The 52 Shakti Peethas

Sr. No. 1 Place Kanchipuram,Kamatchi temple,Kamakoti Peetam mentioned in Lalita Sahasram,Trishati,Astothram etc. Sri Lanka, in #ainativu, $a%%na Shivaharkaray, a little distance %rom Sukkur Station %rom Karachi, Pakistan Sugandha, situated in Shikarpur, .ournadi, a/out "0 km %rom !arisal to)n,!angladesh, on the /anks o% Sonda river. Body Part or Ornament Ottiyana (Ornament covering stomach Anklets +yes #ose Shakti Bhairava

Kamakshi &ndrakshi ' #agapooshani ,ahishmardini Sunanda ,ahamaya Siddhida (Am/ika Am/a7i ,ahashira :akshayani

Kala !hairav (akshasesh)ar ' #aayanar Krodhish Trayam/ak Trisandhyesh)ar 5nmatta !hairav

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Amarnath in Kashmir, &ndia %rom Srinagar through Pahalgam 2- km Throat /y !us,3handan)ari 14 km /y )alk $)alamukhi, Kangra, &ndia %rom Pathankot alight at $)alamukhi (oad Station %rom there "0 km Am/a7i, at Anart, .u7arat, &ndia #epal, near Pashupatinath Temple at .u7yesh)ari Temple ,anas, under Ti/et at the %eet o% ,ount Kailash in Lake ,ansarovar, a piece o% Stone !ira7a in 5tkal present Orissa, &ndia .andaki %rom Pokhara, #epal a/out 1"1 km on the /anks o% .andaki river )here,uktinath temple is situated !ahula, on the /anks o% A7ay river, at Ketugram 9 km %rom Kat)a, !urd)an, <est !engal, &ndia Tongue 8eart !oth Knees (ight 8and #avel Temple Le%t Arm

Kapali Amar

.iri7a';ira7a'!ira7a $agannath .andaki 3handi .oddess !ahula ,angal 3handika Tripura Sundari 3hakrapani !hiruk Kapilam/ar Tripuresh

57aani, 14 km %rom .uskara Station under !urd)an district o% <est (ight <rist !engal, &ndia 5daipur, Tripura, at the top o% the hills kno)n as Tripura Sundari temple near(adhakishorepur village, a little distance a)ay %rom 5daipur to)n o% Tripura, &ndia (ight Leg

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On the 3handranath hill near Sitakunda station o% 3hittagong :istrict, !angladesh. The %amous 3handranath Temple on the top o% (ight Arm the hill is the !hairav temple o% this Shakti Peetha, not the Shakti Peeth itsel%. Trisrota, at Sal/ari village under !oda division o% $alpaiguri district, <est !engal,&ndia Kamgiri, Kamakhya, at the #eelachal hills near .u)ahati, capital o% Assam, &ndia yogaadya at Khirgram under !urd)an district, <est !engal, &ndia Kalipeeth, (Kalighat, Kolkata , &ndia Prayag near Sangam at Allaha/ad, 5ttar Pradesh, &ndia $ayanti at Kala7ore !aur/hag village o% =al>ur Pargana under $ayantia Thana o%Sylhet district, !angladesh. This Shakti Peetha is locally kno)n as =ali>ur Kali/ari. Le%t Leg .enital Organ .reat Toe ((ight (ight Toes =inger (8and Le%t Thigh

!ha)ani

3handrashekhar

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!hraamari Kamakhya $ugaadya Kalika Lalita $ayanti

Am/ar 5manand Ksheer Khandak #akuleesh !hava Kramadish)ar

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Kireet at Kireetkona village, * km %rom Lal/ag 3ourt (oad station under district,urshida/ad, <est !engal, &ndia ;aranasi at ,anikarnika .hat on /anks o% .anga at Kashi, 5ttar Pradesh, &ndia Kanyashram, Kanyakumari the !hadrakali temple )ithin the precincts o% Kumaritemple, Tamil #adu, &ndia (also thought to /e situated in 3hittagong, !angladesh Present day Kurukshetra to)n or Thanesar ancient Sthanesh)ar, at 8aryana,&ndia

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;imla ;ishalakshi ? ,anikarni Sarvani Savitri .ayatri ,ahalaAmi :evgar/ha Kali

San)art Kal/hairav #imish Sthanu Sarvanand Sam/aranand (uru Asitang !hadrasen 3handa !hutesh Sanhar ,aharudra ;aman

,ani/andh, at .ayatri hills near Pushkar 11 km to)ards north@)est T)o !racelets %rom A7mer,(a7asthan, &ndia Shri Shail, at $ainpur village, near .otatikar, to)ards north@east * km %rom Sylhetto)n, !angladesh Kankalitala, on the /anks o% Kopai (iver 10 km to)ards north@east %rom !olpurstation o% district !ir/hum, :evi locally kno)n as Kankalesh)ari<est !engal,&ndia Kalmadhav on the /anks o% Shon river in a cave over hills near to Amarkantak,,adhya Pradesh, &ndia Shondesh, at the source point o% #armada river in Amarkantak, ,adhya Pradesh,&ndia #eck !one !uttock (Le%t

!uttock ((ight #armada Shivani

(amgiri, at 3hitrakuta on the $hansi ,anikpur (ail)ay line in 5ttar (ight !reast Pradesh, &ndia ;rindavan, near ne) /us stand on !hutesh)ar road )ithin !hutesh)ar ,ahadev Temple, ;rindavan, 5ttar Pradesh, &ndia Shuchi, in a Shiva temple at Suchindrum 11 km on Kanyakumari Trivandrum road,Tamil #adu, &ndia Panchsagar place not kno)n (thought to /e near 8arid)ar Karatoyatat, at !ha/anipur village "9 km distance %rom interior Sherpur. Alight at!ogra station under district !ogra, !angladesh Shri Parvat, near Ladak, Kashmir, &ndia. Another /elie%B at Srisailam in Shriparvathills under Karnool district, Andhra Pradesh, &ndia ;i/hash, at Tamluk under district Pur/a ,edinipur, <est !engal, &ndia Pra/has, - km distance %rom ;eraval station near Somnath temple in $unagadhdistrict o% .u7arat, &ndia !hairavparvat, at !hairav hills on the /anks o% Shipra river a little distance %rom577aini to)n, ,adhya Pradesh, &ndia $ansthan, at .odavari river valley near #asik, ,aharashtra, &ndia Sarvashail or .odavaritir, at Kotilinges)ar temple on the /anks o% .odavari river near (a7amundry, Andhra Pradesh, &ndia !irat, near !haratpur, (a7asthan, &ndia

(inglets o% 8air 5ma Teeth (5pper $a) Teeth (Lo)er $a) Le%t Anklet (Ornament (ight Anklet (Ornament Le%t Ankle Stomach 5pper Lips 3hin (T)o Parts 3heeks Le%t =eet =ingers #arayani ;arahi Arpana

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Shrisundari Kapalini (!himarupa 3handra/haga Avanti !hramari (akini or ;ish)esh)ari Am/ika

Sundaranand Sarvanand ;akratund Lam/karna ;ikritaksh ;atsna/h or :andpani Amritesh)ar Shiva

(atnavali, on the /anks o% (atnakar river at Khanakul@Krishnanagar, (ight Shoulder Kumari district8ooghly, <est !engal, &ndia

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,ithila, near $anakpur (ail)ay station on the /oarder o% &ndia@#epal Le%t Shoulder #alhati,kno)n as C#alatesh)ari TempleC near #alhati station o% !ir/hum district/y ricksha), <est !engal, &ndia Karnat place not kno)n !akresh)ar, on the /anks o% Paaphara river, "- km distance %rom Siuri To)n, district !ir/hum,6 km %rom :u/ra7pur (ly. Station <est !engal, &ndia

5ma

,ahodar Dogesh A/hiru ;akranath

Tu/ular !ones Kalika :evi o% the =eet !oth +ars Portion /et)een the eye/ro)s $ayadurga ,ahishmardini

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$essores)ari, situated at &sh)aripur, Shyamnagar, Palms o% 8ands district Satkhira, !angladesh. The temple compleA )as /uilt /y (a7a $ashoresh)ari ? =eet Pratapaditya, )hose capital )as &sh)aripur. Attahas village o% :akshindihi in the district o% !ardhaman, near the Kat)a (ail Station, in <est !engal, &ndia Lips Phullara

3handa ;ishvesh

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Sainthia, locally Kno)n as C#andikesh)ariC temple. +arlier #andipur'#o) in Sainthia To)n. only 1.1 km %rom (ail)ay Station #ecklace under a /anyan tree )ithin a /oundary )all, !ir/hum district, <est !engal, &ndia 8ingla7 (Or 8ingula , southern !aluchistan a %e) hours #orth@east o% .a)adar and a/out 1"1 km to)ards #orth@)est %rom Karachi, Pakistan E:antesh)ariF (Kuldevi O% !astar state , :ante)ada 90 km %rom $agdalpur Tehsil,3hhattisgarh EPadmavati :eviF (Padmavatipuri :ham , Panns 90 km %rom Satna ,adhya Pradesh

#andini

#andikesh)ar

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!ramharandhra (Part o% the Kottari head :aant (Teeth :antesh)ariE1F

!himlochan Kapal/hairv

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Name of Shakti Sankari devi Kamakshi :evi Sri srunkala devi 3hamundes)ari devi $ogulam/a devi !hramram/a devi ,ahalakshmi devi +kavenika devi ,ahakali devi Puruhutika devi .iri7a devi ,anikyam/a devi Kamarupa devi ,adhaves)ari devi ;aishnavi devi Sarvamangala devi ;isalaksi devi

Praddyumnam(.u7arat ,ysore (Karnataka Alampur (Andhra Pradesh Srisailam (Andhra Pradesh Kolhapur (,aharastra #anded (,aharastra 577ain (,adhya Pradesh Pithapuram (Andhra Pradesh 3uttack (Orissa :raksharamam (Andhra Pradesh .auhathi(Assam Prayaga (5ttar Pradesh $)ala(8imachal Pradesh .aya (!ihar ;aranasi (5ttar Pradesh

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Saras)athi devi

The Astashakti and Kalika Purana clearly says (IN SANSKRIT): Bimala Pada khandancha, Sthana khandancha Tarini (Tara Tarini), Kamakshya Yoni khandancha, Mukha khandancha Kalika (Dakshina Kalika) n!a "ratyan!a san!hena 'Vishnu Chakra Kshyta nacha.' Further explaining the i p!rtance !" these "!ur Peethas the #rihat Sa hita als! gi$es the ge!graphical l!cati!n !" these Peethas% F!r &xa ple: '"Rushikulya**Tatae Devi, Tarakashya Maha!iri, Tashya Srun!a Stitha Tara, #asishta ra$ita"ara%&' (''Rushikulya: A Ri$er "l!(ing !n the "!!t hill !" the Tara Tarini )ill Shrine)%

Saurashtra Somnatham Cha Shrishaile Mallikarjunam || Ujjainyam Mahakalomkare Mammaleshwaram || Parlyam Vaijnatham Cha Dakinyam Bheem Shankaram || Setu Bandhe Tu Ramesham Nagesham Daruka Vane || Varanasya Tu Vishwesham Tri akam !autamitate || "imalaye Tu #edaram !hurmesham Cha Shi$alaye || %etani &yotirlingani Sayam Prataha Pathennaraha || Sa'ta &anma #ritam Pa'am Smaranen Vinashyati || Note( U&&%)N !U&%R%T #%M*%#"% D+V) %SS%M !%*%