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I figured since they are talking about Shakti Peeths, its good to know about them, sorry if this has been posted!
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List of 4 Adi Shakti Pithas
In the listings below:
- "Shakti" refers to the Goddess worshipped at each location, all being manifestations of Dakshayani, Parvati or Durga;
- "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.
| Sr. No. | Place | Body Part or Ornament | Shakti |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | In Puri, Orissa (inside Jagannath Temple complex) | Pada | Bimala |
| 2 | Near Berhampur-Orissa | Sthana khanda | Tara Tarini |
| 3 | Guwahati-Assam | Yoni khanda | Kamakshya |
| 4 | Kolkata- West Bengal | Mukha khanda | Dakshina Kalika |
Apart from these four there are 52 other famous Peethas recognised by religious texts. According to the Pithanirnaya Tantra the 52 peethas are scattered all over India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh,Nepal, Tibet,Bhutan and Pakistan. The Shivacharita besides listing 52 maha-peethas, speaks about 26 more upa-peethas. The Bengali almanac, Vishuddha Siddhanta Panjika too describes the 52 peethas including the present modified addresses. A few of the several accepted listings are given below. One of the few in South India, Srisailam in Andhra Pradesh became the site for a 2nd century temple.
[edit]The 52 Shakti Pithas
In the listings below:
- "Shakti" refers to the Goddess worshipped at each location, all being manifestations of Dakshayani, Parvati or Durga;
- "Bhairava" refers to the corresponding consort, each a manifestation of Shiva;
- "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.
| Sr. No. | Place | Body Part or Ornament | Shakti | Bhairava |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kanchipuram, Kamakshi temple, Kamakoti Peetam mentioned in Lalita Sahasram, Trishati, Astothram etc. | Ottiyana (Ornament covering stomach) | Kamakshi | Kaal Bhairav |
| 2 | Nainativu (Manipallavam), Northern Province, Sri Lanka. Located 36 km from the ancient capital of the Jaffna kingdom, Nallur. The murtiof the Goddess is believed to have been consecrated and worshipped by Lord Indra. The protagonist, Lord Rama and antagonist,Ravana of the Sanskrit epic Ramayana have offered obeisances to the Goddess. Naga and Garuda of the Sanskrit epic Mahabharata; resolved their longstanding feuds after worshipping this Goddess. | Silambu(Anklets) | Indrakshi (Nagapooshani /Bhuvaneswari) | Rakshaseshwar (Nayanair) |
| 3 | Shivaharkaray, a little distance from Sukkur Station from Karachi, Pakistan | Eyes | Mahishmardini | Krodhish |
| 4 | Sugandha, situated in Shikarpur, Gournadi, about 20 km from Barisal town, Bangladesh, on the banks of Sonda river. | Nose | Sugandha | Trayambak |
| 5 | Amarnath in Kashmir, India from Srinagar through Pahalgam 94 km by Bus, Chandanwari 16 km by walk | Throat | Mahamaya | Trisandhyeshwar |
| 6 | Jwalamukhi, Kangra, India from Pathankot alight at Jwalamukhi Road Station from there 20 km | Tongue | Siddhida (Ambika) | Unmatta Bhairav |
| 7 | Ambaji, at Anart, Gujarat, India | Heart | Ambaji | |
| 8 | Nepal, near Pashupatinath Temple at Guhyeshwari Temple | Both knees | Mahashira | Kapali |
| 9 | Manas, under Tibet at the foot of Mount Kailash in Lake Mansarovar, a piece of Stone | Right hand | Dakshayani | Amar |
| 10 | Bardhaman in West Bengal, India | Navel | Mata Sarbamangala Devi | Bhagwan Shiv/Mahadev |
| 11 | Gandaki in Pokhara, Nepal about 125 km on the banks of Gandaki river where Muktinath temple is situated | Temple | Gandaki Chandi | Chakrapani |
| 12 | Bahula, on the banks of Ajay river at Ketugram, 8 km from Katwa, Burdwan, West Bengal, India | Left arm | Goddess Bahula | Bhiruk |
| 13 | Ujaani, 16 km from Guskara station under Burdwan district of West Bengal, India | Right wrist | Mangal Chandika | Kapilambar |
| 14 | Udaipur, Tripura, at the top of the hills known as Tripura Sundari temple near Radhakishorepur village, a little distance away fromUdaipur town of Tripura, India | Right leg | Tripura Sundari | Tripuresh |
| 15 | On Chandranath hill near Sitakunda station of Chittagong District, Bangladesh. The famous Chandranath Temple on the top of the hill is the Bhairav temple of this Shakti Peetha, not the Shakti Peeth itself. | Right arm | Bhawani | Chandrashekhar |
| 16 | Locally known as Bhramari Devi. Behind a rice mill, near Jalpesh Temple in Jalpaiguri, West Bengal, India. | Left leg | Bhraamari | Ambar |
| 17 | Kamgiri, Kamakhya, in the Neelachal hills near Guwahati, capital of Assam, India | Genitals | Kamakhya | Umanand |
| 18 | yoga adya at Khirgram under Burdwan district, West Bengal, India | Big Toe (Right) | Jugaadya | Ksheer Khandak |
| 19 | Kalipeeth, (Kalighat, Kolkata), India | Right Toes | Kalika | Nakuleshwar |
| 20 | Prayag near Sangam at Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India | Finger | Alopi Devi Mandiror Madhaveswari | Bhava |
| 21 | Jayanti at Nartiang village in the Jaintia Hills district of Meghalaya state, India. This Shakti Peetha is locally known as the Nartiang Durga Temple. | Left thigh | Jayanti | Kramadishwar |
| 22 | Kireet at Kireetkona village, 3 km from Lalbag Court Road station under district Murshidabad, West Bengal, India | Crown | Vimla | Sanwart |
| 23 | Varanasi at Manikarnika Ghat on banks of the Ganges at Kashi, Uttar Pradesh, India | Earring | Vishalakshi & Manikarni | Kalbhairav |
| 24 | Kanyashram, Kanyakumari the Bhadrakali temple within the precincts of Kumari temple, Tamil Nadu, India (also thought to be situated in Chittagong, Bangladesh) | Back | Sarvani | Nimish |
| 25 | Present day Kurukshetra town or Thanesar ancient Sthaneshwar, at Haryana, India | Ankle bone | Savitri/BhadraKali | Sthanu |
| 26 | Manibandh, at Gayatri hills near Pushkar 11 km north-west of Ajmer, Rajasthan, India | Two Bracelets | Gayatri | Sarvanand |
| 27 | Shri Shail, at Joinpur village, Dakshin Surma, near Gotatikar, 3 km north-east of Sylhet town, Bangladesh | Neck | Mahalaxmi | Sambaranand |
| 28 | Kankalitala, on the banks of Kopai River 10 km north-east of Bolpur station in Birbhum district, Devi locally known as KankaleshwariWest Bengal, India | Bone | Devgarbha | Ruru |
| 29 | Kalmadhav on the banks of Shon river in a cave over hills near to Amarkantak, Madhya Pradesh, India | Left buttock | Kali | Asitang |
| 30 | Shondesh, at the source point of Narmada River in Amarkantak, Madhya Pradesh, India | Right buttock | Narmada | Bhadrasen |
| 31 | Ramgiri, at Chitrakuta on the Jhansi Manikpur railway line in Uttar Pradesh, India | Right breast | Shivani | Chanda |
| 32 | Vrindavan, near new bus stand on Bhuteshwar road within Bhuteshwar Mahadev Temple, Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh, India | Ringlets of hair | Uma | Bhutesh |
| 33 | Shuchi, in a Shiva temple at Suchindrum 11 km on Kanyakumari Trivandrum road, Tamil Nadu, India | Upper teeth | Narayani | Sanhar |
| 34 | Panchsagar exact location not known (thought to be near Haridwar) | Bottom teeth | Varahi | Maharudra |
| 35 | Bhavanipur union, at Karatoyatat, 28 km distance from interior Sherpur upazila, Bogra District, Bangladesh | Left anklet (ornament) | Arpana | Vaman |
| 36 | Shri Parvat, near Ladak, Kashmir, India. Another belief: at Srisailam in Shriparvat hills under Kurnool district, Andhra Pradesh, India | Right anklet (ornament) | Shrisundari | Sundaranand |
| 37 | Vibhash, at Tamluk under district Purba Medinipur, West Bengal, India | Left ankle | Kapalini (Bhimarupa) | Sarvanand |
| 38 | Prabhas, 4 km from Veraval station near Somnath temple in Junagadh district of Gujarat, India | Stomach | Chandrabhaga | Vakratund |
| 39 | Bhairavparvat, at Bhairav hills on the banks of Shipra river a little distance from Ujjaini town, Madhya Pradesh, India | Upper lips | Avanti | Lambkarna |
| 40 | Goddess Saptashrungi (Goddess with 18 arms)]], at Vani in Nasik, Maharashtra, India | Chin (2 parts) | Bhramari | Vikritaksh |
| 41 | Sarvashail or Godavaritir, at Kotilingeswar temple on the banks of Godavari river near Rajamundry, Andhra Pradesh, India | Cheeks | Rakini or Vishweshwari | Vatsnabh or Dandpani |
| 42 | Virat, near Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India | Left toes | Ambika | Amriteshwar |
| 43 | Locally known as Anandamayee Temple. Ratnavali, on the banks of Ratnakar river at Khanakul-Krishnanagar, district Hooghly, West Bengal, India | Right Shoulder | Kumari | Shiva |
| 44 | Mithila, near Janakpur railway station on the border of India and Nepal | Left shoulder | Uma | Mahodar |
| 45 | Nalhati, known as "Nalateshwari Temple" near Nalhati station of Birbhum district, West Bengal, India | Vocal chord with part of the tracheae | Kalika Devi | Yogesh |
| 46 | Karnat, Kangra, himachalpradesh. | Both ears | Jayadurga | Abhiru |
| 47 | Bakreshwar, on the banks of Paaphara river, 24 km distance from Siuri Town, district Birbhum, 7 km from Dubrajpur Rly. Station West Bengal, India | Portion between the eyebrows | Mahishmardini | Vakranath |
| 48 | Jessoreswari, situated at Ishwaripur, Shyamnagar, district Satkhira, Bangladesh. The temple complex was built by Maharaja Pratapaditya, whose capital was Ishwaripur. | Palms of hands and soles of the feet | Jashoreshwari | Chanda |
| 49 | Attahas village of Dakshindihi in the district of Bardhaman, near the Katwa railway station, in West Bengal, India | Lips | Phullara | Vishvesh |
| 50 | Sainthia, locally Known as "Nandikeshwari" temple. Only 1.5 km from the railway station under a banyan tree within a boundary wall,Birbhum district, West Bengal, India | Necklace | Nandini | Nandikeshwar |
| 51 | Hinglaj (Or Hingula), southern Baluchistan a few hours North-east of Gawadar and about 125 km towards North-west from Karachi,Pakistan | Bramharandhra (Part of the head) | Kottari | Bhimlochan |
| 52 | Danestwari (Kuldevi Of Bastar state ), Dantewada 80 km from Jagdalpur Tehsil, Chhattisgarh | Daant (teeth) | Danteshwari | Kapalbhairv |
| 53 | Vajreshwari , Kangra 18 km from Dharamshala Tehsil, Kangra | left Breast (teeth) | Vajreshwari | Kalbhairv |
| 53 | [Padmavati Devi] (Padmavatipuri Dham), Panns 80 km from Satna Madhya Pradesh | Padm | Padmavati Devi | Kapalbhairav |
| 54 | Tarapith, on the banks of Dwarka river, about 6 km from Rampurhat sub-division, Birbhum district, West Bengal, India | Third eye or spiritual eye (Tara) | Tara | |
| 55 | Chandika Sthan or chandisthan, at Munger temple on the banks of Ganges near Ganga Darshan, Bihar, India | Left eye | Chandika or Chandi devi | Bholeshankar |
| 56 | Patan Devi , at Patna near Magadh, Bihar, India | right thigh | Badi Patan Devi/chhoti Patan Devi | Bhairav |
- Chandi Mandir in (near Memari Rail station) Memari, Bardhaman, Westbengal, Fullara in Birbhum district are also considered to be a shakti peetha.
- Naina Devi Temple. Nainadevi in Himachal Pradesh (Bilaspur) is also considered a shakti peetha, where Sati's eyes fell.
- Sharda Devi Temple at Maihar near Satna Dist.Satna is also considered a shakti peeth where the necklace of Sati fell.
- Bhadrakali Temple in holy city Kurukshetra(Haryana)is also considered as one of the 51 holy Shakti peethas.The temple is dedicated to Bhadrakali a form of shakti. This is considered to be one of the fifty one Shakti pithas of India. It is believed that the right ankle of Sati fell here in the well. The "consort of Savtri is called Sthanu". Hence, the city is called "Staneshwar" meaning abode of Shiva. It is believed that the mundun (hair removing) ceremony of Srikrishna and Balarama was also performed in this temple.
- Mahakali temple at Pavagadh near Vadodara in Gujarat is also consdiered shakti peeth where a part of Sati's breast is said to be fallen.
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