List of Shakti Peeth: Know what are Shakti Peethas and 51 Shakti Peeths in India with body parts of Devi Sati

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.

1. Shankari Temple (Part of the Koneswaram Temple)

   1. Place – Trincomalee (Triconmalee, Sri Lanka)
   2. Part of the body fallen – Heart
   3. Shakti – Shankari

2. Sharada Peeth

   1. Place – Sharda, Kashmir
   2. Part of the body fallen –  Right Hand
   3. Shakv cti – Maa Sharda Devi

3. Vishalakshi Temple

   1. Place – Varanasi
   2. Part of the body fallen – Noses
   3. Shakti – Maa Vishalakshi

4. Mangla Gauri Temple

   1. Place – Gaya, Bihar
   2. Part of the body fallen – Breast
   3. Shakti – Maa Sarvamangala

5. Jwalamukhi Temple

   1. Place – Kangra
   2. Part of the body fallen – Head
   3. Shakti – Maa Jwalamukhi

6. Alopi Devi Mandir

   1. Place – Prayagraj
   2. Part of the body fallen – Fingers
   3. Shakti – Maa Madhaveswari

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1. Kamakhya Temple

   1. Place – Guwahati, Assam
   2. Part of the body fallen – Womb
   3. Shakti – Devi Kamakhya

2. Bhimeswara Temple

   1. Place – Draksharamam, Andhra Pradesh
   2. Part of the body fallen – Left Cheek
   3. Shakti – Maa Manikyamba

3. Biraja Temple

   1. Place – Jajpur, Odisha
   2. Part of the body fallen – Navel
   3. Shakti – Maa Biraja

4. Kukkuteswara Swamy Temple

   1. Place – Pithapuram, Andhra Pradesh
   2. Part of the body fallen – Back
   3. Shakti – Maa Puruhitika

5. Shakambhari

   1. Place – Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh
   2. Part of the body fallen – Head
   3. Shakti – Shakumbhari Devi

6. Eka Veerika Temple

   1. Place – Mahur, Maharashtra
   2. Part of the body fallen – Left Hand
   3. Shakti – Eka Veerika

7. Mahalakshmi Temple, Kolhapur

   1. Place – Kolhapur, Maharashtra
   2. Part of the body fallen – Eye
   3. Shakti – Aai Ambabai

8. Bhramaramba Mallikarjuna Temple

   1. Place – Srisailam
   2. Part of the body fallen – Neck
   3. Shakti – Maa Bhramarambika

9. Jogulamba Devi

   1. Place – Alampur, Gadwal District, Telangana
   2. Part of the body fallen – Teeth
   3. Shakti – Jogulamba Thali (Yogamba)

10. Chamundeshwari Temple

    1. Place – Mysuru, Karnataka 
    2. Part of the body fallen – Hair
    3. Shakti – Chamundeshwari

11. Shrinkala

    1. Place – Pradmunyee, Bengal
    2. Part of the body fallen – Part of Stomach
    3. Shakti – Maa Shrinkala

12. Kamakshi Amman Temple

    1. Place – Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu
    2. Part of the body fallen – Navel
    3. 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