The meaning of Shakti Peeth is “Seat of Shakti”. It is often called a sacred place of eternal power. As per Hindu mythology, shakti peeths are considered as the place of significant shrine or pilgrimage. It is believed that these are the place where parts of Devi Sati’s or a piece of her jewellery fell on the earth. If you are a devotee hindu then you should know the list of Shakti Peeth.
According to various accounts, there are 51 Shakti Peethas out of which 18 are maha shakti peethas. Most of the Shakti Peeths are in India. However, a few of them are also in neighboring countries like Pakistah, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. In today’s post, we are going to share the list of all 51 Shakti Peeth with each and every related detail such as their locations, body parts, etc.
Story Behind 51 Shakti Peeth in India
There are various versions of the story behind the origins of Shakti Peeth. We are providing the most popular version as per the Vishanava Puranas. Devi Sati was the first wife of Lord Shiva. She was the daughter of Prajapati Daksha who was a Brahmin priest and son of Brahma. She was destined to marry Shiva. But, Daksha disliked Shiva for his appearance. Eventually, Sati married Lord Shiva and arrived at her new home in Mount Kailash and mesmerized by its beauty.
One day, Daksha performed the Ashvamedha Yagna and invited all devas except Lord Shiva. Devi Sati knew that her father is making a mistake. So, she went to meet him beseeched him to show respect to Lord Shiva. But, Daksha refused and insulted Sati in front of his guests. Angered Sati took the form of the goddess Adi Parashakti and cursed her father and his sacred Yagna ritual. After that, she ignited her inner Yogic fire, set herself ablaze and burned to death.
Angered and grief-stricken by the death of his wife, Shiva placed Sati’s body on his shoulders and roamed about the universe. Seeing this, the gods eventually asked lord Vishnu to help restore normalcy to Shiva. Then, Lord Vishnu threw his Sudarshan Chakra and dismembered Sati’s lifeless body. The 51 pieces of Sati’s body and jewellery fell to the Earth. The places where the body and Jewellery of Sati’s body fell on Earth become Shakti Peeths. Lord Shiva stayed in isolation until Devi Sati reincarnated as Parvati.
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18 Maha Shakti Peeth
According to Adi Shankara’s Ashta Dasa Shakti Peetha Stotram, there are 18 Maha Shakti Pithas at various locations in India. Out of these, Shakti Peethas at Kamakhya, Gaya and Ujjain are considered as the most important ones.
Shankari Temple (Part of the Koneswaram Temple)
- Place – Trincomalee (Triconmalee, Sri Lanka)
- Part of the body fallen – Heart
- Shakti – Shankari
Sharada Peeth
- Place – Sharda, Kashmir
- Part of the body fallen – Right Hand
- Shakv cti – Maa Sharda Devi
Vishalakshi Temple
- Place – Varanasi
- Part of the body fallen – Noses
- Shakti – Maa Vishalakshi
Mangla Gauri Temple
- Place – Gaya, Bihar
- Part of the body fallen – Breast
- Shakti – Maa Sarvamangala
Jwalamukhi Temple
- Place – Kangra
- Part of the body fallen – Head
- Shakti – Maa Jwalamukhi
Alopi Devi Mandir
- Place – Prayagraj
- Part of the body fallen – Fingers
- Shakti – Maa Madhaveswari
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Kamakhya Temple
- Place – Guwahati, Assam
- Part of the body fallen – Womb
- Shakti – Devi Kamakhya
Bhimeswara Temple
- Place – Draksharamam, Andhra Pradesh
- Part of the body fallen – Left Cheek
- Shakti – Maa Manikyamba
Biraja Temple
- Place – Jajpur, Odisha
- Part of the body fallen – Navel
- Shakti – Maa Biraja
Kukkuteswara Swamy Temple
- Place – Pithapuram, Andhra Pradesh
- Part of the body fallen – Back
- Shakti – Maa Puruhitika
Shakambhari
- Place – Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh
- Part of the body fallen – Head
- Shakti – Shakumbhari Devi
Eka Veerika Temple
- Place – Mahur, Maharashtra
- Part of the body fallen – Left Hand
- Shakti – Eka Veerika
Mahalakshmi Temple, Kolhapur
- Place – Kolhapur, Maharashtra
- Part of the body fallen – Eye
- Shakti – Aai Ambabai
Bhramaramba Mallikarjuna Temple
- Place – Srisailam
- Part of the body fallen – Neck
- Shakti – Maa Bhramarambika
Jogulamba Devi
- Place – Alampur, Gadwal District, Telangana
- Part of the body fallen – Teeth
- Shakti – Jogulamba Thali (Yogamba)
Chamundeshwari Temple
- Place – Mysuru, Karnataka
- Part of the body fallen – Hair
- Shakti – Chamundeshwari
Shrinkala
- Place – Pradmunyee, Bengal
- Part of the body fallen – Part of Stomach
- Shakti – Maa Shrinkala
Kamakshi Amman Temple
- Place – Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu
- Part of the body fallen – Navel
- Shakti – Kamakshi Amman
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51 Shakti Peeth List with Body Parts
Let’s go through the list of 51 Shakti Peeth with their exact locations and part of Goddess Sat’s body associated with it.
S.No | Shakti Peeth | State | Body Part |
1 | Amarnath Temple from Srinagar
Shri Parvat in Ladakh | Jammu and Kashmir | Throat
Anklet |
2 | Attahas Temple, Birbhum District | West Bengal | Lips |
3 | Bahula at Ketugram in Purba Bardhaman | West Bengal | Left Arm |
4 | Bakreshwar, Birbhum District | West Bengal | Portion between the eyebrows |
5 | Bhairavparvat, Ujjain | Madhya Pradesh | Elbow |
6 | Bhabanipur, Rajshahi Division | Bangladesh | Left anklet |
7 | Biraja Temple in Jajpur District | Odisha | Navel |
8 | Chhinnamastika Shaktipeeth at Chintpurni, in Una District | Himachal Pradesh | Foot |
9 | Muktinath Temple | Nepal | Right cheek |
10 | Goddess Bhadrakali on banks of Godavari in Nashik city | Maharashtra | Chin |
11 | Hinglaj Mata Temple | Pakistan | Bramharandhra (Part of the head) |
12 | Jayanti Jaintia Hills district | Meghalaya | Left thigh |
13 | Jeshoreshwari Kali Temple | Bangladesh | Palms of hands and soles of the feet |
14 | Jwalaji Kangra | Himachal Pradesh | Tongue |
15 | Kalipeeth, Kolkata | West Bengal | Right Toes |
16 | Kamgiri, Kamakhya, in the Neelachal hills in Guwahati | Assam | Womb |
17 | Kankalitala, Birbhum district | West Bengal | Pelvis |
18 | Kanyashram of Balaambika
Temple in Yunnan Provice China Gourikunda Temple Chattogram | Tamil Nadu
Yunnan China Bangladesh | Back |
19 | Bajreshwari Temple, Nagarkot, district Kangra | Himachal Pradesh | Left Breast |
20 | Kiriteswari Temple in Murshidabad district | West Bengal | Crown |
21 | Ratnavali district Hooghly | West Bengal | Right Shoulder |
22 | Bhramari Devi in Jalpaiguri
Malai Chandi Temple at Amta, Howrah | West Bengal | Left leg
Part of Left Knee |
23 | Manas, under Tibet at the foot of Mount Kailash | China | Right hand |
24 | Manibandh, at Gayatri hills Ajmer | Rajasthan | Wrists |
25 | Mithila, near Janakpur railway station | Nepal | Left shoulder |
26 | Nainativu (Manipallavam) Northern Province | Sri Lanka | Silambu (Anklets) |
27 | Guhyeshwari Temple | Nepal | Both knees |
28 | Chandranath Temple | Bangladesh | Right arm |
29 | Panchsagar Near Lohaghat | Uttarakhand | Lower teeth/ Navel |
30 | Kali Mandir, Triveni Sangam | Gujarat | Stomach |
31 | Alopi Devi Mandir near Sangam at Prayagraj | Uttar Pradesh | Finger |
32 | Present day Kurukshetra town or Thanesar ancient Sthaneshwar | Haryana | Ankle bone |
33 | Sharda Peeth on top Trikoot Hill, at Maihar | Madhya Pradesh | necklace |
34 | Nandikeshwari Temple is located in Sainthia city | West Bengal | Necklace |
35 | Kotilingeswar Ghat temple Rajamundry | Andhra Pradesh | Cheeks |
36 | Naina Devi Temple | Himachal Pradesh | Right eye |
37 | Shondesh Amarkantak | Madhya Pradesh | Right buttock |
38 | Sri Sailam at Nallamala hills | Andhra Pradesh | Neck |
39 | Shuchi, in a Shiva temple at Suchindrum | Tamil Nadu | Upper teeth |
40 | Sugandha in Shikarpur | Bangladesh | Nose |
41 | Tripura Sundari temple Udaipur | Tripura | Right leg |
42 | Ujaani in Purba Bardhaman district | West Bengal | Right wrist |
43 | Varanasi at Manikarnika Ghat | Uttar Pradesh | Face or Earring |
44 | Bargabhima temple, at Tamluk under district Purba Medinipur | West Bengal | Left ankle |
45 | Virat Nagar district, Alwar | Rajasthan | Fingers of Left Leg |
46 | Katyayani Shaktipeeth, Vrindavan, district Mathura | Uttar Pradesh | Ringlets of hair |
47 | Devi Talab Mandir | District Jalandhar Punjab | Left Breast |
48 | Baidyanath Dham | Jharkhand | Heart |
49 | Kamakshi Amman Temple situated at Kanchipuram | Tamil Nadu | Odyanam (Navel) |
50 | Jogadya Burdwan district | West Bengal | Great toe |
51 | Pithapuram under Kakinada Port Town | Andhra Pradesh | Hip part |
Maa Bimala temple, Puri, Osisha; Maa Bimala temple where her Two feets, Left Thigh, Tongue fell (Trikuta Pitha), not mentioned.
Ratanpur temple, close to Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh; Maa Mahamaya temple where her right shoulder fell, not mentioned
Not a single mentioned about vashno devi mata mandir
Why Chandrabadni temple which is in Devprayag (Uttarakhand) is not mentioned.. & Surkanda devi in Tehri Garhwal is one of the the shakti peeth.
Shiva carried Sati Devi’s body all over India majorly. Parts started to fall in many places therefore.
Anyone tell me how many Shakti peeth ?
51 Sakti pitha all over in India, Nepal and china
Total 51
51 shakti peeths are there around the world
Saptashrungi devi vani nashik Maharashtra where devis right arm was fallen not mentioned..
Why all the parts of Sati Devi’s body fell only in Indian Sub-continent? Why they did not fall in other parts of Asia, Africa, Europe, America? In fact world means all seven continents !
For that you have to know about that what they are and how they formed. When shiv was taking sati towards the kelash that time bhagwan vishnu part sati body. I think this the reason for having all sakti peeth round the india and India’s neighbouring countries.
Yeah , you are exactly right,, if you see it on map the mostly shakti peeths, are fallen nearby kailas parvat only that means shiva bhagwan was taking sati maa towards kailas, and then vishnu bhagwan used Sudarshana Chakra that apparented devi body and fallen nearby kailas parvat only,,,, really this all is true, exact calculation of places,, this is really impossible,,,exact logic ,,, Santana is all about science and logic or you can say beyond the science
Patneshwari maata temple of Patna Bihar where right thigh has fallen and Maa Mangla Gauri temple of Gaya Bihar where breast has fallen is not mentioned.
First of all thanks for this precious information.
Shree surkunda devi mandir (devi sati’s head) is located on surkut parvat in jonpur of tehri gadwaal, uttrakhand.
Hi it’s true
:Manibandh” wrist fallen in is in Pushkar near Savitri hill not in Gayatri hill distt. Ajmer.
Ambaji in gujrat is not mentioned, where other half of heart fell
Legend of Chengannur Mahadev temple is that the yoni fell here. There is a Devi murty facing west and they have regular ritual of menses observed here. At that time the Devi is shifted to a side room and 3rd day taken to river Pampa, also known as Bhagirithi of South originating fron the hills of Sabrimala, and with great pomp and elephant parades bought back to temple. This ritual bathing and procession is known as Tiruputa arratu.
9 and 18 are same: how?
Thank you. Extremely informative article.