51 Shakti Pithas of Goddess Sati to Visit and Seek Blessings

Durga Puja 2024: Sharadiya Navratri, one of the most important Hindu festivals in India, is just around the corner. This vibrant festival is dedicated to Goddess Durga, where devotees celebrate the victory of good over evil. During Navratri, thousands of devotees throng the divine shrines of Goddess Durga to seek her blessings and fulfill their wishes. It is believed that the Goddess never disappoints her devotees and fulfills the desires of those who come to her with pure devotion.

Historical significance of Shakti Peethas:

According to Hindu mythology, Goddess Durga was born as Sati, whose body parts scattered to different parts of the world when she immolated herself and her husband Lord Shiva started doing tandav ( destructive dance) carrying Sati’s lifeless body across the earth in her grief. .

To calm him down, Lord Vishnu used his Sudarshan Chakra and cut Sati’s body into 51 pieces. Wherever these coins fell, Shaktipeeths were formed, each an important place of pilgrimage for devotees of Goddess Durga.

On this Durga Puja, seek the blessings of Goddess Durga by visiting these Shaktipeeths, here are the 51 Shaktipeeths of Goddess Durga and their locations:

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1. Kamakhya Temple: The yoni of Goddess Sati is worshiped at this shrine located in Guwahati, Assam.
2. Mahakali Devi: The upper lips of Goddess Sati fell on the Bhairav ​​​​mountain near the banks of the Shipra river in the city of Ujjain of Madhya Pradesh.
3. Prayag Shakti Peeth: Goddess Sati’s finger fell on Sangam beach in Allahabad city of Uttar Pradesh. This Shaktipeeth is also known as Lalitha and Prayad Temple.
4. Manikarnika: The earrings of Goddess Sati fell on the Manikarnika Ghat in Kashi, Uttar Pradesh. This Shaktipeeth is also known as Vishalakshi Gauri Temple.
5. Bhabanipur Shaktipeeth: Mata Sati’s left ankle fell here. Located in Bangladesh, the goddess is worshiped as Aparna.
6. Bahula Devi Mandir: Bahula Shakti Peeth is located on the banks of the Invincible River, 8 km from Bardhaman district of Bengal where Mata Sati’s left hand fell.
7. Bhawani – Chandranath Temple: Mata Sati’s right hand fell here. It is located at Sitakunda railway station in Chittagong district, Bangladesh.
8. Trisrota Maa Bhramari Shakti Peeth: The mother’s left leg fell off at Trisrota Maa Bhramari Shakti Peeth in Salbari village in Bengal.
9. Brahmari: The mother’s chin fell in Nashik Nagar, located in Maharashtra.
10. Prabhas-Chandrabhaga: The mother’s abdomen fell in the Prabhas area of ​​Somnath temple in Junagadh district, Gujarat.
11. Maa Chintpurni Temple: Located in Una district of Himachal Pradesh, the feet of Goddess Sati fell here.
12. Dakshayani: This Shakti Peeth is located near Mansarovar located in Tibet, where the right hand of Mata Sati fell.
13. Muktinath Temple: Muktinath Shaktipeeth is located in Nepal in Pokhara on the banks of the Gandaki River, where the mata front fell.
14. Manibandh-Gayatri: Goddess Sati’s wrist fell here. Manibandh, also known as Manivedika Shakti Peeth, is located near Pushkar, Rajasthan.
15. Bhuvaneswari: Mata Sati’s anklet fell in Trincomalee, located in Sri Lanka.
16. Jeshoreshwari: The palm of Goddess Sati fell at Yashore, Ishwaripur in Khulna district located in Bangladesh.
17. Baidyanath: Mata Sati’s heart fell at Baidyanath Dham located in Jharkhand, where she is worshiped as Jai Mata and Bhairava as Vaidyanath.
18. Brajeshwari Devi Temple: The mother’s ears fell in Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, where the goddess is worshiped as Jayadurga and Shiva as Abhiru.
19. Nartiang Durga Temple: The mother’s left thigh fell off in Nartiang, Meghalaya. The goddess is worshiped here as Jayanti.
20. Yugandya Temple: The thumb of the right leg of the Goddess fell in Bardhaman district, located in West Bengal.
21. Kalmadhav: The left buttock of the mother fell near the Shon river in the Kalamadhav temple in Amarkantak, Madhya Pradesh.
22. Kalighat Kali Temple: The mother’s right toe fell off in Kalighat, located in Kolkata, West Bengal.
23. Kankaleshwari: The mother pond fell at Kankalitala, located in Birbhum district, West Bengal.
24. Kapalini: The left ankle of the Goddess fell in East Medinipur district of West Bengal.
25. Hinglaj-Kottari: Mata Sati’s head fell at Hinglaj Shakti Peeth, located in Balochistan, Pakistan.
26. Ratnavali-Kumari: The right shoulder of the Goddess fell on the Khanakul-Krishnanagar road in Hooghly district of Bengal.
27. Bhairab Griba Shhakti Peeth: The mother’s neck fell near Sylhet district, located in Bangladesh.
28. Badi Patandevi: Mata Sati’s right thigh fell here, located in Patna Bihar.
29. Chhoti Patandevi: The back part of Goddess Sati fell here, located in Patna, Bihar.
30. Mahashira Shakti Peeth: The knees of the Goddess fell at Pashupatinath Nath, Nepal.
31. Mahishmardini Shaktipeeth: A part between the eyebrows of the Goddess fell in Birbhum, Bangladesh.
32. Mahishamardini Shivaharkaray: The eyes of the Goddess fell near the Sukkur railway station in Karachi, Pakistan.
33. Ujani Shaktipeeth Shri Mangal Chandi Temple: The right wrist of the Goddess fell at Ujani in the Bardhaman district of Bengal.
34. Suchindram Temple: The mother’s upper tooth fell out in the Suchindram temple, located in Tamil Nadu.
35. Attahas: The mother’s lower lips fell in Attahas, located in West Bengal.
36. Rakini: The mother’s left hand fell on Kotilingeshwara on the banks of the Godavari River in Andhra Pradesh.
37. Kanyashram-Sarvani: The mother’s back fell in Kanyashram, also known as Kalikasram or Kanyakumari Shakti Peeth.
38. Bhadrakali Shaktipeeth Shri Devikoop Temple, Kurukshetra: The mother’s ankle fell in Kurukshetra district, Haryana.
39. Ramgiri-Shivani: The mother’s right breast fell off at Ramgiri near Chitrakoot in Uttar Pradesh.
40. Shriparvat-Shrisundari: The mother’s right foot fell on a mountain in the Ladakh region of Kashmir.
41. Jwalaji (Ambika): The mother’s tongue fell out in Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, in Jwalaji Sthan.
42. Sugandha Shaktipeeth: The mother’s nose fell in Shikharpur village, Bulisal, Bangladesh.
43. Tripura Sundari Temple: The mother’s right foot fell in Radhakishorepur village near Udaipur, Tripura.
44. Shri Devi Talab Mandir: The mother’s left breast fell off in Jalandhar, Punjab.
45. Katyayani Shakti Peeth: The curls of the mother’s hair fell in Vrindavan tehsil, Mathura district, Uttar Pradesh.
46. Mithila Shakti Peeth: The left shoulder of the Goddess fell near Janakpur railway station in Darbhanga on the Bihar-Nepal border.
47. Panchsagar-Varahi: The mother’s lower jaw fell off in Panchasagar, near Haridwar, Uttarakhand.
48. Kiriteswari Temple: The mother’s crown fell in Kireetkona village, Murshidabad district, West Bengal.
49. Birija Kshetra: Mother’s navel fell in Jajpur, Odisha.
50. Shri Ambika Shaktipeeth: The feet of the Goddess fell at Virat, Bharatpur, Rajasthan.
51. Shona Shaktipeeth: The mother’s right buttock originally fell from the Narmada in Amarkantak, Madhya Pradesh.