51 Shakti Peetha :: India: 38, Bangla Desh: 5
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51 Shakti Peetha, 18 Maha Shakti Peetha, 4 Adi Shakti Peetha and 12 Jyotir Lingas (51 Shakti Peetha :: India: 38 , Bangla Desh: 5, Nepal: 3, Pakistan: 2, Bhutan: 1, Sri Lanka: 1, Tibet: 1,) (18 Maha Shakti Peetha :: India: 16 , Pakistan: 1, Sri Lanka: 1) (4 Adi Shakti Peetha :: all in India) ( 12 Jyotir Lingas :: all in India) Sl. Shakti Bhairava Place District State Country Body Part or 4 Adi 18 Maha 51 Collocated No Ornament Shakti Shakti Shakti one of the 12 fell here Peetha Peetha (*) Peetha Jyotir Linga 1 Kamakhya Umanand Kamgiri, Kamakhya Guwahati Assam India Yoni Adi Shakti Maha Shakti Shakti (Kamarupa (in the Neelachal hills khanda /Vulva/ Peetha Peetha Peetha devi) near Guwahati) Genital Organ 2 Dakshina Kalighat Kolkata West Bengal India Mukha khanda Adi Shakti Kalika Peetha 3 Tara Tarini Berhampur Berhampur Odisha India Sthana Adi Shakti (Breasts) Peetha 4 Vimala Jagannath Jagannath Temple Puri Odisha India Pada Adi Shakti /Bimala complex Peetha 5 Avanti/ Lambkarna Bhairavparvat (at Ujjain Madhya India Upper Lips Maha Shakti Shakti Mahakaleshwa Mahakali Bhairav hills on the Pradesh Peetha Peetha r (Ujjain) devi banks of Shipra river) 6 Lalita Bhava Prayag (near Sangam) Allahabad Uttar Pradesh India Finger (Hand) Maha Shakti Shakti /Madhaves Peetha Peetha wari devi/ Alopi Mata 7 Vishalaksh Kalbhairav Manikarnika Ghat (on Varanasi Uttar Pradesh India Earring Maha Shakti Shakti Kashi i & banks of (Kundal) and in Peetha Peetha Vishvanath Manikarni the Ganges at Kashi) the last Chest (Varanasi) 8 Bhramara Shrishailam Kurnool Andhra India Neck part Maha Shakti mba devi Pradesh Peetha 9 Biraja/ Jajpur, Utkal Jajpur Odisha India Navel Maha Shakti Viraja/ Peetha Girija Devi 10 Chamunde Mysore Mysore Karnataka India Hair Maha Shakti shwari Peetha devi 11 Ekaveerika Mahur Nanded Maharashtra India Head Maha Shakti Devi Peetha 12 Jogulamba Alampur Mahaboob Andhra India Upper teeth Maha Shakti devi Nagar Pradesh Peetha (Yogamba devi) 13 Kamakshi Kanchi Kanchi Tamil Nadu India Back part Maha Shakti Devi Peetha 14 Mahalaksh Kolhapur Kolhapur Maharashtra India Eyes Maha Shakti mi devi Peetha 15 Manikyam Draksharamam East Godavari Andhra India Left cheek Maha Shakti ba devi Pradesh Peetha 16 Puruhutika Pithapuram East Godavari Andhra India Foot(Paadagaya Maha Shakti devi Pradesh ) Peetha 17 Saraswathi Sharada Peeth Muzaffrabad Pakistan Pakistan Right hand Maha Shakti devi Occupied Peetha Kashmir 18 Sarvamang Gaya Gaya Bihar India Breast part Maha Shakti ala devi Peetha 19 Shankari Trincomalee Trincomalee Northern Sri Lanka Groin Maha Shakti devi Province Peetha 20 Shrikkhala Pandua Hooghly West Bengal India Stomach Maha Shakti Devi Peetha /Srigala Devi 21 Vaishnavi Jwalamukhi Kangra Himachal India Tongue Maha Shakti devi Pradesh Peetha 22 Ambika Amriteshwar Virat (near Bharatpur) Bharatpur Rajasthan India Left Feet Shakti Fingers Peetha 23 Arpana Vaman Bhabanipur union, Bogra Bangladesh Bangla Left Anklet Shakti Karatoyatat, Ratnapore Desh (Ornament) Peetha (28 km distance from interior Sherpur upazila ) 24 Bahula Bhiruk Bahula (on the banks Burdwan West Bengal India Left Arm Shakti of Ajay river Peetha at Ketugram, 8 km from Katwa) 25 Bhawani Chandrashek Near Sitakunda station Chittagong Bangladesh Bangla Right Arm Shakti har (On Chandranath hill). Desh Peetha Also, famous Chandranath Bhairava Temple on the top of this hill. 26 Bhraamari Ambar Bhramari Devi, village Jalpaiguri West Bengal India Left Leg Shakti Boda (Near Jalpesh Peetha temple, on the bank of river Teesta or Tri- shrota - combination of three flows mentioned in Puranas) 27 Bhramari Vikritaksh Vani, Jansthan (at Nasik Maharashtra India Chin (Two Shakti Trimbakeshwa Godavari river valley Parts) Peetha r (Nasik) near Nasik) (Goddess Saptashrungi with 18 arms) 28 Chandrabh Vakratund Prabhas (4 km Junagadh Gujarat India Stomach Shakti Somnath aga from Veraval station Peetha (Prabhas near Somnath temple) Patan) 29 Chhinnam Rudra Chintpurni Una Himachal India Feet Shakti astika Mahadev Pradesh Peetha 30 Dakshayan Amar Manas a piece of Stone Lake Tibet Tibet Right Hand Shakti i (at the foot of Mount Mansarovar Peetha Kailash in Lake Mansarovar) 31 Gandaki Chakrapani Muktinath temple, Pokhara Nepal Nepal Temple Shakti Chandi Gandaki (about 125 km Peetha from Pokhra on the banks of Gandaki river) 32 Gayatri Sarvanand Manibandh (at Gayatri Ajmer Rajasthan India Two Bracelets Shakti hills Peetha near Pushkar 11 km north-west of Ajmer) 33 Indrakshi Rakshasesh Nainativu, Jaffna Northern Sri Lanka Silambu Shakti (Nagapoos war Manipallavam Province (Anklets) Peetha hani (Nayanair) (Located 36 km /Bhuvanes from Nallur). wari) (The murti was worshipped by Lord Indra, Lord Rama and Ravana also offered obeisance here. Nāga and Garuda also worshiped here resolved their longstanding feuds) 34 Jassoreshw Chanda Yashor,, Khulna Bangladesh Bangla Palms of Hands Shakti ari/ Ishwaripur, Shyamnaga Desh and Soles of the Peetha Yashoresh r feet wari (Temple complex built by Maharaja Pratapaditya whose capital was Ishwaripur) 35 Jaya Durga Baidyanath Baidyanath Dham Deoghar Jharkhand India Heart Shakti Baidyanathdha Peetha m (Deoghar) 36 Jayadurga Abhiru Karnat, Brajeshwari Kangra Himachal India Both Ears Shakti Devi Pradesh Peetha 37 Jayanti Kramadishw Jayanti, Nartiang Jaintia Hills Meghalaya India Left Thigh Shakti ar village (Peeth also Peetha known as the Nartiang Durga Temple) 38 Jugaadya/ Ksheer Khirgram Burdwan West Bengal India Great Toe Shakti Yogaadya Khandak (Right) Peetha 39 Kali Asitang Kalmadhav (on the Anuppur Madhya India Buttock (Left) Shakti banks of Shon river in Pradesh Peetha a cave over hills near to Amarkantak) 40 Kalika Nakuleshwar Kalipeeth, Kalighat Kolkata West Bengal India Right Toe Shakti Peetha 41 Kankalital Ruru Kankalitala (on the Birbhum West Bengal India Bone Shakti a banks of Kopai Peetha /Devgarbh River, 10 km north-east a/ of Bolpur station) Kankalesh wari 42 Kapalini Sarvanand Vibhash, Tamluk Purba West Bengal India Left Ankle Shakti (Bhimarup Medinipur Peetha a) 43 Kottari Bhimlochan Hinglaj / Hingula. ( Gawadar Baluchistan Pakistan Bramharandhra Shakti North-east (Part of the Peetha of Gawadar and about head) 125 km towards North- west from Karachi) 44 Kumari Shiva Anandamayee Temple, Hooghly West Bengal India Right Shoulder Shakti Ratnavali (on the banks Peetha of Ratnakar river at Khanakul- Krishnanagar) 45 Mahalaxmi Sambaranan Shri Shail, Joinpur Sylhet Bangladesh Bangla Neck Shakti d village, Dakshin Desh Peetha Surma, near Gotatikar (3 km north-east of Sylhet town) 46 Mahamaya Trisandhyes Amarnath (from Pahalgam Jammu and India Throat Shakti hwar Chandanwari 16 km by Kashmir Peetha walk) 47 Mahashira Kapali Guhyeshwari Temple, Kathmandu Nepal Nepal Both Knees Shakti near Peetha Pashupatinath Temple 48 Mahishmar Vakranath Bakreshwar (on the Birbhum West Bengal India Portion between Shakti dini banks the eyebrows Peetha of Paaphara river, 24 km distance from Siuri Town & 7 km from Dubrajpur Rly Station) 49 Mahishmar Krodhish Shivaharkaray Karachi Sindh Pakistan Eyes Shakti dini (near Sukkur Station) Peetha 50 Mangal Kapilambar Ujaani (16 km Burdwan West Bengal India Right Wrist Shakti Chandika from Guskara station) Peetha 51 Nandini Nandikeshw Sainthia (Known as Birbhum West Bengal India Necklace Shakti ar Nandikeshwari temple) Peetha (1.5 km from the railway station) 52 Narayani Sanhar Shuchi (Shiva temple Kanyakumari Tamil Nadu India Teeth (Upper Shakti at Suchindrum 11 km Jaw) Peetha on Kanyakumari Triva ndrum road) 53 Narmada Bhadrasen Shondesh (at the source Anuppur Madhya India Buttock (Right) Shakti Mamleshwar point of Narmada Pradesh Peetha (Omkareshwar River in Amarkantak) , Narmada Island)) 54 Paropit Birajong Paro Paro Bhutan Bamonbonsham Shakti Peetha 55 Phullara/ Vishvesh Attahas village of Birbhum West Bengal India Lips Shakti Fullara Dakshindihi (near Peetha Labhpur Railway station) 56 Rakini Vatsnabh or Sarvashail or Godavarit Rajahmundry Andhra India Cheeks Shakti (Vishwesh Dandpani ir, Pradesh Peetha wari) Kotilingeswar temple (on the banks of Godavari river) 57 Sarvani Nimish Kanyashram of Kanyakumari Tamil Nadu India Back Shakti Balaambika Peetha (The Bhagavathy templ e) (Another Belief : Peeth situated in Yunnan province, China) 58 Savitri/ Sthanu Thanesar ancient Kurukshetra Haryana India Ankle Bone Shakti BhadraKal Sthaneshwar (i.e. Peetha i Kurukshetra town) 59 Shivani Chanda Ramgiri Chitrakuta Uttar Pradesh India Right Breast Shakti (at Chitrakuta on Peetha the Jhansi Manikpur rai lway Line) 60 Shrisundar Sundaranand Srisailam (in Shriparvat Kurnool Andhra India Right Anklet Shakti Mallikarjuna i hill) Pradesh (Ornament) Peetha (Srisailam) (Another Belief: Shri Parvat, near Ladak, Jammu and Kashmir) 61 Siddhida Unmatta Jwalaji, Kangra (20 km Kangra Himachal India Tongue Shakti (Ambika) Bhairav from Jwalamukhi Road Pradesh Peetha Station. Neareast Major Town Pathankot) 62 Sugandha/ Trayambak Shikarpur, Gournadi Barisal town Bangladesh Bangla Nose Shakti Sunanda (20 km Desh Peeth from Barisal town, on the banks of Sondh River) 63 Tripura Tripuresh Udaipur (at the top of Udaipur Tripura India Right Leg Shakti Sundari the hills Tripura Peeth Sundari temple, Radhakishorepur villag e) 64 Tripurmali Bhutesh/ Devi Talav (near Jalandhar Punjab India Left Breast Shakti ni Bhishan Jalandhar Cantonment Peeth Station) 65 Uma Bhutesh Vrindavan (near new Mathura Uttar Pradesh India Ringlets of Hair Shakti bus stand, within Peeth Bhuteshwar Mahadev Temple, Katyayanipeeth. Vrinda van) 66 Uma Mahodar Mithila Janakpur Nepal Nepal Left Shoulder