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href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shakti_Peetha" title="Shakti Peetha – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Shakti Peetha" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shakti_Pitha" title="Shakti Pitha – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Shakti Pitha" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gom mw-list-item"><a href="https://gom.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%82" title="शक्तिपिठां – Goan Konkani" lang="gom" hreflang="gom" data-title="शक्तिपिठां" data-language-autonym="गोंयची कोंकणी / Gõychi Konknni" data-language-local-name="Goan Konkani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>गोंयची 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title="शक्तीपीठ – Maithili" lang="mai" hreflang="mai" data-title="शक्तीपीठ" data-language-autonym="मैथिली" data-language-local-name="Maithili" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>मैथिली</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ml mw-list-item"><a href="https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%B6%E0%B4%95%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%A4%E0%B4%BF_%E0%B4%AA%E0%B5%80%E0%B4%A0%E0%B4%99%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%99%E0%B5%BE" title="ശക്തി പീഠങ്ങൾ – Malayalam" lang="ml" hreflang="ml" data-title="ശക്തി പീഠങ്ങൾ" data-language-autonym="മലയാളം" data-language-local-name="Malayalam" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>മലയാളം</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mr mw-list-item"><a href="https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%A0%E0%A5%87" title="शक्तिपीठे – Marathi" lang="mr" hreflang="mr" data-title="शक्तिपीठे" data-language-autonym="मराठी" data-language-local-name="Marathi" 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hreflang="pnb" data-title="شکتی پیٹھ" data-language-autonym="پنجابی" data-language-local-name="Western Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پنجابی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A8%D0%B0%D0%BA%D1%82%D0%B8%D0%BF%D0%B8%D1%82%D1%85%D0%B0" title="Шактипитха – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Шактипитха" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sa mw-list-item"><a href="https://sa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A5%AB%E0%A5%A8_%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%A0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BF" title="५२ शक्तिपीठानि – Sanskrit" lang="sa" hreflang="sa" data-title="५२ शक्तिपीठानि" data-language-autonym="संस्कृतम्" data-language-local-name="Sanskrit" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>संस्कृतम्</span></a></li><li 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srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Aum_Om_red.svg/23px-Aum_Om_red.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Aum_Om_red.svg/31px-Aum_Om_red.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="356" data-file-height="367" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Portal:Hinduism" title="Portal:Hinduism">Hinduism portal</a></td></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-navbar"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239400231">.mw-parser-output .navbar{display:inline;font-size:88%;font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .navbar-collapse{float:left;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .navbar-boxtext{word-spacing:0}.mw-parser-output .navbar ul{display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;line-height:inherit}.mw-parser-output .navbar-brackets::before{margin-right:-0.125em;content:"[ "}.mw-parser-output .navbar-brackets::after{margin-left:-0.125em;content:" ]"}.mw-parser-output .navbar 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class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Saktism" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Saktism"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Shakti pithas</b>, <b>Shakti pithas</b> or <b>Sati pithas</b> (<a href="/wiki/Sanskrit_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Sanskrit language">Sanskrit</a>: <span lang="sa">शाक्त पीठ</span>, <span title="International Alphabet of Sanskrit transliteration"><i lang="sa-Latn">Śakta Pīṭha</i></span>, <i>seats of Shakti</i><sup id="cite_ref-Fuller2004_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Fuller2004-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>) are significant <a href="/wiki/Shrines" class="mw-redirect" title="Shrines">shrines</a> and pilgrimage destinations in <a href="/wiki/Shaktism" title="Shaktism">Shaktism</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Mother_goddess" title="Mother goddess">mother goddess</a> denomination in <a href="/wiki/Hinduism" title="Hinduism">Hinduism</a>. The shrines are dedicated to various forms of <a href="/wiki/Adi_Shakti" class="mw-redirect" title="Adi Shakti">Adi Shakti</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Various <a href="/wiki/Puranas" title="Puranas">Puranas</a> such as <a href="/wiki/Srimad_Devi_Bhagavatam" class="mw-redirect" title="Srimad Devi Bhagavatam">Srimad Devi Bhagavatam</a> state the existence of a varying number of 51, 52, 64 and 108 Shakta pithas<sup id="cite_ref-Vanamali2008p143_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Vanamali2008p143-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Chakrabarti430_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Chakrabarti430-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> of which 18 are named as Astadasha <i>Maha</i> (major) in medieval Hindu texts.<sup id="cite_ref-Vanamali2008p143_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Vanamali2008p143-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Vaishno_Devi_Bhavan.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Vaishno_Devi_Bhavan.jpg/220px-Vaishno_Devi_Bhavan.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Vaishno_Devi_Bhavan.jpg/330px-Vaishno_Devi_Bhavan.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/34/Vaishno_Devi_Bhavan.jpg/440px-Vaishno_Devi_Bhavan.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2272" data-file-height="1704" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Vaishno_Devi_Temple" title="Vaishno Devi Temple">Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Temple</a> is one of the 64 and 108 Maha (Major) Shakta pithas and is also the most visited among all. It attracts more than 15 million people annually.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></figcaption></figure> <p>Legends abound about how the Shakta pithas came into existence. The most popular is based on the story of the death of <a href="/wiki/Sati_(goddess)" class="mw-redirect" title="Sati (goddess)">Sati</a>, a deity according to Hinduism. Shiva carried Sati's body, reminiscing about their moments as a couple, and roamed around the universe with it. Vishnu cut her body into 51 body parts, using his <a href="/wiki/Sudarshana_Chakra" title="Sudarshana Chakra">Sudarshana Chakra</a>, which fell on earth to become sacred sites where all the people can pay homage to the goddess. To complete this task, Shiva took the form of <a href="/wiki/Bhairava" title="Bhairava">Bhairava</a>. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Nani_ki_Mandir2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Nani_ki_Mandir2.jpg/220px-Nani_ki_Mandir2.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Nani_ki_Mandir2.jpg/330px-Nani_ki_Mandir2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Nani_ki_Mandir2.jpg/440px-Nani_ki_Mandir2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2576" data-file-height="1932" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Shri_Hinglaj_Mata_temple" class="mw-redirect" title="Shri Hinglaj Mata temple">Shri Hinglaj Mata temple</a> Shakta pitha is the largest Hindu pilgrimage centre in Pakistan. The annual Hinglaj Yatra is attended by more than 250,000 people.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></figcaption></figure><p> Most of these historic places of goddess worship are in <a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a>, but there are seven in <a href="/wiki/Bangladesh" title="Bangladesh">Bangladesh</a>, four in <a href="/wiki/Nepal" title="Nepal">Nepal</a>, two in <a href="/wiki/Pakistan" title="Pakistan">Pakistan</a>, and one each in <a href="/wiki/Tibet" title="Tibet">Tibet</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka" title="Sri Lanka">Sri Lanka</a><sup id="cite_ref-Chakrabarti430_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Chakrabarti430-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/Bhutan" title="Bhutan">Bhutan</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 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.</p><figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B5%E0%A5%80.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B5%E0%A5%80.jpg/220px-%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B5%E0%A5%80.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="184" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B5%E0%A5%80.jpg/330px-%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B5%E0%A5%80.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B5%E0%A5%80.jpg/440px-%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B5%E0%A5%80.jpg 2x" data-file-width="720" data-file-height="602" /></a><figcaption>Shakambhari Shakta pithas <a href="/wiki/Saharanpur" title="Saharanpur">Saharanpur</a>, Uttar Pradesh. ShakambhariDevii 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.</figcaption></figure><p>Maximum number of Shaktipeeths are present in the Bengal region. During partition the numbers were <a href="/wiki/West_Bengal" title="West Bengal">West Bengal</a> (18, 1 disputed as <a href="/wiki/Pandua,_Hooghly" title="Pandua, Hooghly">Shrinkhala Devi Temple</a>) and <a href="/wiki/Bangladesh" title="Bangladesh">Bangladesh</a> (7). After the secret transfer of Dhakeshwari Shaktipeeth to Kolkata the numbers stand as West Bengal (19,1 disputed Shrinkhala Devi Temple) and Bangladesh (6). </p><meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Hinduism">Hinduism</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Shakta_pithas&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Hinduism"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Hindu_literature">Hindu literature</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Shakta_pithas&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Hindu literature"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Brahmanda_Purana" title="Brahmanda Purana">Brahmanda Purana</a>, one of the major eighteen <a href="/wiki/Puranas" title="Puranas">Puranas</a> mentions 64 Shakta pithas of the goddess <a href="/wiki/Parvati" title="Parvati">Parvati</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Bharata_(term)" class="mw-redirect" title="Bharata (term)">Bharat</a> or <a href="/wiki/Greater_India" title="Greater India">Greater India</a> 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 <i>Shakta Pitha Stotram</i>, written by <a href="/wiki/Adi_Shankara" title="Adi Shankara">Adi Shankara</a>, the 9th-century Hindu philosopher.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>According to the manuscript <i>Mahapithapurana</i> (c. 1690–1720 CE), there are 52 such places. Among them, 23 are located in the <a href="/wiki/Bengal" title="Bengal">Bengal</a> region, 14 of these are located in what is now <a href="/wiki/West_Bengal" title="West Bengal">West Bengal</a>, India, 1 in Baster (Chhattisgarh), while 7 are in what is now <a href="/wiki/Bangladesh" title="Bangladesh">Bangladesh</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Daksha_yajna">Daksha yajna</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Shakta_pithas&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Daksha yajna"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Dakshayani.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/Dakshayani.jpg/240px-Dakshayani.jpg" decoding="async" width="240" height="169" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/Dakshayani.jpg/360px-Dakshayani.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/Dakshayani.jpg/480px-Dakshayani.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5280" data-file-height="3714" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Lord_Shiva" class="mw-redirect" title="Lord Shiva">Shiva</a> carrying the corpse of <a href="/wiki/Dakshayani" class="mw-redirect" title="Dakshayani">Dakshayani</a> </figcaption></figure> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Daksha_yajna" title="Daksha yajna">Daksha yajna</a></div> <p>According to legend, lord <a href="/wiki/Brahma" title="Brahma">Brahma</a> once conducted a huge <a href="/wiki/Yajna" title="Yajna">yajna</a> (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.<sup id="cite_ref-Malayala_Manorama_News_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Malayala_Manorama_News-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 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.<sup id="cite_ref-Skanda_Purana_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Skanda_Purana-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>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. </p><p>Enraged at the insult and death of his spouse, Shiva in his <a href="/wiki/Virabhadra" title="Virabhadra">Virabhadra</a> <a href="/wiki/Avatar" title="Avatar">avatar</a> 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 <a href="/wiki/Tandava" title="Tandava">Tandava</a>, the celestial dance of destruction, across all creation. Frightened, the other deities requested <a href="/wiki/Vishnu" title="Vishnu">Vishnu</a> to intervene to stop this destruction. As a recourse, Vishnu used the <a href="/wiki/Sudarshana_Chakra" title="Sudarshana Chakra">Sudarshana Chakra</a> on Sati's corpse. This caused various parts of Sati's body to fall at several spots across the world.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The history of <a href="/wiki/Daksha_yajna" title="Daksha yajna">Daksha yajna</a> and Sati's self-immolation had immense significance in shaping the ancient <a href="/wiki/Sanskrit_literature" title="Sanskrit literature">Sanskrit literature</a> 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 Shakta pithas and were deemed places of great spiritual importance.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Several stories in the Puranas and other Hindu religious books refer to the Daksha yajna. It is an important incident in both <a href="/wiki/Shaivism" title="Shaivism">Shaivism</a> and <a href="/wiki/Shaktism" title="Shaktism">Shaktism</a>, and marks the replacement of <a href="/wiki/Sati_(goddess)" class="mw-redirect" title="Sati (goddess)">Sati</a> with <a href="/wiki/Parvati" title="Parvati">Parvati</a>, and of the beginning of Shiva's house-holder (<i>grihastāshramī</i>) life from an ascetic. This event is ahead of the emergence of both of the couple's children, <a href="/wiki/Kartikeya" title="Kartikeya">Kartikeya</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ganesha" title="Ganesha">Ganesha</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Shakti_pith">Shakti pith</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Shakta_pithas&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Shakti pith"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Each temple has shrines for Shakti and <a href="/wiki/Kalabhairava" class="mw-redirect" title="Kalabhairava">Kalabhairava</a>, and most Shakti and Kalabhairava in different Shakta pithas have different names. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Map_of_india_Shakti_pithas">Map of india Shakti pithas</h3><span 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srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/16px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pv" style="width:6em;bottom:5px;left:-3em"><div><a href="/wiki/Mahur,_Maharashtra" title="Mahur, Maharashtra">Renuka</a></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:47.518%;left:41.481%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Mahakaleshwar"><img alt="Mahakaleshwar" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/16px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" 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srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/16px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pl" style="width:6em;right:5px"><div><a href="/wiki/Alopi_Devi_Mandir" title="Alopi Devi Mandir">Maa Madhaveswari</a></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:23.068%;left:42.909%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Jwalamukhi"><img alt="Jwalamukhi" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/16px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" 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class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Vishalakshi"><img alt="Vishalakshi" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/16px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pv" style="width:6em;bottom:5px;left:-3em"><div><a href="/wiki/Vishalakshi_Temple" title="Vishalakshi Temple">Vishalakshi</a></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:14.862%;left:37.377%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Sharada"><img alt="Sharada" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/16px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pv" style="width:6em;top:5px;left:-3em"><div><a href="/wiki/Sharada_Peeth" title="Sharada Peeth">Sharada</a></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:27.637%;left:46.597%;font-size:75%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Shakambari Devi"><img alt="Shakambari Devi" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/8px-Green_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/12px-Green_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/16px-Green_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:5px"><div><a href="/wiki/Siddhpeeth_Shri_Shakumbhari_Devi,_Saharanpur" title="Siddhpeeth Shri Shakumbhari Devi, Saharanpur">Shakambari Devi</a></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:40.869%;left:64.605%;font-size:75%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Aranya Devi"><img alt="Aranya Devi" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/8px-Green_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/12px-Green_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/16px-Green_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pv" style="width:6em;bottom:5px;left:-3em"><div><a href="/wiki/Aranya_Devi_Temple,_Arrah" title="Aranya Devi Temple, Arrah">Aranya Devi</a></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:41.032%;left:14.857%;font-size:75%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Hinglaj Mata"><img alt="Hinglaj Mata" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/8px-Green_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/12px-Green_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/16px-Green_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:5px"><div><a href="/wiki/Hinglaj_Mata_mandir" class="mw-redirect" title="Hinglaj Mata mandir">Hinglaj Mata</a></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:46.08%;left:79.455%;font-size:75%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Dhakeshwari"><img alt="Dhakeshwari" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/8px-Green_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/12px-Green_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/16px-Green_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pv" style="width:6em;bottom:5px;left:-3em"><div><a href="/wiki/Dhakeshwari_Temple" title="Dhakeshwari Temple">Dhakeshwari</a></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:42.837%;left:83.325%;font-size:75%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Mahalakshmi"><img alt="Mahalakshmi" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/8px-Green_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/12px-Green_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/16px-Green_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:5px"><div><a href="/wiki/Shri_Shail" title="Shri Shail">Mahalakshmi</a></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:16.469%;left:40.779%;font-size:75%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Mahamaya"><img alt="Mahamaya" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/8px-Green_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/12px-Green_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Green_pog.svg/16px-Green_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" 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href="/wiki/File:South_Asia_non_political,_with_rivers.jpg" title="File:South Asia non political, with rivers.jpg">class=notpageimage| </a></div>Shakti names at locations of Shakti pithas<br /> <span style="background-color:blue; color:white;">Blue</span>: Adi Shakti pithas; <span style="background-color:red; color:white;">Red</span>: Ashtadasha Maha Shakti pithas; <span style="background-color:yellow; color:;">Yellow</span>: Daksha yagna site; <span style="background-color:green; color:white;">Green</span>: Maha Shakti pithas</div></div></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="List_of_4_Adi_Shakta_pithas">List of 4 Adi Shakta pithas</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Shakta_pithas&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: List of 4 Adi Shakta pithas"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Puranas" title="Puranas">Puranas</a></div> <p>The scriptures, which include the <a href="/wiki/Kalika_Purana" title="Kalika Purana">Kalika Purana</a>, recognize four Shakta pithas as sites where most of the energy is. <a href="/wiki/Vimala_Temple" title="Vimala Temple">Vimala</a> where the feet fell (Pada Khanda), <a href="/wiki/Tara_Tarini_Temple" class="mw-redirect" title="Tara Tarini Temple">Tara Tarini</a> housing the breasts (Stana Khanda), <a href="/wiki/Kamakhya_Temple" title="Kamakhya Temple">Kamakhya</a>, where the genitals fell (<a href="/wiki/Yoni" title="Yoni">Yoni</a> Khanda) and <a href="/wiki/Kalighat_Kali_Temple" title="Kalighat Kali Temple">Dakshina Kalika</a>, where the toes of right foot fell. These four temples originated from the lifeless body of Sati.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Apart from these 4 there are 48 other famous pithas recognized by religious texts. According to the <i>Pithanirnaya Tantra</i> the 51 pithas are in the present day countries of India, <a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka" title="Sri Lanka">Sri Lanka</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bangladesh" title="Bangladesh">Bangladesh</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nepal" title="Nepal">Nepal</a>, Tibet, <a href="/wiki/Bhutan" title="Bhutan">Bhutan</a> and Pakistan. The <i>Shivacharita</i> besides listing 51 maha-pithas, speaks about 26 more upa-pithas. The Bengali <a href="/wiki/Almanac" title="Almanac">almanac</a>, <a href="/wiki/Vishuddha_Siddhanta_Panjika" title="Vishuddha Siddhanta Panjika">Vishuddha Siddhanta Panjika</a> too describes the 51 pithas including the present modified addresses. A few of the several accepted listings are given below.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In South India, <a href="/wiki/Srisailam" title="Srisailam">Srisailam</a> in Andhra Pradesh became the site for a 2nd-century temple.<sup id="cite_ref-srisalam_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-srisalam-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="List_of_18_Astadasha_Maha_Shakta_pithas">List of 18 Astadasha Maha Shakta pithas</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Shakta_pithas&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: List of 18 Astadasha Maha Shakta pithas"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>There are believed to be 64 locations. <a href="/wiki/Adi_Shankara" title="Adi Shankara">Adi Shankara</a>'s <i>Ashtadasha Shakta pitha Stotram</i> mentions 18 locations known as the <i>Maha Shakta pithas</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Among these, the Shakta pithas at <a href="/wiki/Kamakhya" title="Kamakhya">Kamakhya</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gaya,_India" class="mw-redirect" title="Gaya, India">Gaya</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ujjain" title="Ujjain">Ujjain</a> are regarded as the most sacred as they symbolize the three most important aspects of the Mother Goddess viz. Creation (Kamarupa Devi), Nourishment (Sarvamangala Devi/Mangalagauri), and Annihilation (Mahakali Devi). </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Sr. No. </th> <th>Temple </th> <th>Place </th> <th>State in India/Country </th> <th>Appellation </th> <th>Part of the body fallen </th> <th>Shakti </th> <th>Image </th></tr> <tr> <th>1 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Koneswaram_Temple" title="Koneswaram Temple">Shankari Devi Temple</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Trincomalee" title="Trincomalee">Trincomalee</a> (Thirukonamalai) <p><small>Modern location</small> </p> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka" title="Sri Lanka">Sri Lanka</a> </td> <td>Shankari Pitham </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Groin" title="Groin">Groin</a> </td> <td>Goddess <a href="/wiki/Parvati" title="Parvati">Shankari</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sri_Lanka-Trincomalee-Tempel.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Sri_Lanka-Trincomalee-Tempel.JPG/100px-Sri_Lanka-Trincomalee-Tempel.JPG" decoding="async" width="100" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Sri_Lanka-Trincomalee-Tempel.JPG/150px-Sri_Lanka-Trincomalee-Tempel.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Sri_Lanka-Trincomalee-Tempel.JPG/200px-Sri_Lanka-Trincomalee-Tempel.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="1600" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th>2 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Kamakshi_Amman_Temple" title="Kamakshi Amman Temple">Kamakshi Amman Temple</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kanchipuram" title="Kanchipuram">Kanchipuram</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu" title="Tamil Nadu">Tamil Nadu</a> </td> <td>Kamakoti Pitham </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Navel" title="Navel">Navel</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kamakshi" class="mw-redirect" title="Kamakshi">Goddess Kamakshi</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Kanchipuram.in_Kamakshi-Amman_Temple_-_panoramio_-_SINHA_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/Kanchipuram.in_Kamakshi-Amman_Temple_-_panoramio_-_SINHA_%28cropped%29.jpg/100px-Kanchipuram.in_Kamakshi-Amman_Temple_-_panoramio_-_SINHA_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="141" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/Kanchipuram.in_Kamakshi-Amman_Temple_-_panoramio_-_SINHA_%28cropped%29.jpg/150px-Kanchipuram.in_Kamakshi-Amman_Temple_-_panoramio_-_SINHA_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/Kanchipuram.in_Kamakshi-Amman_Temple_-_panoramio_-_SINHA_%28cropped%29.jpg/200px-Kanchipuram.in_Kamakshi-Amman_Temple_-_panoramio_-_SINHA_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="526" data-file-height="744" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th>3 </th> <td>Shrinkala Temple </td> <td>Pradmunyee (<a href="/wiki/Hooghly_district" title="Hooghly district">Pandua</a>) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Bengal" title="West Bengal">West Bengal</a> </td> <td>Bhavatārini Pitham </td> <td>Part of <a href="/wiki/Abdomen" title="Abdomen">stomach</a> </td> <td>Goddess <a href="/wiki/Kali" title="Kali">Shrinkhala</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Goddess_Shrinkhala_temple,_Pandua.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Goddess_Shrinkhala_temple%2C_Pandua.jpg/130px-Goddess_Shrinkhala_temple%2C_Pandua.jpg" decoding="async" width="130" height="98" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Goddess_Shrinkhala_temple%2C_Pandua.jpg/195px-Goddess_Shrinkhala_temple%2C_Pandua.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Goddess_Shrinkhala_temple%2C_Pandua.jpg/260px-Goddess_Shrinkhala_temple%2C_Pandua.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="768" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th>4 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Chamundeshwari_Temple" title="Chamundeshwari Temple">Chamundeshwari Temple</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mysore" title="Mysore">Mysuru</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Karnataka" title="Karnataka">Karnataka</a> </td> <td>Krouncha Pitham </td> <td>Hair </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chamunda" title="Chamunda">Goddess Chamundeshwari</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Chamundeshwari_Temple_Mysore.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Chamundeshwari_Temple_Mysore.jpg/100px-Chamundeshwari_Temple_Mysore.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="123" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Chamundeshwari_Temple_Mysore.jpg/150px-Chamundeshwari_Temple_Mysore.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Chamundeshwari_Temple_Mysore.jpg/200px-Chamundeshwari_Temple_Mysore.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1958" data-file-height="2415" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th>5 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Alampur_Jogulamba_Temple" class="mw-redirect" title="Alampur Jogulamba Temple">Jogulamba Devi</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alampur,_Jogulamba_Gadwal_district" class="mw-redirect" title="Alampur, Jogulamba Gadwal district">Alampuram</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Telangana" title="Telangana">Telangana</a> </td> <td>Yogini Pitham </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Human_tooth" title="Human tooth">Teeth</a> </td> <td>Goddess <a href="/wiki/Durga" title="Durga">Jogulamba</a> (Yogamba Thalli) </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Jogulamba_temple_.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Jogulamba_temple_.jpg/100px-Jogulamba_temple_.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Jogulamba_temple_.jpg/150px-Jogulamba_temple_.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Jogulamba_temple_.jpg/200px-Jogulamba_temple_.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3000" data-file-height="3000" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th>6 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Mallikarjuna_Temple,_Srisailam" title="Mallikarjuna Temple, Srisailam">Bhramaramba Mallikarjuna Temple</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Srisailam" title="Srisailam">Srisailam</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Andhra_Pradesh" title="Andhra Pradesh">Andhra Pradesh</a> </td> <td>Srisaila Pitham </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Neck" title="Neck">Neck</a> </td> <td>Goddess <a href="/wiki/Bhramari" title="Bhramari">Bhramarambika</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:%E0%B0%B6%E0%B1%8D%E0%B0%B0%E0%B1%80%E0%B0%B6%E0%B1%88%E0%B0%B2_%E0%B0%97%E0%B1%8B%E0%B0%AA%E0%B1%81%E0%B0%B0%E0%B0%82.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img 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2x" data-file-width="1536" data-file-height="2048" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th>7 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Mahalakshmi_Temple,_Kolhapur" title="Mahalakshmi Temple, Kolhapur">Mahalakshmi Temple</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kolhapur" title="Kolhapur">Kolhapur</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Maharashtra" title="Maharashtra">Maharashtra</a> </td> <td>Shri Pitham </td> <td>eye </td> <td>Goddess <a href="/wiki/Lakshmi" title="Lakshmi">Mahalakshmi</a> (Aai Ambabai Devi) </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Mahalaxmi_Temple,_Kolhapur.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Mahalaxmi_Temple%2C_Kolhapur.jpg/100px-Mahalaxmi_Temple%2C_Kolhapur.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Mahalaxmi_Temple%2C_Kolhapur.jpg/150px-Mahalaxmi_Temple%2C_Kolhapur.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/53/Mahalaxmi_Temple%2C_Kolhapur.jpg/200px-Mahalaxmi_Temple%2C_Kolhapur.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4608" data-file-height="3456" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th>8 </th> <td>Renuka Temple </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mahur,_Maharashtra" title="Mahur, Maharashtra">Mahur</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Maharashtra" title="Maharashtra">Maharashtra</a> </td> <td>Moola Pitham </td> <td>Left hand </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Renuka" title="Renuka">Goddess Renuka</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ekvira_devi_mandir,_Mahur.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Ekvira_devi_mandir%2C_Mahur.jpg/130px-Ekvira_devi_mandir%2C_Mahur.jpg" decoding="async" width="130" height="86" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Ekvira_devi_mandir%2C_Mahur.jpg/195px-Ekvira_devi_mandir%2C_Mahur.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Ekvira_devi_mandir%2C_Mahur.jpg/260px-Ekvira_devi_mandir%2C_Mahur.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2000" data-file-height="1325" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th>9 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Mahakaleshwar_Jyotirlinga" title="Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga">Mahakaleswar Temple</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ujjain" title="Ujjain">Ujjain</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Madhya_Pradesh" title="Madhya Pradesh">Madhya Pradesh</a> </td> <td>Ujjaini Pitham </td> <td>Upper <a href="/wiki/Lip" title="Lip">lip</a> </td> <td>Goddess <a href="/wiki/Mahakali" title="Mahakali">Mahakali</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Mahakaleshwar_Mandir_in_Ujjain.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Mahakaleshwar_Mandir_in_Ujjain.jpg/100px-Mahakaleshwar_Mandir_in_Ujjain.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Mahakaleshwar_Mandir_in_Ujjain.jpg/150px-Mahakaleshwar_Mandir_in_Ujjain.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Mahakaleshwar_Mandir_in_Ujjain.jpg/199px-Mahakaleshwar_Mandir_in_Ujjain.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1536" data-file-height="2048" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th>10 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Kukkuteswara_Temple" title="Kukkuteswara Temple">Kukkuteswara Swamy Temple</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pithapuram" title="Pithapuram">Pithapuram</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Andhra_Pradesh" title="Andhra Pradesh">Andhra Pradesh</a> </td> <td>Pushkarini Pitham </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Human_back" title="Human back">Back</a> </td> <td>Goddess <a href="/wiki/Chandi" title="Chandi">Puruhutika</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:KukkuteswaraTempleInside-Pithapuram.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/KukkuteswaraTempleInside-Pithapuram.JPG/100px-KukkuteswaraTempleInside-Pithapuram.JPG" decoding="async" width="100" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/KukkuteswaraTempleInside-Pithapuram.JPG/150px-KukkuteswaraTempleInside-Pithapuram.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/KukkuteswaraTempleInside-Pithapuram.JPG/200px-KukkuteswaraTempleInside-Pithapuram.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2288" data-file-height="1712" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th>11 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Biraja_Temple" title="Biraja Temple">Biraja Temple</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jajpur" title="Jajpur">Jajpur</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Odisha" title="Odisha">Odisha</a> </td> <td>Oddyana Pitham </td> <td>Part of <a href="/wiki/Abdomen" title="Abdomen">abdomen</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kamalatmika" title="Kamalatmika">Goddess Biraja</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Maa_Biraja_Temple.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Maa_Biraja_Temple.jpg/100px-Maa_Biraja_Temple.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Maa_Biraja_Temple.jpg/150px-Maa_Biraja_Temple.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b3/Maa_Biraja_Temple.jpg/199px-Maa_Biraja_Temple.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="1600" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th>12 </th> <td>Bhimeswara Temple </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Draksharamam" title="Draksharamam">Draksharamam</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Andhra_Pradesh" title="Andhra Pradesh">Andhra Pradesh</a> </td> <td>Daksharama Pitham </td> <td>Left <a href="/wiki/Cheek" title="Cheek">cheek</a> </td> <td>Goddess <a href="/wiki/Bhuvaneshvari" title="Bhuvaneshvari">Manikyamba</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Draksharama_temple_-_Main_entrance.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Draksharama_temple_-_Main_entrance.jpg/100px-Draksharama_temple_-_Main_entrance.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Draksharama_temple_-_Main_entrance.jpg/150px-Draksharama_temple_-_Main_entrance.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Draksharama_temple_-_Main_entrance.jpg/199px-Draksharama_temple_-_Main_entrance.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1704" data-file-height="2272" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th>13 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Kamakhya_Temple" title="Kamakhya Temple">Kamakhya Temple</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Guwahati" title="Guwahati">Guwahati</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Assam" title="Assam">Assam</a> </td> <td>Kamarupa Pitham </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Female_reproductive_system" title="Female reproductive system">Genitals</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kamakhya" title="Kamakhya">Goddess Kamakhya</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ashyam.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Ashyam.JPG/100px-Ashyam.JPG" decoding="async" width="100" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Ashyam.JPG/150px-Ashyam.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Ashyam.JPG/199px-Ashyam.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2748" data-file-height="3664" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th>14 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Alopi_Devi_Mandir" title="Alopi Devi Mandir">Alopi Devi Mandir</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Prayaga" class="mw-redirect" title="Prayaga">Prayagraj</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Uttar_Pradesh" title="Uttar Pradesh">Uttar Pradesh</a> </td> <td>Prayaga Pitham </td> <td>Fingers </td> <td>Goddess <a href="/wiki/Mahadevi" title="Mahadevi">Madhaveshwari</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Alop_Shankari_Devi_Mandir,_Prayagraj.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Alop_Shankari_Devi_Mandir%2C_Prayagraj.jpg/100px-Alop_Shankari_Devi_Mandir%2C_Prayagraj.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="222" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Alop_Shankari_Devi_Mandir%2C_Prayagraj.jpg/150px-Alop_Shankari_Devi_Mandir%2C_Prayagraj.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/Alop_Shankari_Devi_Mandir%2C_Prayagraj.jpg/200px-Alop_Shankari_Devi_Mandir%2C_Prayagraj.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1192" data-file-height="2648" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th>15. </th> <td>Jwalamukhi Temple </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jawalamukhi" title="Jawalamukhi">Jwalamukhi</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Himachal_Pradesh" title="Himachal Pradesh">Himachal Pradesh</a> </td> <td>Jwalamukhi Pitham </td> <td>tongue </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jwala_Ji" class="mw-redirect" title="Jwala Ji">Goddess Jwalamukhi</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Jawalamukhi,_Himachal_Pradesh.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Jawalamukhi%2C_Himachal_Pradesh.jpg/100px-Jawalamukhi%2C_Himachal_Pradesh.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Jawalamukhi%2C_Himachal_Pradesh.jpg/150px-Jawalamukhi%2C_Himachal_Pradesh.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Jawalamukhi%2C_Himachal_Pradesh.jpg/200px-Jawalamukhi%2C_Himachal_Pradesh.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4032" data-file-height="3024" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th>16. </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Mangla_Gauri_Temple" title="Mangla Gauri Temple">Mangla Gauri Temple</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gaya_(India)" title="Gaya (India)">Gaya</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bihar" title="Bihar">Bihar</a> </td> <td>Gaya Pitham </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Breast" title="Breast">Breast</a> </td> <td>Goddess <a href="/wiki/Mahagauri" title="Mahagauri">Sarvamangala</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Mangala_Gauri_Temple_at_Gaya,_Bihar.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Mangala_Gauri_Temple_at_Gaya%2C_Bihar.jpg/100px-Mangala_Gauri_Temple_at_Gaya%2C_Bihar.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="66" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Mangala_Gauri_Temple_at_Gaya%2C_Bihar.jpg/150px-Mangala_Gauri_Temple_at_Gaya%2C_Bihar.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Mangala_Gauri_Temple_at_Gaya%2C_Bihar.jpg/200px-Mangala_Gauri_Temple_at_Gaya%2C_Bihar.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="679" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th>17. </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Vishalakshi_Temple" title="Vishalakshi Temple">Vishalakshi Temple</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Varanasi" title="Varanasi">Varanasi</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Uttar_Pradesh" title="Uttar Pradesh">Uttar Pradesh</a> </td> <td>Varanasi Pitham </td> <td>Earrings </td> <td>Goddess <a href="/wiki/Visalakshi" class="mw-redirect" title="Visalakshi">Vishalakshi</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%BF_%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%B2%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%9F%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%BF_%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8B%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%BF_%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%B2%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%9F%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%BF_%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8B%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D.jpg/100px-%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%BF_%E0%AE%B5%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%B2%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%9F%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%BF_%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8B%E0%AE%AF%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" 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<th>18. </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Sharada_Peeth" title="Sharada Peeth">Sharada Peeth</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sharda_Tehsil" title="Sharda Tehsil">Sharda, Kashmir</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Azad_Kashmir" title="Azad Kashmir">Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir</a> </td> <td>Sharada Pitham </td> <td>Right hand </td> <td>Goddess <a href="/wiki/Saraswati" title="Saraswati">Sharada</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sharda_University_main_building_Front_view.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Sharda_University_main_building_Front_view.jpg/100px-Sharda_University_main_building_Front_view.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Sharda_University_main_building_Front_view.jpg/150px-Sharda_University_main_building_Front_view.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Sharda_University_main_building_Front_view.jpg/200px-Sharda_University_main_building_Front_view.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3456" data-file-height="5184" /></a></span> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><a href="/wiki/Sharada_Peeth" title="Sharada Peeth">Sharadha pitha</a> is currently in a ruined state.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Only ruins are found in these places. Its ruins are near the <a href="/wiki/Line_of_Control" title="Line of Control">Line of Control</a> (LOC)<sup id="cite_ref-hindu1_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hindu1-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> between the Indian and Pakistani-controlled portions of the former <a href="/wiki/Princely_state" title="Princely state">princely state</a> of <a href="/wiki/Kashmir_and_Jammu_(princely_state)" class="mw-redirect" title="Kashmir and Jammu (princely state)">Kashmir and Jammu</a>. Instead, <a href="/wiki/Sringeri_Sharada_Peetham" title="Sringeri Sharada Peetham">Sringeri Sharada pitham</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sringeri" title="Sringeri">Sringeri</a> in Karnataka even though not a Shakta pithas, is this aspect of the goddess. It is believed that Goddess Sharada moved from her ruined temple in Kashmir to live in the new temple in Sringeri. Requests have been made by the Hindu community in Pakistan to the Pakistani government to renovate the temple, the issue being raised by former Indian Home minister <a href="/wiki/L._K._Advani" title="L. K. Advani">L. K. Advani</a> to the Pakistan authorities<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> as a confidence-building measure, by increasing the people-to-people cross-border interaction.<sup id="cite_ref-hindu1_20-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hindu1-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Currently, a new Sharada pitha temple has been inaugurated and consecrated by the Indian Government and the <a href="/wiki/Sringeri_Sharada_Peetham" title="Sringeri Sharada Peetham">Sringeri Sharada Peetham</a> in 2023, in Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir, on the other side of the LOC and much farther from the original temple. The Indian Government is planning an international corridor between the old Sharada pitha and mainland India. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="In_Skanda_Purana">In Skanda Purana</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Shakta_pithas&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: In Skanda Purana"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>As per Sankara Samhita of <a href="/wiki/Skanda_Purana" title="Skanda Purana">Skanda Purana</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ol><li>Sri Sankari Pitham (<a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka" title="Sri Lanka">Sri Lanka</a>)</li> <li>Sri Simhika Pitham (Simhala)</li> <li>Sri Manika Pitham (<a href="/wiki/Draksharamam" title="Draksharamam">Draksharamam</a>, Dakshavati)</li> <li>Sri Shadkala Pitham (<a href="/wiki/Kukkuteswara_Temple" title="Kukkuteswara Temple">Peethapuram</a>)</li> <li>Sri Bhramaramba Pitham (<a href="/wiki/Srisailam" title="Srisailam">Srisailam</a>)</li> <li>Sri Vijaya Pitham (<a href="/wiki/Vijayapuram" title="Vijayapuram">Vijayapura</a>)</li> <li>Sri Mahalakshmi Pitham (<a href="/wiki/Kolhapur" title="Kolhapur">Kolhapur</a>)</li> <li>Sri padmakshi renuka Pitham (<a href="/wiki/Maharashtra" title="Maharashtra">Mahurgad</a>)</li> <li>Sri Kamakoti Pitham (<a href="/wiki/Kanchipuram" title="Kanchipuram">Kanchipuram</a>)</li> <li>Sri Kuchananda Pitham (<a href="/wiki/Muktinath" title="Muktinath">Salagrama</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Biraja_Temple" title="Biraja Temple">Sri Biraja Pitham</a> (<a href="/wiki/Jajpur" title="Jajpur">Jajpur</a>)</li> <li>Sri Bhadreshwari Pitham (Harmyagiri)</li> <li>Sri Mahakali Pitham (<a href="/wiki/Ujjain" title="Ujjain">Ujjain</a>)</li> <li>Sri Vindhyavasini Pitham (<a href="/wiki/Vindhya_Range" title="Vindhya Range">Vindhya</a> mountains)</li> <li>Sri Mahayogi Pitham (Ahicchatra)</li> <li>Sri Kanyaka Pitham (Kanyakumari)</li> <li>Sri Vishalakshi Pitham (<a href="/wiki/Varanasi" title="Varanasi">Varanasi</a>)</li> <li>Sri Saraswati Pitham (<a href="/wiki/Kashmir" title="Kashmir">Kashmir</a>)</li> <li>Sri Abhirami Pitham (Padmagiri, <a href="/wiki/Dindigul" title="Dindigul">Dindigul</a>)</li></ol> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="List_of_all_Shakta_pithas">List of all Shakta pithas</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Shakta_pithas&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: List of all Shakta pithas"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1251242444"><table class="box-Expert_needed plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/b4/Ambox_important.svg/40px-Ambox_important.svg.png" decoding="async" width="40" height="40" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/b4/Ambox_important.svg/60px-Ambox_important.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/b4/Ambox_important.svg/80px-Ambox_important.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="40" data-file-height="40" /></span></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>needs attention from an expert in Hinduism</b>. The specific problem is: <b>Listing confusion and unverifiable other information.</b><span class="hide-when-compact"> <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Hinduism" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Hinduism">WikiProject Hinduism</a> may be able to help recruit an expert.</span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">November 2019</span>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1251242444"><table class="box-Missing_information plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Wiki_letter_w.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/6c/Wiki_letter_w.svg/44px-Wiki_letter_w.svg.png" decoding="async" width="44" height="44" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/6c/Wiki_letter_w.svg/66px-Wiki_letter_w.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/6c/Wiki_letter_w.svg/88px-Wiki_letter_w.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="44" data-file-height="44" /></a></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>is missing information</b> about List of Shakta pithas. The total listing is 108.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please expand the section to include this information. Further details may exist on the <a href="/wiki/Talk:Shakta_pithas" title="Talk:Shakta pithas">talk page</a>.</span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">July 2022</span>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>In the listings<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> below: </p> <ul><li>"Shakti" refers to the Goddess worshipped at each location, all being manifestations of Goddess <a href="/wiki/Sati_(Hindu_goddess)" title="Sati (Hindu goddess)">Sati</a>; later known as <a href="/wiki/Parvati" title="Parvati">Parvati</a> or <a href="/wiki/Durga" title="Durga">Durga</a>;</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Bhairava" title="Bhairava">Bhairava</a>" refers to the corresponding consort, each a manifestation of Shiva;</li> <li>"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.</li></ul> <p>More details on this are available in the text 'Tantrachūḍamanī'<sup id="cite_ref-:0_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> where Parvati tells these details to her son <a href="/wiki/Kartikeya" title="Kartikeya">Skanda</a>. </p><p>Important: 1) The main idol of the Dhakeshwari Shaktipeeth in <a href="/wiki/Bangladesh" title="Bangladesh">Bangladesh</a> is currently relocated to the Kumartuli Dhakeshwari Temple in <a href="/wiki/Kolkata" title="Kolkata">Kolkata</a>, <a href="/wiki/West_Bengal" title="West Bengal">West Bengal</a>. The temple priest fled to India with the main idol during the <a href="/wiki/Partition_of_India" title="Partition of India">partition</a> via a specially chartered train. While in the original shrine, a replica is placed. The original holy gem of Goddess Sati was lost long before (the factual date is unknown). So for the actual idol, visit the <a href="/wiki/Kumortuli" title="Kumortuli">Kumartoli</a> shrine. </p><p>2) The Shrinkhala Shaktipeeth (one of 18 Maha Shakti Peethas) in <a href="/wiki/Hooghly_district" title="Hooghly district">Hooghly</a>, <a href="/wiki/West_Bengal" title="West Bengal">West Bengal</a>, is a disputed site. The original shrine was destroyed during the <a href="/wiki/Partition_of_India" title="Partition of India">partition of India</a> in 1947 and an Islamic <a href="/wiki/Minaret" title="Minaret">Minar</a> was built there by the Muslims. Years later, a door claimed by the locals as the door to the sanctum of the temple is closed by the <a href="/wiki/Archaeological_Survey_of_India" title="Archaeological Survey of India">ASI</a>. The Hindus claim that the temple was destroyed and the minar was built there. It is claimed that the idol of Goddess Shrinkhala was taken to <a href="/wiki/Sringeri" title="Sringeri">Sringeri</a> in Karnataka but no such evidence exists there to date because a different Sharada Devi Temple was built there by <a href="/wiki/Adi_Shankaracharya" class="mw-redirect" title="Adi Shankaracharya">Adi Shankaracharya</a>. At present in the Hooghly district, only the Ratnabali Shaktipeeth is present. </p> <table class="wikitable sortable" border="1"> <tbody><tr> <th>Sr. No. </th> <th>Place </th> <th>State in India/Country </th> <th>Body part or ornament </th> <th>Shakti </th> <th>Bhairava </th> <th>Image </th></tr> <tr> <th>1 </th> <td><b>A</b>. <a href="/wiki/Amarnath_Temple" title="Amarnath Temple">Amarnath Temple</a>, from <a href="/wiki/Srinagar" title="Srinagar">Srinagar</a> through <a href="/wiki/Pahalgam" title="Pahalgam">Pahalgam</a> 94 km by Bus, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Chandanwari&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chandanwari (page does not exist)">Chandanwari</a> 16 km by walk<br /><b>B</b>. Shri Parvat in <a href="/wiki/Ladakh" title="Ladakh">Ladakh</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jammu_and_Kashmir_(union_territory)" title="Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)">Jammu and Kashmir</a> </td> <td>A. Throat<br />B. <a href="/wiki/Anklet" title="Anklet">Anklet</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mahadevi" title="Mahadevi">Mahamaya</a> Devi </td> <td>Trisandhyeshwar (<a href="/wiki/Shiva" title="Shiva">Amarnath</a>) </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Lord_Amarnath.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Lord_Amarnath.jpg/100px-Lord_Amarnath.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Lord_Amarnath.jpg/150px-Lord_Amarnath.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Lord_Amarnath.jpg/200px-Lord_Amarnath.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1200" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th>2 </th> <td> <ol><li><a href="/wiki/Attahas,_Katwa" title="Attahas, Katwa">Attahas Temple</a> – At a village also named as Attahas or Ashtahas around 2 km east of Labhpur village road in the district of <a href="/wiki/Birbhum" class="mw-redirect" title="Birbhum">Birbhum</a></li></ol> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Bengal" title="West Bengal">West Bengal</a> </td> <td>Lips </td> <td>Phullara Devi </td> <td>Vishveshwar </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Fullara_Temple.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Fullara_Temple.jpg/100px-Fullara_Temple.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="63" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Fullara_Temple.jpg/150px-Fullara_Temple.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Fullara_Temple.jpg/200px-Fullara_Temple.jpg 2x" data-file-width="569" data-file-height="360" /></a></span> <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Attohas_Mandir,_Bardhaman.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Attohas_Mandir%2C_Bardhaman.jpg/100px-Attohas_Mandir%2C_Bardhaman.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Attohas_Mandir%2C_Bardhaman.jpg/150px-Attohas_Mandir%2C_Bardhaman.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Attohas_Mandir%2C_Bardhaman.jpg/200px-Attohas_Mandir%2C_Bardhaman.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4000" data-file-height="3000" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th>3 </th> <td>Bahula at <a href="/wiki/Ketugram" title="Ketugram">Ketugram</a>, 8 km from <a href="/wiki/Katwa" title="Katwa">Katwa</a>, <a href="/wiki/Purba_Bardhaman_district" title="Purba Bardhaman district">Purba Bardhaman</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Bengal" title="West Bengal">West Bengal</a> </td> <td>Left arm </td> <td>Goddess Bahuladevi </td> <td>Bhirukeshwar<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Shri_Bahula_Shaktipeeth_Temple,_Ketugram.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Shri_Bahula_Shaktipeeth_Temple%2C_Ketugram.jpg/100px-Shri_Bahula_Shaktipeeth_Temple%2C_Ketugram.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="178" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Shri_Bahula_Shaktipeeth_Temple%2C_Ketugram.jpg/150px-Shri_Bahula_Shaktipeeth_Temple%2C_Ketugram.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Shri_Bahula_Shaktipeeth_Temple%2C_Ketugram.jpg/200px-Shri_Bahula_Shaktipeeth_Temple%2C_Ketugram.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1840" data-file-height="3280" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th>4 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Bakreshwar" title="Bakreshwar">Bakreshwar</a>, on the banks of <a href="/w/index.php?title=Paaphara&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Paaphara (page does not exist)">Paaphara</a> river, 24 km distance from Siuri Town [a district headquarter], district <a href="/wiki/Birbhum" class="mw-redirect" title="Birbhum">Birbhum</a>, 7 km from Dubrajpur Rly. Station </td> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Bengal" title="West Bengal">West Bengal</a> </td> <td>Portion between the eyebrows </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Durga" title="Durga">Mahishamardini</a> devi </td> <td>Vakranatheshwar </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Bakreswar_Temples_and_Hot_spring_03.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Bakreswar_Temples_and_Hot_spring_03.jpg/100px-Bakreswar_Temples_and_Hot_spring_03.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Bakreswar_Temples_and_Hot_spring_03.jpg/150px-Bakreswar_Temples_and_Hot_spring_03.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Bakreswar_Temples_and_Hot_spring_03.jpg/200px-Bakreswar_Temples_and_Hot_spring_03.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4128" data-file-height="3096" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th>5 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Avanti" class="mw-disambig" title="Avanti">Avanti</a>, also known as Harsiddhi, at Bhairav hills on the banks of <a href="/wiki/Shipra" class="mw-redirect" title="Shipra">Shipra</a> river in the city of <a href="/wiki/Ujjaini" class="mw-redirect" title="Ujjaini">Ujjaini</a>. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Madhya_Pradesh" title="Madhya Pradesh">Madhya Pradesh</a> </td> <td>Elbow </td> <td>Avanti Devi </td> <td>Lambkarneshwar </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>6 </th> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Aparna_Shaktipeeth&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Aparna Shaktipeeth (page does not exist)">Bhabanipur</a>, located in the Upazila of <a href="/wiki/Sherpur_Upazila" title="Sherpur Upazila">Sherpur</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bogra_District" title="Bogra District">Bogra</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rajshahi_Division" title="Rajshahi Division">Rajshahi Division</a>. Also located at Karatoyatat, it is about 28 km distance from the town of Sherpur. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rajshahi_Division" title="Rajshahi Division">Rajshahi Division</a>, Bangladesh </td> <td>Left <a href="/wiki/Anklet" title="Anklet">anklet</a> (ornament) </td> <td>Aparna Devi </td> <td>Vamaneshwar </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Vabanipur_Temple_-_panoramio_(9).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Vabanipur_Temple_-_panoramio_%289%29.jpg/100px-Vabanipur_Temple_-_panoramio_%289%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="56" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Vabanipur_Temple_-_panoramio_%289%29.jpg/150px-Vabanipur_Temple_-_panoramio_%289%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Vabanipur_Temple_-_panoramio_%289%29.jpg/200px-Vabanipur_Temple_-_panoramio_%289%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4000" data-file-height="2248" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th>7 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Biraja_Temple" title="Biraja Temple">Biraja Temple</a> at <a href="/wiki/Jajpur" title="Jajpur">Jajpur</a>, in <a href="/wiki/Jajpur" title="Jajpur">Jajpur</a> District </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Odisha" title="Odisha">Odisha</a> </td> <td>Navel </td> <td>Biraja Devi </td> <td>Varaheshwar (Baraha) </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/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" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/Front_view_from_left_side_of_Viraja%28also_named_as_Biraja%29_Temple_as_per_list_of_State_Protected_Monuments_in_Odisha._Serial_Number_S-OR-105.jpg/100px-Front_view_from_left_side_of_Viraja%28also_named_as_Biraja%29_Temple_as_per_list_of_State_Protected_Monuments_in_Odisha._Serial_Number_S-OR-105.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/Front_view_from_left_side_of_Viraja%28also_named_as_Biraja%29_Temple_as_per_list_of_State_Protected_Monuments_in_Odisha._Serial_Number_S-OR-105.jpg/150px-Front_view_from_left_side_of_Viraja%28also_named_as_Biraja%29_Temple_as_per_list_of_State_Protected_Monuments_in_Odisha._Serial_Number_S-OR-105.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/Front_view_from_left_side_of_Viraja%28also_named_as_Biraja%29_Temple_as_per_list_of_State_Protected_Monuments_in_Odisha._Serial_Number_S-OR-105.jpg/200px-Front_view_from_left_side_of_Viraja%28also_named_as_Biraja%29_Temple_as_per_list_of_State_Protected_Monuments_in_Odisha._Serial_Number_S-OR-105.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4160" data-file-height="3120" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th>8 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Muktinath" title="Muktinath">Muktinath</a> Temple<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nepal" title="Nepal">Nepal</a> </td> <td>Head </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gandaki_Chandi&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Gandaki Chandi (page does not exist)">Gandaki Chandi</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chakrapani" class="mw-disambig" title="Chakrapani">Chakrapani</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Muktinath_Temple.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Muktinath_Temple.jpg/100px-Muktinath_Temple.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Muktinath_Temple.jpg/150px-Muktinath_Temple.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Muktinath_Temple.jpg/200px-Muktinath_Temple.jpg 2x" data-file-width="720" data-file-height="540" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th>9 </th> <td>Goddess Bhadrakali on banks of Godavari in <a href="/wiki/Nashik" title="Nashik">Nashik</a> city (<a href="/wiki/Saptashrungi" title="Saptashrungi">Saptashrungi</a>) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Maharashtra" title="Maharashtra">Maharashtra</a> </td> <td>Chin (2 parts) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bhadrakali" title="Bhadrakali">Bhadrakali</a> devi </td> <td>Vikritaksheshwar </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Goddess_Saptashrungi_Devi_Temple1.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Goddess_Saptashrungi_Devi_Temple1.jpg/100px-Goddess_Saptashrungi_Devi_Temple1.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Goddess_Saptashrungi_Devi_Temple1.jpg/150px-Goddess_Saptashrungi_Devi_Temple1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Goddess_Saptashrungi_Devi_Temple1.jpg/200px-Goddess_Saptashrungi_Devi_Temple1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="1536" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th>10 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Hinglaj_Mata" class="mw-redirect" title="Hinglaj Mata">Hinglaj Mata</a> Temple </td> <td>Pakistan </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sahasrara" title="Sahasrara">Bramharandhra</a> (Part of the head) </td> <td>Kottari Devi </td> <td>Bhimalochaneshwar </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Nani_ki_Mandir2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Nani_ki_Mandir2.jpg/100px-Nani_ki_Mandir2.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Nani_ki_Mandir2.jpg/150px-Nani_ki_Mandir2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Nani_ki_Mandir2.jpg/200px-Nani_ki_Mandir2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2576" data-file-height="1932" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th>11 </th> <td>Jayanti at Nartiang village in the <a href="/wiki/Jaintia_Hills_district" title="Jaintia Hills district">Jaintia Hills district</a>. This Shakta pitha is locally known as the <a href="/wiki/Nartiang_Durga_Temple" title="Nartiang Durga Temple">Nartiang Durga Temple</a>. Also said to be in <a href="/wiki/Amta" title="Amta">Amta West Bengal</a> as Malai Chandi Mata </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Meghalaya" title="Meghalaya">Meghalaya</a> </td> <td>Left <a href="/wiki/Thigh" title="Thigh">thigh</a> </td> <td>Jayanti Devi </td> <td>Kramadishwar </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Nartiang_Durga_temple.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Nartiang_Durga_temple.jpg/100px-Nartiang_Durga_temple.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="63" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Nartiang_Durga_temple.jpg/150px-Nartiang_Durga_temple.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Nartiang_Durga_temple.jpg/200px-Nartiang_Durga_temple.jpg 2x" data-file-width="720" data-file-height="453" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th>12 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Jeshoreshwari_Kali_Temple" title="Jeshoreshwari Kali Temple">Jeshoreshwari Kali Temple</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bangladesh" title="Bangladesh">Bangladesh</a> </td> <td>Palms of hands and soles of the feet </td> <td>Jashoreshwari </td> <td>Chandeshwar </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%B6%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B6%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%80_%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%80_%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B0,_%E0%A6%88%E0%A6%B6%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%80%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B0,_%E0%A6%B6%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%B0,_%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B7%E0%A7%80%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE,_%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%82%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B6%E0%A5%A4.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img 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title="Himachal Pradesh">Himachal Pradesh</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tongue" title="Tongue">Tongue</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jwala_Ji" class="mw-redirect" title="Jwala Ji">Jwalamukhi</a> (<a href="/wiki/Ambika_(goddess)" title="Ambika (goddess)">Ambika</a>) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ashta_Bhairava" title="Ashta Bhairava">Unmatta Bhairaveshwar</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Jwalamukhi_temple,kangra,_himachal_pradesh..JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Jwalamukhi_temple%2Ckangra%2C_himachal_pradesh..JPG/100px-Jwalamukhi_temple%2Ckangra%2C_himachal_pradesh..JPG" decoding="async" width="100" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Jwalamukhi_temple%2Ckangra%2C_himachal_pradesh..JPG/150px-Jwalamukhi_temple%2Ckangra%2C_himachal_pradesh..JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Jwalamukhi_temple%2Ckangra%2C_himachal_pradesh..JPG/200px-Jwalamukhi_temple%2Ckangra%2C_himachal_pradesh..JPG 2x" data-file-width="2816" data-file-height="2112" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th>14 </th> <td>Kalipeeth, (<a href="/wiki/Kalighat" title="Kalighat">Kalighat</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kolkata" title="Kolkata">Kolkata</a>) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Bengal" title="West Bengal">West Bengal</a> </td> <td>Right toes </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kali" title="Kali">Kali</a> Devi </td> <td>Nakuleshwar </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Kalighat_Kali_temple_(7169298723).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/Kalighat_Kali_temple_%287169298723%29.jpg/100px-Kalighat_Kali_temple_%287169298723%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="133" class="mw-file-element" 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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Kamakhya_Templeview.jpg/100px-Kamakhya_Templeview.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Kamakhya_Templeview.jpg/150px-Kamakhya_Templeview.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ab/Kamakhya_Templeview.jpg/200px-Kamakhya_Templeview.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4320" data-file-height="3240" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th>16 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Kankalitala" title="Kankalitala">Kankalitala</a>, on the banks of <a href="/wiki/Kopai_River" title="Kopai River">Kopai River</a> 10 km north-east of <a href="/wiki/Bolpur" title="Bolpur">Bolpur</a> station in <a href="/wiki/Birbhum" class="mw-redirect" title="Birbhum">Birbhum</a> district, Devi locally known as Kankaleshwari </td> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Bengal" title="West Bengal">West Bengal</a> </td> <td>waist </td> <td>Devgarbha Devi </td> <td>Rurunatheshwar </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Kankalitala_Temple_complex,_Birbhum,_West_Bengal_05.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Kankalitala_Temple_complex%2C_Birbhum%2C_West_Bengal_05.jpg/100px-Kankalitala_Temple_complex%2C_Birbhum%2C_West_Bengal_05.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Kankalitala_Temple_complex%2C_Birbhum%2C_West_Bengal_05.jpg/150px-Kankalitala_Temple_complex%2C_Birbhum%2C_West_Bengal_05.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Kankalitala_Temple_complex%2C_Birbhum%2C_West_Bengal_05.jpg/200px-Kankalitala_Temple_complex%2C_Birbhum%2C_West_Bengal_05.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4128" data-file-height="3096" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th>17 </th> <td><b>A</b> <a href="/wiki/Kanyashram" class="mw-redirect" title="Kanyashram">Kanyashram</a> of Balaambika – The <a href="/wiki/Devi_Kanya_Kumari" title="Devi Kanya Kumari">Bhagavathy</a> temple in <a href="/wiki/Kanyakumari" title="Kanyakumari">Kanyakumari</a>, the southernmost tip of mainland India, <a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu" title="Tamil Nadu">Tamil Nadu</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu" title="Tamil Nadu">Tamil Nadu</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Human_back" title="Human back">Back</a> </td> <td>Sarvani </td> <td>Nimisheshwar </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Kanyakumari_Temple.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/Kanyakumari_Temple.jpg/100px-Kanyakumari_Temple.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="76" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/Kanyakumari_Temple.jpg/150px-Kanyakumari_Temple.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/Kanyakumari_Temple.jpg/200px-Kanyakumari_Temple.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="763" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th>18 </th> <td>Vajreshwari Temple, Nagarkot, district Kangra </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Himachal_Pradesh" title="Himachal Pradesh">Himachal Pradesh</a> </td> <td>left Breast </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Durga" title="Durga">Jayadurga</a> Devi </td> <td>Abhirunatheshwar </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>19 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Kiriteswari_Temple" title="Kiriteswari Temple">Kiriteswari Temple</a> at Kiritkona village, 3 km from <a href="/wiki/Lalbag_Court_Road_railway_station" title="Lalbag Court Road railway station">Lalbag Court Road railway station</a> in <a href="/wiki/Murshidabad_district" title="Murshidabad district">Murshidabad district</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Bengal" title="West Bengal">West Bengal</a> </td> <td>Crown </td> <td>Vimala Devi </td> <td>Sanvarteshwar </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Kiriteswari_Temple.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Kiriteswari_Temple.jpg/100px-Kiriteswari_Temple.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Kiriteswari_Temple.jpg/150px-Kiriteswari_Temple.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1e/Kiriteswari_Temple.jpg/200px-Kiriteswari_Temple.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4000" data-file-height="3000" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th>20 </th> <td>Ratnavali, on the banks of <a href="/w/index.php?title=Ratnakar_River&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ratnakar River (page does not exist)">Ratnakar</a> river at <a href="/wiki/Khanakul_I" title="Khanakul I">Khanakul I</a> <a href="/wiki/Krishnanagar,_Hooghly" title="Krishnanagar, Hooghly">Krishnanagar</a>, district <a href="/wiki/Hooghly_District" class="mw-redirect" title="Hooghly District">Hooghly</a> (locally known as Anandamayee Tala) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Bengal" title="West Bengal">West Bengal</a> </td> <td>Right <a href="/wiki/Shoulder" title="Shoulder">Shoulder</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Devi_Kanya_Kumari" title="Devi Kanya Kumari">Kumari</a> Devi </td> <td>Ghanteshwar </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:ANANDAMAYI_TALA_KALI_MANDIR_KRISHNANAGAR_-_panoramio.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/ANANDAMAYI_TALA_KALI_MANDIR_KRISHNANAGAR_-_panoramio.jpg/100px-ANANDAMAYI_TALA_KALI_MANDIR_KRISHNANAGAR_-_panoramio.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/ANANDAMAYI_TALA_KALI_MANDIR_KRISHNANAGAR_-_panoramio.jpg/150px-ANANDAMAYI_TALA_KALI_MANDIR_KRISHNANAGAR_-_panoramio.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/ANANDAMAYI_TALA_KALI_MANDIR_KRISHNANAGAR_-_panoramio.jpg/200px-ANANDAMAYI_TALA_KALI_MANDIR_KRISHNANAGAR_-_panoramio.jpg 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="1200" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th>21 </th> <td>Locally known as Trishrota/Bhramari Devi in <a href="/wiki/Jalpaiguri" title="Jalpaiguri">Jalpaiguri</a> near a small village Boda on the bank of river <a href="/wiki/Teesta_River" title="Teesta River">Teesta</a> or Tri-shrota (combination of three flows) mentioned in Puranas </td> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Bengal" title="West Bengal">West Bengal</a> </td> <td>Left leg </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bhramari" title="Bhramari">Bhramari</a> Devi </td> <td>Ambareshwar </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Melai_Chandi_Mandir_-_Amta_-_Howrah_20190323_114810_10.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Melai_Chandi_Mandir_-_Amta_-_Howrah_20190323_114810_10.jpg/100px-Melai_Chandi_Mandir_-_Amta_-_Howrah_20190323_114810_10.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Melai_Chandi_Mandir_-_Amta_-_Howrah_20190323_114810_10.jpg/150px-Melai_Chandi_Mandir_-_Amta_-_Howrah_20190323_114810_10.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Melai_Chandi_Mandir_-_Amta_-_Howrah_20190323_114810_10.jpg/200px-Melai_Chandi_Mandir_-_Amta_-_Howrah_20190323_114810_10.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4128" data-file-height="3096" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th>22 </th> <td>Manas, under <a href="/wiki/Tibet" title="Tibet">Tibet</a> at the foot of <a href="/wiki/Mount_Kailash" title="Mount Kailash">Mount Kailash</a> in <a href="/wiki/Lake_Manasarovar" title="Lake Manasarovar">Lake Manasarovar</a>, a piece of Stone </td> <td>China </td> <td>Right hand </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sati_(Hindu_goddess)" title="Sati (Hindu goddess)">Dakshayani</a> Devi </td> <td>Amareshwar </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>23 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Manibandh_Shaktipeeth" title="Manibandh Shaktipeeth">Manibandh</a>, at Gayatri hills near <a href="/wiki/Pushkar" title="Pushkar">Pushkar</a> 11 km north-west of <a href="/wiki/Ajmer" title="Ajmer">Ajmer</a>. People know this temple as Chamunda Mata Temple or Shri Raj Rajeshwari Puruhuta Manivedic Shaktipitha. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rajasthan" title="Rajasthan">Rajasthan</a> </td> <td>Wrists </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gayatri" title="Gayatri">Gayatri</a> Devi </td> <td>Sarvanandeshwar </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>24 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Mithila_(ancient)" class="mw-redirect" title="Mithila (ancient)">Mithila</a>, near <a href="/wiki/Janakpur" title="Janakpur">Janakpur</a> railway station on the border of India and <a href="/wiki/Nepal" title="Nepal">Nepal</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nepal" title="Nepal">Nepal</a> </td> <td>Left shoulder </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Parvati" title="Parvati">Uma</a> Devi </td> <td>Mahodareshwar </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>25 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Nainativu" title="Nainativu">Nainativu</a> (Manipallavam), <a href="/wiki/Northern_Province,_Sri_Lanka" title="Northern Province, Sri Lanka">Northern Province, Sri Lanka</a>. Located 36 km from the ancient capital of the <a href="/wiki/Jaffna_kingdom" title="Jaffna kingdom">Jaffna kingdom</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nallur_(Jaffna)" class="mw-redirect" title="Nallur (Jaffna)">Nallur</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Murti" title="Murti">murti</a> of the Goddess is believed to have been consecrated and worshipped by <a href="/wiki/Lord_Indra" class="mw-redirect" title="Lord Indra">Indra</a>. The protagonist, <a href="/wiki/Lord_Rama" class="mw-redirect" title="Lord Rama">Lord Rama</a> and antagonist, <a href="/wiki/Ravana" title="Ravana">Ravana</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Sanskrit" title="Sanskrit">Sanskrit</a> epic <a href="/wiki/Ramayana" title="Ramayana">Ramayana</a> have offered obeisances to the Goddess. <a href="/wiki/N%C4%81ga" title="Nāga">Nāga</a> and <a href="/wiki/Garuda" title="Garuda">Garuda</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Sanskrit" title="Sanskrit">Sanskrit</a> epic <a href="/wiki/Mahabharata" title="Mahabharata">Mahabharata</a>; resolved their longstanding feuds after worshipping this Goddess. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka" title="Sri Lanka">Sri Lanka</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Silambu" title="Silambu">Silambu</a> (Anklets) </td> <td>Indrakshi (Nagapooshani / <a href="/wiki/Bhuvaneshvari" title="Bhuvaneshvari">Bhuvaneshvari</a>) </td> <td>Rakshaseshwar (Nayanair) </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>26 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Guhyeshwari_Temple" title="Guhyeshwari Temple">Guhyeshwari Temple</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nepal" title="Nepal">Nepal</a> </td> <td>Both knees </td> <td>Mahashira Devi </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bhikshatana" title="Bhikshatana">Kapalishwar</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Guhyeshwari_Temple_Primises_01.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Guhyeshwari_Temple_Primises_01.JPG/100px-Guhyeshwari_Temple_Primises_01.JPG" decoding="async" width="100" height="56" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Guhyeshwari_Temple_Primises_01.JPG/150px-Guhyeshwari_Temple_Primises_01.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Guhyeshwari_Temple_Primises_01.JPG/200px-Guhyeshwari_Temple_Primises_01.JPG 2x" data-file-width="4608" data-file-height="2592" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th>27 </th> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chattal_Bhawani_Shaktipeeth/Chandranath_Temple&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chattal Bhawani Shaktipeeth/Chandranath Temple (page does not exist)">Chattal Bhawani Shaktipeeth/Chandranath Temple</a> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chittagong-Bangladesh&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chittagong-Bangladesh (page does not exist)">Chittagong-Bangladesh</a> </td> <td>upper teeth </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Chattal_Bhawani&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Chattal Bhawani (page does not exist)">Chattal Bhawani</a> Devi </td> <td>Chandrashekhar </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Chandranath_Temple_2019-01-16_(27).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Chandranath_Temple_2019-01-16_%2827%29.jpg/100px-Chandranath_Temple_2019-01-16_%2827%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="47" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Chandranath_Temple_2019-01-16_%2827%29.jpg/150px-Chandranath_Temple_2019-01-16_%2827%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Chandranath_Temple_2019-01-16_%2827%29.jpg/200px-Chandranath_Temple_2019-01-16_%2827%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3951" data-file-height="1875" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th>28 </th> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Panchsagar&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Panchsagar (page does not exist)">Panchsagar</a> Near Lohaghat (in <a href="/wiki/Champawat" title="Champawat">Champawat</a> District of Uttarakhand) just 12 km from nearest railway station Tanakpur. <a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A3%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80" class="extiw" title="hi:पूर्णागिरी">पूर्णागिरी</a> <a href="/wiki/Champawat" title="Champawat">Champawat</a> Varahi Devi </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Uttarakhand" title="Uttarakhand">Uttarakhand</a> </td> <td>Lower teeth/ Navel </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Varahi" title="Varahi">Varahi</a> Devi </td> <td>Maharudra </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>29 </th> <td>Near <a href="/wiki/Somnath_temple" title="Somnath temple">Somnath temple</a>, <a href="/wiki/Veraval" title="Veraval">Veraval</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gir_Somnath_district" title="Gir Somnath district">Gir Somnath</a> district. Local People call this temple as Kali Mandir, It is nearby <a href="/wiki/Triveni_Sangam" title="Triveni Sangam">Triveni Sangam</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gujarat" title="Gujarat">Gujarat</a> </td> <td>Stomach </td> <td>Chandrabhaga </td> <td>Vakratundeshwar </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>30 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Alopi_Devi_Mandir" title="Alopi Devi Mandir">Alopi Devi Mandir</a> near <a href="/wiki/Sangam_at_Allahabad" class="mw-redirect" title="Sangam at Allahabad">Sangam at Prayagraj</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Uttar_Pradesh" title="Uttar Pradesh">Uttar Pradesh</a> </td> <td>Finger </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tripura_Sundari" title="Tripura Sundari">Lalita</a> Devi </td> <td>Bhaveshwar </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>31 </th> <td>Present day <a href="/wiki/Kurukshetra" title="Kurukshetra">Kurukshetra</a> town or <a href="/wiki/Thanesar" title="Thanesar">Thanesar</a> ancient Sthaneshwar </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Haryana" title="Haryana">Haryana</a> </td> <td>Ankle bone </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bhadrakali" title="Bhadrakali">Bhadrakali</a> Devi </td> <td>Sthanu </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>32 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Maa_Sharda_Mandir,_Maihar" title="Maa Sharda Mandir, Maihar">Maa Sharda Mandir</a> on top Trikoot Hill, at <a href="/wiki/Maihar" title="Maihar">Maihar</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Madhya_Pradesh" title="Madhya Pradesh">Madhya Pradesh</a> </td> <td>necklace<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>Shivani Devi </td> <td>Chandeshwar </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>33 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Nandikeshwari_Temple" title="Nandikeshwari Temple">Nandikeshwari Temple</a> is located in <a href="/wiki/Sainthia" title="Sainthia">Sainthia</a> city </td> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Bengal" title="West Bengal">West Bengal</a> </td> <td>Necklace </td> <td>Nandini </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nandi_(Hinduism)" title="Nandi (Hinduism)">Nandikeshwar</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Slider-134.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Slider-134.jpg/100px-Slider-134.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="63" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Slider-134.jpg/150px-Slider-134.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Slider-134.jpg/200px-Slider-134.jpg 2x" data-file-width="720" data-file-height="450" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th>34 </th> <td>(Manikya Amba Shaktipeeth / Bheemeswara Swami Temple) <a href="/wiki/Draksharamam" title="Draksharamam">Draksharamam</a> <a href="/wiki/Kakinada" title="Kakinada">Kakinada</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Andhra_Pradesh" title="Andhra Pradesh">Andhra Pradesh</a> </td> <td>Navel </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Manikyamba&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Manikyamba (page does not exist)">Manikyamba</a> </td> <td>Bheemeshwar </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>35 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Naina_Devi#Temple" title="Naina Devi">Naina Devi Temple</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Himachal_Pradesh" title="Himachal Pradesh">Himachal Pradesh</a> </td> <td>Right eye </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Durga" title="Durga">Mahishamardini</a> Devi </td> <td>Krodhishwar </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>36 </th> <td>Shondesh/Shon/Maa Narmada temple, at the source point of <a href="/wiki/Narmada_River" title="Narmada River">Narmada River</a> in <a href="/wiki/Amarkantak" title="Amarkantak">Amarkantak</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Madhya_Pradesh" title="Madhya Pradesh">Madhya Pradesh</a> </td> <td>Right buttock </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Narmada_River" title="Narmada River">Narmada</a> </td> <td>Bhadraseneshwar </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>37 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Srisailam" title="Srisailam">Srisailam</a>, at Nallamala hills, <a href="/wiki/Andhra_Pradesh" title="Andhra Pradesh">Andhra Pradesh</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Andhra_Pradesh" title="Andhra Pradesh">Andhra Pradesh</a>, India </td> <td>Neck </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bhramari" title="Bhramari">Bhramarambika</a> Devi </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mallikarjuna_Temple,_Srisailam" title="Mallikarjuna Temple, Srisailam">Mallikarjuna</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>38 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Shuchi" title="Shuchi">Shuchi</a>, in a <a href="/wiki/Shiva" title="Shiva">Shiva</a> temple at <a href="/wiki/Suchindrum" class="mw-redirect" title="Suchindrum">Suchindrum</a> 11 km on <a href="/wiki/Kanyakumari_(town)" class="mw-redirect" title="Kanyakumari (town)">Kanyakumari</a> <a href="/wiki/Trivandrum" class="mw-redirect" title="Trivandrum">Trivandrum</a> road </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu" title="Tamil Nadu">Tamil Nadu</a> </td> <td>Upper teeth </td> <td>Narayani </td> <td>Sihareshwar </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>39 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Sugandha_Shaktipeeth" title="Sugandha Shaktipeeth">Sugandha</a>, situated in Shikarpur, Gournadi, about 20 km from <a href="/wiki/Barisal" title="Barisal">Barisal</a> town, on the banks of Sonda river.8 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bangladesh" title="Bangladesh">Bangladesh</a> </td> <td>Nose </td> <td>Sugandha </td> <td>Trayambakeshwar </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Goddess_Ugratara.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Goddess_Ugratara.jpg/100px-Goddess_Ugratara.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="178" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Goddess_Ugratara.jpg/150px-Goddess_Ugratara.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Goddess_Ugratara.jpg/200px-Goddess_Ugratara.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2268" data-file-height="4032" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th>40 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Udaipur,_Tripura" title="Udaipur, Tripura">Udaipur, Tripura</a>, at the top of the hills known as <a href="/wiki/Tripura_Sundari_temple" class="mw-redirect" title="Tripura Sundari temple">Tripura Sundari temple</a> near Radhakishorepur village, a little distance away from <a href="/wiki/Udaipur,_Tripura" title="Udaipur, Tripura">Udaipur</a> town </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tripura" title="Tripura">Tripura</a> </td> <td>Right leg </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tripura_Sundari" title="Tripura Sundari">Raja Rajeshwari Lalita Tripura Sundari</a> <p>(Third <a href="/wiki/Mahavidya" title="Mahavidya">mahavidya</a>) (main form of <a href="/wiki/Parvati" title="Parvati">Parvati</a>) </p> </td> <td>Tripureshwar </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>41 </th> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mangal_Chandika_Shaktipeeth&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Mangal Chandika Shaktipeeth (page does not exist)">Ujaani</a>, at Mangalkot 16 km from <a href="/wiki/Guskara" title="Guskara">Guskara</a> station in <a href="/wiki/Purba_Bardhaman_district" title="Purba Bardhaman district">Purba Bardhaman district</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Bengal" title="West Bengal">West Bengal</a> </td> <td>Right wrist </td> <td>Mangal Chandika </td> <td>Kapilambareshwar </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Mangalchandi_Temple,_Ujani_(2).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Mangalchandi_Temple%2C_Ujani_%282%29.jpg/100px-Mangalchandi_Temple%2C_Ujani_%282%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Mangalchandi_Temple%2C_Ujani_%282%29.jpg/150px-Mangalchandi_Temple%2C_Ujani_%282%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Mangalchandi_Temple%2C_Ujani_%282%29.jpg/200px-Mangalchandi_Temple%2C_Ujani_%282%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="480" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th>42 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Varanasi" title="Varanasi">Varanasi</a> at <a href="/wiki/Manikarnika_Ghat" title="Manikarnika Ghat">Manikarnika</a> <a href="/wiki/Ghat" title="Ghat">Ghat</a> on banks of the <a href="/wiki/Ganges" title="Ganges">Ganges</a> at <a href="/wiki/Varanasi" title="Varanasi">Kashi</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Uttar_Pradesh" title="Uttar Pradesh">Uttar Pradesh</a> </td> <td>Earring </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vishalakshi_Temple" title="Vishalakshi Temple">Vishalakshi</a> Devi </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bhairava" title="Bhairava">Kala Bhairaveshwar</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>43 </th> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vibhash_Shaktipeeth&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vibhash Shaktipeeth (page does not exist)">Vibhash Shaktipeeth</a>, at <a href="/wiki/Tamluk" title="Tamluk">Tamluk</a> under district <a href="/wiki/Purba_Medinipur" class="mw-redirect" title="Purba Medinipur">Purba Medinipur</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Bengal" title="West Bengal">West Bengal</a> </td> <td>Left ankle </td> <td>Kapalini Devi (Bhimarupa) also known as Bargabhima Devi </td> <td>Sarvanandeshwar </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Bargabhima_Temple_Arnab_Dutta.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Bargabhima_Temple_Arnab_Dutta.jpg/100px-Bargabhima_Temple_Arnab_Dutta.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="67" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Bargabhima_Temple_Arnab_Dutta.jpg/150px-Bargabhima_Temple_Arnab_Dutta.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Bargabhima_Temple_Arnab_Dutta.jpg/200px-Bargabhima_Temple_Arnab_Dutta.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4608" data-file-height="3072" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th>44 </th> <td>Ambika Shaktipeeth, Virat Nagar district, Alwar, near <a href="/wiki/Bharatpur,_India" class="mw-redirect" title="Bharatpur, India">Bharatpur, India</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rajasthan" title="Rajasthan">Rajasthan</a> </td> <td>Fingers of Left Leg </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ambika_(goddess)" title="Ambika (goddess)">Ambika</a> Devi </td> <td>Amritaksheshwar </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>45 </th> <td>Katyayani Shakta pitha, Vrindavan, district Mathura </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Uttar_Pradesh" title="Uttar Pradesh">Uttar Pradesh</a> </td> <td>Ringlets of hair </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Parvati" title="Parvati">Uma</a> Devi </td> <td>Bhuteshwar </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>46 </th> <td>Devi Talab Mandir, District Jalandhar </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Punjab,_India" title="Punjab, India">Punjab</a> </td> <td>Left Breast </td> <td>Tripuramalini Devi </td> <td>Bhishaneshwar </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>47 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Vaidyanath_Jyotirlinga,_Deogarh" class="mw-redirect" title="Vaidyanath Jyotirlinga, Deogarh">Baidyanath Dham</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jharkhand" title="Jharkhand">Jharkhand</a> </td> <td>Heart </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Durga" title="Durga">Jayadurga</a> Devi </td> <td>Baidyanath </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>48 </th> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Adi_Kamakshi_Amman_Temple&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Adi Kamakshi Amman Temple (page does not exist)">Adi Kamakshi Amman Temple</a> behind <a href="/wiki/Kamakshi_Amman_Temple" title="Kamakshi Amman Temple">Kamakshi Amman Temple</a>, situated at <a href="/wiki/Kanchipuram" title="Kanchipuram">Kanchipuram</a> Town, <a href="/wiki/Kanchipuram_district" title="Kanchipuram district">Kanchipuram District</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu" title="Tamil Nadu">Tamil Nadu</a> </td> <td>Odyanam (Navel) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tripura_Sundari" title="Tripura Sundari">Kamakshi</a> Devi (Elavarkuzhali) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ekambareswarar_Temple_(Kanchipuram)" title="Ekambareswarar Temple (Kanchipuram)">Ekambareshwar</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:A_mandapa_and_several_shrine_vimanas_of_Kamakshi_Amman_Temple,_Kanchipuram.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/A_mandapa_and_several_shrine_vimanas_of_Kamakshi_Amman_Temple%2C_Kanchipuram.jpg/100px-A_mandapa_and_several_shrine_vimanas_of_Kamakshi_Amman_Temple%2C_Kanchipuram.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/A_mandapa_and_several_shrine_vimanas_of_Kamakshi_Amman_Temple%2C_Kanchipuram.jpg/150px-A_mandapa_and_several_shrine_vimanas_of_Kamakshi_Amman_Temple%2C_Kanchipuram.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/A_mandapa_and_several_shrine_vimanas_of_Kamakshi_Amman_Temple%2C_Kanchipuram.jpg/200px-A_mandapa_and_several_shrine_vimanas_of_Kamakshi_Amman_Temple%2C_Kanchipuram.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4032" data-file-height="3024" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th>49 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Jogadya" class="mw-redirect" title="Jogadya">Jogadya</a> (যোগাদ্যা), at Kshirgram (ক্ষীরগ্রাম) near Kaichar under Burdwan district </td> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Bengal" title="West Bengal">West Bengal</a> </td> <td>Great toe </td> <td>Jogadya Devi </td> <td>Ksheerkantakeshwar </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0_%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B0.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0_%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B0.png/100px-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0_%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B0.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="93" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0_%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B0.png/150px-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0_%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B0.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0_%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B0.png/200px-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0_%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B0.png 2x" data-file-width="440" data-file-height="407" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th>50 </th> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Puruhutika_shaktipeeth_/kukkutshwara_Swamy_Temple&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Puruhutika shaktipeeth /kukkutshwara Swamy Temple (page does not exist)">Puruhutika shaktipeeth /kukkutshwara Swamy Temple</a> Kakinada Port Town </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Peethapuram_Andhra_Pradesh&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Peethapuram Andhra Pradesh (page does not exist)">Peethapuram Andhra Pradesh</a> </td> <td>Hip part </td> <td>Puruhutika </td> <td>Durvaseshwar </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>51 </th> <td>Arasuri <a href="/wiki/Ambaji" title="Ambaji">Ambaji</a> Shaktipeeth at Gabbar Hill (Golden Temple of Gujarat) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gujarat" title="Gujarat">Gujarat</a> </td> <td>Heart </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ambika_(goddess)" title="Ambika (goddess)">Amba</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Batuka_Bhairava" title="Batuka Bhairava">Batuka Bhairava</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>52 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Danteshwari_Temple" title="Danteshwari Temple">Danteshwari Temple</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dantewada" title="Dantewada">Dantewada</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chhattisgarh" title="Chhattisgarh">Chhattisgarh</a> </td> <td>Tooth </td> <td>Danteshwari Devi </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ashta_Bhairava" title="Ashta Bhairava">Kapala Bhairava</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>53 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Tara_Tarini" class="mw-redirect" title="Tara Tarini">Tara Tarini</a>, <a href="/wiki/Purushottampur" class="mw-redirect" title="Purushottampur">Purushottampur</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ganjam" title="Ganjam">Ganjam</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Odisha" title="Odisha">Odisha</a> </td> <td>Breast </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tara_(Hindu_goddess)" title="Tara (Hindu goddess)">Tara Tarini</a> Devi </td> <td>Tumbeshwar </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>54 </th> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nalhateswari&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Nalhateswari (page does not exist)">Nalhateswari</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nalhati" title="Nalhati">Nalhati</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Bengal" title="West Bengal">West Bengal</a> </td> <td>Stomach/Nauli </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kali" title="Kali">Kalika</a> Devi </td> <td>Jogeshwar </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Nalateswari_Temple_03.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Nalateswari_Temple_03.jpg/100px-Nalateswari_Temple_03.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Nalateswari_Temple_03.jpg/150px-Nalateswari_Temple_03.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Nalateswari_Temple_03.jpg/200px-Nalateswari_Temple_03.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4128" data-file-height="3096" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th>55 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Vimala_Temple" title="Vimala Temple">Vimala Temple</a>, Inside <a href="/wiki/Jagannath_Temple" class="mw-redirect" title="Jagannath Temple">Jagannath Temple</a>, Puri </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Odisha" title="Odisha">Odisha</a> </td> <td>Foot </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vimala_Temple" title="Vimala Temple">Vimala</a> Devi </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jagannath" title="Jagannath">Jagannatheshwar</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>56 </th> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Shankari_Maha_Shaktipeeth&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Shankari Maha Shaktipeeth (page does not exist)">Shankari Maha Shaktipeeth</a>, originally located in an unknown place in <i>Lanka</i>. This peetha is now associated by some with the city of <a href="/w/index.php?title=Tricomalee&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Tricomalee (page does not exist)">Tricomalee</a>. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sri_Lanka" title="Sri Lanka">Sri Lanka</a> </td> <td>Groin </td> <td>Shankari Devi </td> <td>Trikoneshwar </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>57 </th> <td>Shri Mahalakshmi Griva Peeth, <a href="/wiki/Shri_Shail" title="Shri Shail">Shri Shail</a> (also known as Mahalakshmi Griva pitha) </td> <td>Gotatikar, <a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%97%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B2_%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%BE_%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8" class="extiw" title="bn:কালাগুল চা বাগান">Kalagul tea state</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dakshin_Surma_Upazila" title="Dakshin Surma Upazila">Dakshin Surma Upazila</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sylhet" title="Sylhet">Sylhet</a>, Bangladesh </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Neck" title="Neck">Neck</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lakshmi" title="Lakshmi">Mahalakshmi</a> </td> <td>Sambaranandeshwar </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>58 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Dhakeshwari_Temple" title="Dhakeshwari Temple">Dhakeshwari Temple</a> (now relocated at <a href="/wiki/Kumortuli#Dhakeswari_Mata_Temple" title="Kumortuli">Dhakeswari Mata Temple</a>) During the 1947 partition, Hindu temples were attacked and vandalised in <a href="/wiki/Bangladesh" title="Bangladesh">Bangladesh</a> (then <a href="/wiki/East_Pakistan" title="East Pakistan">East Pakistan</a>) and West <a href="/wiki/Pakistan" title="Pakistan">Pakistan</a>, so the temple priest secretly bought the main idol of Dhakeshwari to <a href="/wiki/Kolkata" title="Kolkata">Kolkata</a>, <a href="/wiki/West_Bengal" title="West Bengal">West Bengal</a> in India to a wealthy Bengali Hindu family and established a temple in Kumartoli. Now the descendants of the priest worship the idol in Kumartoli. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dhaka" title="Dhaka">Dhaka</a>, Bangladesh <p>Currently in <a href="/wiki/Kolkata" title="Kolkata">Kumartoli Kolkata</a>, West Bengal </p> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gem" class="mw-redirect" title="Gem">Gem</a> of Sati's Crown </td> <td>Dhakeshwari (a form of Katyayini Mahishasurmardini <a href="/wiki/Durga" title="Durga">Durga</a>) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shiva" title="Shiva">Shiva</a> </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Main_Temple_of_Dhakeswari.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Main_Temple_of_Dhakeswari.jpg/100px-Main_Temple_of_Dhakeswari.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Main_Temple_of_Dhakeswari.jpg/150px-Main_Temple_of_Dhakeswari.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Main_Temple_of_Dhakeswari.jpg/200px-Main_Temple_of_Dhakeswari.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4224" data-file-height="3168" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th>59 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Tarapith" title="Tarapith">Tarapith</a> <a href="/wiki/Rampurhat" title="Rampurhat">Rampurhat</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Bengal" title="West Bengal">West Bengal</a> </td> <td>Third eye </td> <td>Maa <a href="/wiki/Tara_(Hindu_goddess)" title="Tara (Hindu goddess)">Tara</a> (second <a href="/wiki/Mahavidya" title="Mahavidya">mahavidya</a>) (main form of <a href="/wiki/Parvati" title="Parvati">Parvati</a>) </td> <td>Chandrachuda Bhairava </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Maa_Tara_Temple.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Maa_Tara_Temple.jpg/100px-Maa_Tara_Temple.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Maa_Tara_Temple.jpg/150px-Maa_Tara_Temple.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Maa_Tara_Temple.jpg/200px-Maa_Tara_Temple.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="480" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th>60 </th> <td>Chhinnamastika Shakta pitha at <a href="/wiki/Chintpurni" title="Chintpurni">Chintpurni</a>, Chintpurni of <a href="/wiki/Himachal_Pradesh" title="Himachal Pradesh">Himachal Pradesh</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Himachal_Pradesh" title="Himachal Pradesh">Himachal Pradesh</a> </td> <td>Foot </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chhinnamasta" title="Chhinnamasta">Chhinnamastika</a> Devi </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rudra" title="Rudra">Rudra</a> Mahadeva </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Chintpurni_Devi_(1).JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Chintpurni_Devi_%281%29.JPG/100px-Chintpurni_Devi_%281%29.JPG" decoding="async" width="100" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Chintpurni_Devi_%281%29.JPG/150px-Chintpurni_Devi_%281%29.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Chintpurni_Devi_%281%29.JPG/200px-Chintpurni_Devi_%281%29.JPG 2x" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="1536" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th>61 </th> <td>Kaali Mandir at Pavagarh hill in Panchmahal district with in Champaner <a href="/wiki/Champaner-Pavagadh_Archaeological_Park" title="Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park">Pavagadh Archaeological Park</a>. </td> <td>Gujarat </td> <td>Right leg toe </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mahakali" title="Mahakali">Mahakali</a> Devi </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Batuka_Bhairava" title="Batuka Bhairava">Batuka Bhairava</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th>62 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Aranya_Devi_Temple,_Arrah" title="Aranya Devi Temple, Arrah">Aranya Devi Mandir</a> at Badi Devisthan Shish Mahal Chowk in <a href="/wiki/Arrah" title="Arrah">Arrah</a>. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bihar" title="Bihar">Bihar</a> </td> <td>Right thigh<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Aranyani" title="Aranyani">Aranyani</a> </td> <td>Bhuma Bhairava </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Aranya_Devi_Temple,_Arrah.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Aranya_Devi_Temple%2C_Arrah.jpg/100px-Aranya_Devi_Temple%2C_Arrah.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="117" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Aranya_Devi_Temple%2C_Arrah.jpg/150px-Aranya_Devi_Temple%2C_Arrah.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Aranya_Devi_Temple%2C_Arrah.jpg/200px-Aranya_Devi_Temple%2C_Arrah.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1080" data-file-height="1264" /></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th>63 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Tulja_Bhavani_Temple" title="Tulja Bhavani Temple">Tuljabhavani Temple</a> at <a href="/wiki/Tuljapur" title="Tuljapur">Tuljapur</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dharashiv" class="mw-redirect" title="Dharashiv">Dharashiv</a> district </td> <td>Maharashtra </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bhavani" title="Bhavani">Tuljabhavani</a> Devi </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bhairava" title="Bhairava">Bhairava</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>64 </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Vaishno_Devi_Temple" title="Vaishno Devi Temple">Mata Vaishno Devi Temple in Katra ,Jammu</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jammu_and_Kashmir_(union_territory)" title="Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)">Jammu and Kashmir</a> </td> <td>Skull/Right arm<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vaishno_Devi" title="Vaishno Devi">Vaishno Devi</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bhairava" title="Bhairava">Bhairava</a> Baba </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>65 </th> <td><a class="external text" href="https://hi.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%A4%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B0_%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80_%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B0,_%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%BC%E0%A4%BE">त्रिपुर सुंदरी मंदिर, बांसवाड़ा</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rajasthan" title="Rajasthan">Rajasthan</a> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td>Aanand Bhairava </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Shri_tripura_sundari_temple.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Shri_tripura_sundari_temple.JPG/100px-Shri_tripura_sundari_temple.JPG" decoding="async" width="100" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/Shri_tripura_sundari_temple.JPG/150px-Shri_tripura_sundari_temple.JPG 1.5x, 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typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sri_Rajarajeshwari_Temple_,_Bangalore_._05.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Sri_Rajarajeshwari_Temple_%2C_Bangalore_._05.jpg/100px-Sri_Rajarajeshwari_Temple_%2C_Bangalore_._05.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Sri_Rajarajeshwari_Temple_%2C_Bangalore_._05.jpg/150px-Sri_Rajarajeshwari_Temple_%2C_Bangalore_._05.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Sri_Rajarajeshwari_Temple_%2C_Bangalore_._05.jpg/199px-Sri_Rajarajeshwari_Temple_%2C_Bangalore_._05.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3024" data-file-height="4032" /></a></span> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Other Shakipeeths:-</b> </p><p>The following shrines are not recognised as the Shakti Peethas, but are still claimed by the devotees and priests, for various reasons. </p><p>1. Jwala Devi Temple in <a href="/wiki/Jobner" title="Jobner">Jobner</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rajasthan" title="Rajasthan">Rajasthan</a>, India </p><p>2. Jayanti Kali Temple (location disputed) </p><p>3. Asamai Devi Temple in <a href="/wiki/Kabul" title="Kabul">Kabul</a>, <a href="/wiki/Afghanistan" title="Afghanistan">Afghanistan</a> </p><p>4. <a href="/wiki/Juranpur_Satipith" title="Juranpur Satipith">Juranpur Kali Temple</a> in West Bengal, India </p><p>5. Sarbamangala Temple in <a href="/wiki/Bardhaman" title="Bardhaman">Burdwan</a>, West Bengal (the temple priests claim that Goddess Sati's body part fell here) </p><p>There are disputes about the location of the Jayanti Shakti Pitha. Based on most presented manuscripts and facts it is situated in the namesake <a href="/wiki/Jaintiapur_Upazila" title="Jaintiapur Upazila">Jaintiapur Upazila</a> town, <a href="/wiki/Bangladesh" title="Bangladesh">Bangladesh</a>, which was previously the capital of the Jaintia Hills tribe kingdom, in the Jaintia Hills district of Meghalaya, India, excluding Jaintiapur. However, some people say that it is the Nartiang Durga temple which is the real Jayanti Temple, though there is a shortage of evidence. Some other people<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> argue the actual shrine is at <a href="/wiki/Amta" title="Amta">Amta</a> in West Bengal, where the goddess is worshiped as <i>Maa Melai Chandi</i> in <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Melai_Chandi_Mandir,_Amta" class="extiw" title="c:Category:Melai Chandi Mandir, Amta">Melai Chandi Mandir</a>. But this fact can not be corroborated with any evidence. Moreover, refuting most texts, in Melai Chandi Mandir, the Bhairava is <i>Durgeshwar</i> rather than <i>Kramadishwar</i>. Some also identify the Jayanti shrine with the <a href="/wiki/Mahakala" title="Mahakala">Mahakal</a> cave temple situated in the village <a href="/wiki/Jayanti,_Alipurduar" title="Jayanti, Alipurduar">Jayanti</a> of <a href="/wiki/Alipurduar" title="Alipurduar">Alipurduar</a> in India,<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> where many statues were created by <a href="/wiki/Stalagmite" title="Stalagmite">Stalagmites</a> and <a href="/wiki/Stalactite" title="Stalactite">Stalactites</a> (natural rock formations), but there is no evidence. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Vindhyavasini_Shakta_pitha"><a href="/wiki/Yogamaya" title="Yogamaya">Vindhyavasini</a> Shakta pitha</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Shakta_pithas&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Vindhyavasini Shakta pitha"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Vindhyavasini" class="mw-redirect" title="Vindhyavasini">Vindhyavasini</a> Shakta pitha is considered a Shakta pitha even though any body parts of Sati did not fall there. Vindhyavasini is the ultimate and the highest form of the goddess, she is called <a href="/wiki/Mahadevi" title="Mahadevi">Adi Parashakti</a>. Goddess Vindhyavasini is considered the embodiment of all of the <a href="/wiki/Mahavidya" title="Mahavidya">Mahavidyas</a>, <a href="/wiki/Navadurga" title="Navadurga">Navadurgas</a>, <a href="/wiki/Matrika" class="mw-redirect" title="Matrika">Matrikas</a>, <a href="/wiki/Yogini" title="Yogini">Yoginis</a> and all the other goddesses present in this universe, she is <a href="/wiki/Tripura_Sundari" title="Tripura Sundari">Tripura Sundari</a> herself. Many legends are associated with Vindhyavasini, she is also called <a href="/wiki/Durga" title="Durga">Mahadurga</a>. She is the combined form of all 108 Shakta pithas as mentioned in the <a href="/wiki/Devi_Bhagavata_Purana" title="Devi Bhagavata Purana">Devi Bhagavata Purana</a> text. This is because it is the place where the goddess chose to reside after her birth in <a href="/wiki/Dvapara_Yuga" title="Dvapara Yuga">Dvapara Yuga</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Wayback_Machine_38-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Wayback_Machine-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At the time of the birth of <a href="/wiki/Krishna" title="Krishna">Krishna</a> to <a href="/wiki/Devaki" title="Devaki">Devaki</a> and <a href="/wiki/Vasudeva" title="Vasudeva">Vasudeva</a>, <a href="/wiki/Vindhyavasini" class="mw-redirect" title="Vindhyavasini">Vindhyavasini</a> took birth in <a href="/wiki/Gokul" title="Gokul">Gokula</a> to <a href="/wiki/Nanda_(Hinduism)" title="Nanda (Hinduism)">Nanda</a> and <a href="/wiki/Yashoda" title="Yashoda">Yashoda</a> as per the instruction of Lord <a href="/wiki/Vishnu" title="Vishnu">Vishnu</a>. Vasudeva replaced his son Krishna with this girl child of Yashoda so that Krishna could escape his demon uncle <a href="/wiki/Kamsa" title="Kamsa">Kamsa</a>, whom he would kill later according to a prophecy. When Kamsa tried to kill the girl, she slipped from his hands, assumed her true form and warned Kamsa that his killer (Krishna) still lived on. She left <a href="/wiki/Mathura" title="Mathura">Mathura</a> and the goddess chose the <a href="/wiki/Vindhya_Range" title="Vindhya Range">Vindhya</a> Mountains as her abode to live on the earth. It is also believed that Vindhyavasini is the sister of Krishna.<sup id="cite_ref-Wayback_Machine_38-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Wayback_Machine-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Shakta_pithas&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Yatra" title="Yatra">Hindu pilgrimage</a> (yatra)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hindu_pilgrimage_sites" title="Hindu pilgrimage sites">Hindu pilgrimage sites</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Hindu_temples" title="List of Hindu temples">List of Hindu temples</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mata_Mansa_Devi_Mandir#Mansa" title="Mata Mansa Devi Mandir">List of Mansa Devi temples</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Further_reading">Further reading</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Shakta_pithas&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Further reading"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFDineschandra_Sircar1998" class="citation book cs1">Dineschandra Sircar (1998). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=I969qn5fpvcC"><i>The Śākta Pīṭhas</i></a>. Motilal Banarsidass Publ. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-81-208-0879-9" title="Special:BookSources/978-81-208-0879-9"><bdi>978-81-208-0879-9</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+%C5%9A%C4%81kta+P%C4%AB%E1%B9%ADhas&rft.pub=Motilal+Banarsidass+Publ.&rft.date=1998&rft.isbn=978-81-208-0879-9&rft.au=Dineschandra+Sircar&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DI969qn5fpvcC&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AShakta+pithas" class="Z3988"></span></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Shakta_pithas&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-lower-alpha"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Also known as <a href="/wiki/Sati_(goddess)" class="mw-redirect" title="Sati (goddess)">Sati</a>, <a href="/wiki/Parvati" title="Parvati">Parvati</a> and <a href="/wiki/Durga" title="Durga">Durga</a></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Shakta_pithas&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-Fuller2004-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Fuller2004_1-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFFuller,_Christopher_John2004" class="citation book cs1">Fuller, Christopher John (2004). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=To6XSeBUW3oC&pg=PA44"><i>The Camphor Flame: Popular Hinduism and Society in India</i></a>. Princeton: Princeton University Press. p. 44. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-691-12048-5" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-691-12048-5"><bdi>978-0-691-12048-5</bdi></a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170215180315/https://books.google.com/books?id=To6XSeBUW3oC&pg=PA44">Archived</a> from the original on 2017-02-15<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#FFC569;font-weight:normal;"><a href="/wiki/Puja_(Hinduism)" title="Puja (Hinduism)">Puja</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Abhisheka" title="Abhisheka">Abhisheka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bhog" title="Bhog">Bhog</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Panchamakara" title="Panchamakara">Panchamakara</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Panchamrita" title="Panchamrita">Panchamrita</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parikrama" title="Parikrama">Parikrama</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pran%C4%81ma" title="Pranāma">Pranāma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prasada" title="Prasada">Prasada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pushpanjali" title="Pushpanjali">Pushpanjali</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#FFC569;font-weight:normal;"><a 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style="width:1%;background:#FFC569;font-weight:normal;">Other</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Achamana" title="Achamana">Achamana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Blessing#Hinduism" title="Blessing">Ashirvada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ashvamedha" title="Ashvamedha">Ashvamedha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karmkand" class="mw-redirect" title="Karmkand">Karmakāṇḍa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kumbhabhishekham" title="Kumbhabhishekham">Kumbhabhishekham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nityakarma" title="Nityakarma">Nityakarma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ngejot" title="Ngejot">Ngejot</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Panchayatana_puja" title="Panchayatana puja">Panchayatana puja</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prana_Pratishtha" class="mw-redirect" title="Prana Pratishtha">Prana Pratishtha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sandhyavandanam" title="Sandhyavandanam">Sandhyavandanam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shuddhi_(Hinduism)" title="Shuddhi (Hinduism)">Shuddhi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/%C5%9Arauta" title="Śrauta">Śrauta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tarpana" title="Tarpana">Tarpana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Upakarma" title="Upakarma">Upakarma</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#FFC569;;width:1%"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Prayer_in_Hinduism" title="Prayer in Hinduism">Prayer</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Dhyana_in_Hinduism" title="Dhyana in Hinduism">Meditation</a></li></ul></div></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ajapa_japa" title="Ajapa japa">Ajapa japa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bhajan" title="Bhajan">Bhajan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brahmamuhurta" title="Brahmamuhurta">Brahmamuhurta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jagarana" title="Jagarana">Jagarana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jai_Shri_Ram" title="Jai Shri Ram">Jai Shri Ram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Japa" title="Japa">Japa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kirtan" title="Kirtan">Kirtan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Om" title="Om">Om</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sandhyavandanam" title="Sandhyavandanam">Sandhyavandanam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shaktipat" class="mw-redirect" title="Shaktipat">Śaktipāta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stotra" title="Stotra">Stotra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Third_eye" title="Third eye">Third eye</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoga" title="Yoga">Yoga</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#FFC569;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Mantra" title="Mantra">Mantras</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Gayatri_Mantra" title="Gayatri Mantra">Gayatri Mantra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hare_Krishna_(mantra)" title="Hare Krishna (mantra)">Hare Krishna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Om" title="Om">Om</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Om_Namah_Shivaya" title="Om Namah Shivaya">Om Namah Shivaya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Om_Namo_Narayanaya" title="Om Namo Narayanaya">Om Namo Narayanaya</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#FFC569;;width:1%">Objects</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Puja_thali" title="Puja thali">Puja thali</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Altar#Hinduism" title="Altar">Altar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Banalinga" title="Banalinga">Banalinga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Banana_leaf" title="Banana leaf">Banana leaf</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Biruda" title="Biruda">Biruda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Coconut" title="Coconut">Coconut</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dhunachi" title="Dhunachi">Dhunachi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dhuni" title="Dhuni">Dhuni</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dhupa" title="Dhupa">Dhupa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diya_(lamp)" title="Diya (lamp)">Diya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fly-whisk" title="Fly-whisk">Cāmara</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Garland" title="Garland">Garland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ghanta" title="Ghanta">Ghanta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joss_stick" class="mw-redirect" title="Joss stick">Agarabattī</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kalasha" title="Kalasha">Kalasha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kamandalu" title="Kamandalu">Kamandalu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Khirapat" title="Khirapat">Khirapat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kindi_(vessel)" title="Kindi (vessel)">Kindi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kolam" title="Kolam">Kolam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moolavar" title="Moolavar">Mulavar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paduka" title="Paduka">Paduka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Litter_(vehicle)" title="Litter (vehicle)">Palki</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Panchamrita" title="Panchamrita">Panchamrita</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pandal" title="Pandal">Pandal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pinda_(riceball)" title="Pinda (riceball)">Pinda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Japamala" title="Japamala">Prayer beads</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rangoli" title="Rangoli">Rangoli</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shankha" title="Shankha">Shankha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tilaka" title="Tilaka">Tilakamu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Utsavar" class="mw-redirect" title="Utsavar">Utsavar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Upanayana" title="Upanayana">Yajnopavitam</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#FFC569;;width:1%">Materials</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Agarwood" title="Agarwood">Agarwood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alta_(dye)" title="Alta (dye)">Alta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Camphor" title="Camphor">Camphor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charu" title="Charu">Charu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ghee" title="Ghee">Ghee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Incense_in_India" title="Incense in India">Incense</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kumkuma" title="Kumkuma">Kumkuma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tagetes" title="Tagetes">Marigold</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Milk" title="Milk">Milk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Panakam" title="Panakam">Panakam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Panchagavya" title="Panchagavya">Panchagavya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rudraksha" title="Rudraksha">Rudraksha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sandalwood" title="Sandalwood">Candana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sindoor" title="Sindoor">Sindūra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Soma_(drink)" title="Soma (drink)">Soma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ocimum_tenuiflorum" title="Ocimum tenuiflorum">Tulasi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Turmeric" title="Turmeric">Turmeric</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vibhuti" title="Vibhuti">Vibhuti</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#FFC569;;width:1%">Instruments</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dholak" title="Dholak">Dholak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pump_organ#Harmonium" title="Pump organ">Harmonium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taal_(instrument)" title="Taal (instrument)">Karatalas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Khol" title="Khol">Khol</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manjira" class="mw-redirect" title="Manjira">Manjira</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mridangam" title="Mridangam">Mridangam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tabla" title="Tabla">Tabla</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Veena" title="Veena">Veena</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#FFC569;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Hindu_iconography" title="Hindu iconography">Iconography</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ashtadhatu" title="Ashtadhatu">Ashtadhatu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lingam" title="Lingam">Lingam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Murti" title="Murti">Murti</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Om" title="Om">Om</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Panchaloha" title="Panchaloha">Panchaloha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pindi_(Hindu_iconography)" title="Pindi (Hindu iconography)">Pindi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pillaiyar_Su%E1%B8%BBi" title="Pillaiyar Suḻi">Pillaiyar Suḻi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shaligram" title="Shaligram">Shaligram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swastika" title="Swastika">Swastika</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yoni" title="Yoni">Yoni</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Category:Hindu_iconography" title="Category:Hindu iconography">more...</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#FFC569;;width:1%">Places</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ashram" title="Ashram">Ashram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dhwaja_Stambha" class="mw-redirect" title="Dhwaja Stambha">Dhvajastambham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ghat" title="Ghat">Ghat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Temple_tank" title="Temple tank">Temple tank</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Matha" title="Matha">Matha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hindu_temple" title="Hindu temple">Temple</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hindu_pilgrimage_sites" title="Hindu pilgrimage sites">Pilgrimage sites</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#FFC569;;width:1%">Roles</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Guru" title="Guru">Guru</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pandit" title="Pandit">Pandit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pujari" title="Pujari">Pujari</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Purohita" title="Purohita">Purohita</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rishi" title="Rishi">Rishi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sadhu" title="Sadhu">Sadhu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sannyasa" title="Sannyasa">Sannyasa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sant_(religion)" title="Sant (religion)">Sant</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Satguru" title="Satguru">Satguru</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swami" title="Swami">Swami</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yogi" title="Yogi">Yogi</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Category:Titles_and_occupations_in_Hinduism" title="Category:Titles and occupations in Hinduism">more...</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#FFC569;;width:1%">Sacred animals</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cattle_in_religion_and_mythology#Sacred_status_of_cow" title="Cattle in religion and mythology">Cow</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ashva" title="Ashva">Horse</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/N%C4%81ga" title="Nāga">Nāga</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#FFC569;;width:1%">Sacred plants</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#FFC569;font-weight:normal;">Trees</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Akshayavata" title="Akshayavata">Akshayavata</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saraca_asoca" title="Saraca asoca">Ashoka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Banyan" title="Banyan">Banyan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Neolamarckia_cadamba" title="Neolamarckia cadamba">Kadamba</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kalpavriksha" title="Kalpavriksha">Kalpavriksha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nyctanthes_arbor-tristis" title="Nyctanthes arbor-tristis">Parijata</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ficus_religiosa" title="Ficus religiosa">Peepal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sacred_groves_of_India" title="Sacred groves of India">Sacred groves</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#FFC569;font-weight:normal;">Fruits and other plants</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Aegle_marmelos" title="Aegle marmelos">Bael</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Desmostachya_bipinnata" title="Desmostachya bipinnata">Kusha grass</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nelumbo_nucifera" title="Nelumbo nucifera">Lotus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tulasi_in_Hinduism" title="Tulasi in Hinduism">Tulasi</a> (<a href="/wiki/Tulasi_Vrindavana" title="Tulasi Vrindavana">Tulasi Vrindavana</a>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#FFC569;;width:1%">See also</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Firewalking" title="Firewalking">Firewalking</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samskara_(rite_of_passage)" title="Samskara (rite of passage)">Samskara</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Temple_dance" title="Temple dance">Temple dance</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="15px&#124;link=Aum_Hinduism_14px_topics723" 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title="Āstika and nāstika">Nāstika</a>: <a href="/wiki/Charvaka" title="Charvaka">Charvaka</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="5" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Hindu "Om" symbol"><img alt="Hindu "Om" symbol" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Aum_Om_navy_blue_circle_hollow_coral.svg/100px-Aum_Om_navy_blue_circle_hollow_coral.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="99" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Aum_Om_navy_blue_circle_hollow_coral.svg/150px-Aum_Om_navy_blue_circle_hollow_coral.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Aum_Om_navy_blue_circle_hollow_coral.svg/200px-Aum_Om_navy_blue_circle_hollow_coral.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="507" /></span></span></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" 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style="width:1%">Sites</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_archaeological_sites_by_country#India" title="List of archaeological sites by country">Archaeological</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_archaeoastronomical_sites_by_country#India" title="List of archaeoastronomical sites by country">Archaeoastronomical Sites</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_tallest_buildings_in_India" title="List of tallest buildings in India">Buildings</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cave_paintings_in_India" title="Cave paintings in India">Cave Paintings</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_dolmens#India" title="List of dolmens">Dolmens</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_forts_in_India" title="List of forts in India">Forts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fossil_parks_in_India" title="Fossil parks in India">Fossil Parks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Geological_Monuments_of_India" title="National Geological Monuments of India">Geological Monuments</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ghats" class="mw-redirect" title="Ghats">Ghats</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_menhirs#India" title="List of menhirs">Menhirs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lists_of_monuments_and_memorials#India" title="Lists of monuments and memorials">Monuments</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_museums_in_India" title="List of museums in India">Museums</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monuments_of_National_Importance_(India)" title="Monuments of National Importance (India)">National Heritage Sites</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hindu_pilgrimage_sites_in_India" title="Hindu pilgrimage sites in India">Pilgrimage sites</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_rock-cut_temples_in_India" title="List of rock-cut temples in India">Rock-cut Temples</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_colossal_sculptures_in_situ#Asia" title="List of colossal sculptures in situ">Sculptures</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_statues#India" title="List of statues">Statues</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stepwell#In_India" title="Stepwell">Stepwells</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_tallest_structures_in_India" title="List of tallest structures in India">Structures</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_World_Heritage_Sites_in_India" title="List of World Heritage Sites in India">World Heritage Sites</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Environment_of_India" title="Environment of India">Nature</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_beaches_in_India" title="List of beaches 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