |
| |Kaal bhairav
| |
| |
| |
| |-
| |
| !44
| |
| |[[Bargabhima temple]], at [[Tamluk]] under district [[Purba Medinipur]]
| |
| |[[West Bengal]]
| |
| |Left ankle
| |
| |Kapalini (Bhimarupa) also known as Bargabhima<br />
| |
| |Sarvanand
| |
| |
| |
| |-
| |
| !45
| |
| |Virat Nagar district, Alwar, near [[Bharatpur, India]]
| |
| |[[Rajasthan]]
| |
| |Fingers of Left Leg
| |
| |Ambika
| |
| |Amritaksha
| |
| |
| |
| |-
| |
| !46
| |
| |Katyayani Shakti Pitha, Vrindavan, district Mathura
| |
| |[[Uttar Pradesh]]
| |
| |Ringlets of hair
| |
| |Uma
| |
| |Bhutesh
| |
| |
| |
| |-
| |
| !47
| |
| |Devi Talab Mandir, District Jalandhar
| |
| |[[Punjab, India|Punjab]]
| |
| |Left Breast
| |
| |Tripurmalini
| |
| |Bhishan
| |
| |
| |
| |-
| |
| !48
| |
| |[[Vaidyanath Jyotirlinga, Deogarh|Baidyanath Dham]]
| |
| |[[Jharkhand]]
| |
| |Heart
| |
| |Jaya Durga
| |
| |Baidyanath
| |
| |
| |
| |-
| |
| !49
| |
| |[[Adhi Kamakshi Amman Temple]] behind [[Kamakshi Amman Temple]], situated at [[Kanchipuram]] Town, [[Kanchipuram district|Kanchipuram District]]
| |
| |[[Tamil Nadu]]
| |
| |Odyanam (Navel)
| |
| |Kamakshi
| |
| |Egaambraswara
| |
| |[[File:A mandapa and several shrine vimanas of Kamakshi Amman Temple, Kanchipuram.jpg|100px]]
| |
| |-
| |
| !50
| |
| |[[Jogadya]] (যোগাদ্যা), at Kshirgram (ক্ষীরগ্রাম) near Kaichar under Burdwan district
| |
| |[[West Bengal]]
| |
| |Great toe
| |
| |Jogadya (যোগাদ্যা)
| |
| |Ksheer Kantak (ক্ষীর কন্টক)
| |
| |
| |
| |-
| |
| !51
| |
| |[[Pithapuram]] under Kakinada Port Town
| |
| |[[Andhra Pradesh]]
| |
| |Hip part
| |
| |Purohotika
| |
| |Durvasa
| |
| |
| |
| |-
| |
| !52
| |
| |[[Ambaji]] at [[Anart]]
| |
| |[[Gujarat]]
| |
| |Heart
| |
| |Amba
| |
| |Batuk Bhairav
| |
| |
| |
| |-
| |
| !53
| |
| |[[Jwaladevi Temple]], [[Shaktinagar, Uttar Pradesh|Shaktinagar]], [[Sonbhadra]]
| |
| |[[Uttar Pradesh]]
| |
| |Tongue
| |
| |Jwala Devi
| |
| |Rudra
| |
| |
| |
| |-
| |
| !54
| |
| |[[Chandika Sthan]], near Munger town
| |
| |[[Bihar]]
| |
| |Left eye
| |
| |Chandika Devi
| |
| |Chandala
| |
| |
| |
| |-
| |
| !55
| |
| |[[Danteshwari Temple]], [[Dantewada]]
| |
| |[[Chhattisgarh]]
| |
| |Tooth or daant
| |
| |Danteshwari devi
| |
| |Kapalbhairav
| |
| |
| |
| |-
| |
| !56
| |
| |[[Bakreshwar, NadiaDubrajpur CD Block]]
| |
| |[[West Bengal]]
| |
| |Forehead(কপাল)
| |
| |Maharshmardini
| |
| |Bhairav
| |
| |
| |
| |-
| |
| !57
| |
| |[[Tara Tarini]], [[Purushottampur]], [[Ganjam]]
| |
| |[[Odisha]]
| |
| |Breast/Sthan
| |
| |Maa Tara Tarini
| |
| |Tumbeswar
| |
| |
| |
| |-
| |
| !58
| |
| |[[Nalhateswari]], [[Nalhati]]
| |
| |[[West Bengal]]
| |
| |Stomach/Nauli
| |
| |Kalika
| |
| |Jogesh
| |
| |
| |
| |-
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| !59
| |
| |[[Vaishno Devi Temple]], [[Katra, Jammu and Kashmir|Katra]] / Rudrasundari
| |
| |[[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu & Kashmir]]
| |
| | Front Head
| |
| |[[Vaishno Devi]]
| |
| |[[Hanumatbhairav]]
| |
| |[[File:Vaishno Devi Bhavan.jpg|100px]]
| |
| |-
| |
| !60
| |
| |[[Mankachar]], 266 km from Guwahati
| |
| |[[Assam]]
| |
| |Little finger
| |
| |Devi
| |
| |Deva
| |
| |
| |
| |-
| |
| !61
| |
| |[[Vimala Temple]], Inside [[Jagannath Temple]], Puri
| |
| |[[Odisha]]
| |
| |Foot
| |
| |Vimala
| |
| |Jagannath
| |
| |
| |
| |-
| |
| !62
| |
| |[[Anjanakshi]], inside [[Marundeeswarar Temple, Thirukachur]] on Mount Rudragiri in Aadhi Kanchi, Thirukachoor, Chengalpattu District or [[Marundeeswarar Temple]]
| |
| |[[Tamil Nadu]]
| |
| |Skin
| |
| |Anjanakshi
| |
| |Marundeeswarar (Oushadheeshwar)
| |
| |
| |
| |-
| |
| !63
| |
| |Jayanti Maha Shakti Pitha
| |
| |[[Kanaighat Upazila|Jayanti, Alipurduar, West bengal]]
| |
| ||Left [[Tibia|Shank]]
| |
| |Jayanti
| |
| |Kramadishwar
| |
| |
| |
| |-
| |
| !64
| |
| |Shri Hatta Kali Temple, [[Shri Shail]] (also known as Mahalakshmi Griva Peeth)
| |
| |Gotatikar, [[:bn:কালাগুল চা বাগান|Kalagul tea state]], [[Dakshin Surma Upazila]], [[Sylhet]], [[Bangladesh]]
| |
| |[[Neck]]
| |
| |Mahalakshmi
| |
| |Sambaranand
| |
| |
| |
| |-
| |
| !65
| |
| |[[Dhakeshwari Temple]] (now relocated at [[Kumortuli#Dhakeswari Mata Temple|Dhakeswari Mata Temple]])
| |
| |[[Dhaka]], [[Bangladesh]]
| |
| |[[Gem]] of Sati's Crown
| |
| |Dhakeshwari (a form of Katyani Mahishasurmardini [[Durga]])
| |
| |[[Shiva]]
| |
| |[[File:Main Temple of Dhakeswari.jpg|100px]]
| |
| |-
| |
| !66
| |
| |[[Tarapith]] [[Rampurhat]]
| |
| |[[West Bengal]]
| |
| |Third eye
| |
| |Maa Tara (second mahavidya) (main form of [[Parvati]])
| |
| |Chandrachur bhairav
| |
| |-
| |
| !67
| |
| |[[Lalta Maata Mandir]] [[Neemsaar, Sitapur]]
| |
| |[[Uttar Pradesh]]
| |
| |heart
| |
| |Maa lalta devi mandir (goddess heart) (main heart form of [[Parvati]])
| |
| |Lalita/laltaa mata
| |
| |-
| |
| !68
| |
| |Chhinnamastika Shakti Pitha at [[Chintpurni]], in Ramgarh District of [[Jharkhand]]
| |
| |[[Jharkhand]]
| |
| |Foot
| |
| |Chhinnamastika
| |
| |Rudra Mahadev
| |
| | [[File:Chintpurni Devi (1).JPG|100px]]
| |
| |-
| |
| !69
| |
| |Dirgheswari Mandir at [[North Guwahati]], in the Sitachal hills in [[Guwahati]]
| |
| |[[Assam]]
| |
| |Femur
| |
| |Dirgheswari
| |
| |Manikarneswara
| |
| | [[File:DeviDirgheswari_Temple.jpg|100px]]
| |
| |-
| |
| !70
| |
| |[[Bhairabkunda Shiva Mandir]]
| |
| |Bhutan
| |
| |
| |
| |-
| |
| !71
| |
| |Devi Patan Mandir at [[Balrampur distt, Uttar Pradesh]], near indo nepal border [[Balrampur]]
| |
| |[[Uttar Pradesh]]
| |
| |Patt
| |
| |Pateshwari
| |
| |Kal bhairava
| |
| |
| |
| |-
| |
| !72
| |
| |Kaali Mandir at Pavagarh hill in Panchmahal district with in Champaner [[Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park|Pavagadh Archaeological Park]].
| |
| |Gujrat
| |
| |Right leg toe
| |
| |Mahakalika
| |
| |Batuk Bhairav
| |
| |
| |
| |} Nepal( Muktinath Temple-Jomsom)
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|
| |
| === Other claimed Shakti Pithas ===
| |
|
| |
| These are not recognised as the Shakti Pithas, but still claimed by the followers, for various reasons.
| |
|
| |
| 1. Jwala devi Jobner
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|
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| 2. Jayanti Kali Temple
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| The [[Vindhyavasini]] Shakti Pitha is considered a Shakti Pitha despite the fact that any body parts of Sati did not fall there. Vindhyavasini Devi is ultimate form of goddess , she is called as aadi shakti. Maa Vindhyavasini consists of all of the dus mahavidya & all other devi present in this universe, she is tripura sundari herself. Many legends are associated with Maa vindhyavasini, she is Mahishaasurmardani . She is combined form all the 108 shaktipeeth as Devi Bhagwath mentions. This is because it is the place where Devi chose to reside after her birth in [[Dvapara Yuga]].<ref>{{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>
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| At the time of birth of [[Lord Krishna]] to Devaki and Vasudeva, the [[Vindhyavasini|Yogamaya]](Devi) took birth in Gokul to Nanda Baba and Yashoda as per instruction of Lord Vishnu.The Vasudeva replaced his son Krishna with this girl child of Yashoda. When Kansa tried to kill the girl she slipped from his hands and assumed the form of Mahadevi Adishakti. Thereafter Devi chose Vindhya Mountains as her abode to live on the earth.<ref>{{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>
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| == See also ==
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| * [[Yatra|Hindu pilgrimage]] (yatra)
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| * [[Hindu pilgrimage sites]]
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| * [[List of Hindu temples]]
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| * [[Mata Mansa Devi Mandir#Mansa|List of Mansa Devi temples]]
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| == Further reading ==
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| * {{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}}
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| *[http://www.shaktipeethas.org/51-shakti-peethas-map-t11.html 52 shakti peethas map]
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| *[http://www.vedarahasya.net/shakti.htm Comprehensive guide on 51 Shakti Pithas]
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| *[http://www.indiantemples.com/beliefs/daksha.htm Daksha Yagna – The story of Daksha's sacrifice and the origin of the Shakti Pithas]
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