Most Famous 51 Shakti Peeth in India Part-1

List of 51 Shakti Peeth

Legends abound about how the Shakta pithas came into existence. The most popular is based on the story of the death of Sati, 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 Sudarshana Chakra, 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 Bhairava.

1. Kirti Shakti Peeth (West Bengal)

This is Kirti Shakti Peeth, it is also known as Kriteshwari Temple and it is one of the 51 Shakti Peethas and it is located in Murshidabad, West Bengal and the golden crown of Sati Mata Ji had fallen here, this Kirteshwari Temple has Bhagirathi flowing behind it.

2. Katyayani Shaktipeeth (Virandavan, Mathura)

This Katyayani Shakti Peeth is one of the 51 Shakti Peeths and it is located in Vrindavan, Mathura and the hair of Sati Mata Ji fell here and this temple is also known as Uma Shakti Peeth.

3. Karvir Shakti Peeth ( Kolapur , Maharashtra)

Kar Veer Shakti Peeth is situated in Kolhapur in Maharashtra and it is one of the 51 Shakti Peeths. It is dedicated to Mahalaxmi and has another name Ambabai. It is also known as the three eyes of Sati Mata Ji had fallen here.

4. Shri Parvat Shakti Peeth ( Ladhak / Assam Sylhet )

This Shri Parvat Shaktipeeth, also known as Shri Sundari Shaktipeeth, is a famous Hindu religious place which is one of the Shaktipeeths of Mata Sati, where the right temple of Mata Sati had fallen and this temple is in the Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir and scholars also say that this other temple is also in Assam, in Sylhet.

5. Vishalsksi Shakti Peeth ( Varanasi , Uttar Pardesh)

This Vishalakshi Shakti Peeth is situated in Varanasi of Uttar Pradesh. It is one of the 51 Shakti Peethas. Mani (gemstone) had fallen in the right hand of Mata Ji here. This temple is situated at Mir Ghat of Varanasi. Kashi Vishwanath and Annapurna Temple are near them. A big festival is celebrated here which is called Kajli Teerth. It falls on the third day of Bhadrapada in the month of August.

6. Godavari Tat Shakti Peeth ( Kabbur, Andhra Pradesh)

This Godavari tributary Shakti Peeth is also known by another name. Sir Vaishali Shakti Peeth is one of the 51 Shakti Peethas and the dirt of Sati Mata Ji had fallen here and this Shakti Peeth is situated on the banks of Godavari in Andhra Pradesh.

7. Suchindram Shakti Peeth ( Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu)

This Suchindram Shakti Peeth is also known by another name, which is Thanumalayan Temple and it is situated in Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu and inside this temple there are three deities like Lord Shiva, Lord Vishnu and Lord Brahma and the upper tooth of Sati Mata had fallen here.

8. Punch Sagar Shakti Peeth (Varanasi , Uttar Pardesh)

This is the Panch Sagar Shakti Peeth. It is one of the 51 Shakti Peeths. This Shakti Peeth is located in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh and the lower teeth of Sati Mata Ji had fallen here.

9. Jawalamukhi Shakti Peeth ( Kangra, Himachal Pardesh)

This Jwalamukhi Shakti Peeth is situated in Kangra, Himachal Pradesh and is one of the 51 Shakti Peeths. The tongue of Sati Mata Ji had fallen here and the golden picture of the temple was made by Firoz Shah Tughlaq. Firoz Shah Tughlaq destroyed this temple in Nagarkot. It is believed that Firoz stole 1300 Sanskrit manuscripts from the temple library and later translated them into Persian language. That too was the first balanced administration to do such translation. There is a flame inside the Jwalamukhi temple which keeps burning and never goes off.

10. Bhairav Parvat Shakti Peeth ( Gujarat / Madhya Pardesh)

This is Bhairav Parvat Shakti Peeth. It is also known as Avantika Shakti Peeth and it is situated in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh and Sati Mata's elbow had fallen here and this temple is situated on the banks of Shipra river and it is one of the 51 Shakti Peeths.