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