108 Shaktipeethas

 Introduction :-

Shaktipeethas are the holy pilgrimages in Shaktism( The Goddess centric denomination in Hinduism). These Shaktipeethas are dedicated to various forms of Devi Aadi Parashakti.

 Various books tell us varying numbers of Shaktipeethas. As per Pitha Nirnayan Tanta, the number of the Shaktipeethas is 52. According to Varahi Tantra, the number is 26. As per Devi Bhagwat MahaPuran , The number of the Shaktipeethas is 108. 

Here is the story behind the Shaktipeethas.

Once Devi Adi-parashakti took an incarnation as Dakshayani ( Sati), the daughter of Daksha. Sati loved Lord Shiv ( the form of Parampurusha ) and married him. Daksha didn't like him. So he insulted Sati in a yagna ceremony. 

Shiva became very angry when Sati committed suicide by insulting Daksha. As a result Mahadev destroyed the Dakshayagna. Devadidev Shiv saw the dead body of Sati and took it . He was traveling with it for many years. Then Lord Vishnu cut the body of Sati into 108 pieces for removing Lord Shiv's Sorrow . He threw the pieces in Indian subcontinent. Those pieces became holy Shaktipeethas.

The list of 108 Shaktipeethas( First Part- 1 to 54) :- 

Image credits:- Vishwaraj Singh, Siddhant Thapan, Priyangshu Mallik, Ayantik Basu, Google websites and Wikipedia. 

1) Varanasyam Vishalakshi 

                      [[Vishalakshi Devi]]

Goddess  :- Vishalakshi 

Sati part :- Face

Place:- Kashi, Uttar-pradesh 

2) Naimisharanye Lingadharini

                    [[Lingadharini Devi]]

Goddess  :-  Lingadharini 

Sati part :- 

Place:- Meerapur, Harshavardhan Nagar, Uttar-pradesh 

3) Prayage Lalita 

                   [[ Lalitasundari Devi]]

Goddess  :-  Lalita Madhaveshwari 

Sati part :- Hand Fingers 

 

Place:- Allahabad, Uttar-pradesh 

4) Gandhamadane Kamuki

                   [[ Nagapooshani Devi]]

Goddess  :-  Indrakshi Nagapooshani 

Sati part :- Nupura 

 

Place:- Nagapooshani temple, Srilanka 

5) Dakshin Manase Kumuda

                  [[ Kameshwari Kamakhya]]

Goddess  :-  Kamakhya 

Sati part :- Vulva 

 

Place:- Guahati, Assam 

6) Uttar Manase Vishvakamaprapurani

Goddess  :-  Dakshayani 

Sati part :- Right hand part

 

Place:- China

7) Gomante Gomati

Goddess  :-  

Sati part :- 

 

Place:- 

8) Mandar Parvate Kamacharini

[[ Kamacharini Devi ]]

Goddess  :-  Trikala Vaishnavi 

Sati part :- 

 

Place:- 

9) Madotkata Chaitrarathe 

Goddess  :-  

Sati part :- 

 

Place:- 

10) Jayanti Hastinapure

[[Jayanti Devi]]

Goddess  :-  Jayanti

Sati part :- 

 

Place:- Meerut, Uttar-pradesh 

11) Gauri Kanyakubje

Goddess  :-  Gauri

Sati part :- ear-part 

 

Place:- Hardoi, Hariyana 

12) Rambha Malayachale

Goddess  :-  

Sati part :- 

 

Place:-  

13) Ekamrapithe Kirtimati

                          

Goddess:- Kirtimati 

Sati part:- 

Place:- Bhuvaneshwar, Odisha

14)  Vishve Vishveshwari 

Goddess  :-  

Sati part :- 

 

Place:- 

15) Pushkare Puruhuta

                         [[ Gayatri Devi ]]

Goddess  :-  Gayatri

Sati part :- Necklace 

 

Place:- Pushkar lake, Rajasthan 

16) Kedare Sanmargadayini

                      [[ Kalimath Temple ]]

Goddess  :-  Kali

Sati part :- lower torso

 

Place:- Kalimath, Uttarakhand

17) Himalaye Nanda

Goddess  :-  Nanda

Sati part :- 

 

Place:- Almora, Uttarakhand 

                          [[Tamra Gauri]]

Goddess  :-  Tamra Gauri

Sati part :- 

Place:- Gokarna, Karnataka 

19) Sthaneshware Bhavani

[[Bhadrakali]]

Goddess  :-  Bhadrakali 

Sati part :- Right ankle 

Place:- Thanesar, Hariyana

20) Bilvake Bilvapatrika

Goddess  :-  

Sati part :- 

21) Shrishaile Madhvi

                    [[ Bhramaramba]]

Goddess  :-  Bhramaramba 

Sati part :- chin

Place:- Mallikarjun temple, Shrishailam, Andhra Pradesh 

22) Bhadreshware Bhadra

Goddess  :-  

Sati part :- 

23) Varahashaile Jaya

              [[ Devi Ragni/ Kheer Bhavani]]

Goddess  :-  Kheer Bhavani 

Sati part :- 

Place:- Tumulla,  near Baramulla , Jammu and Kashmir. 

24) Kamalalaye Kamala

                       [[ Kamalambika  ]]

Goddess  :-  Kamalambika / Neelothpalamba

Sati part :- 

Place:- Thiruvarur, 

25) Rudrakotanam Rudrani 

Goddess  :-  

Sati part :- 

Place:-

26) Kalanjare Kali

Goddess  :-  

Sati part :-

Place:- 

27) Shalagrame Mahadevi

Goddess  :-  Gandaki Chandi

Sati part :- Right Cheek 

Place:- Muktinath Temple, Nepal 

28) Shivalinge Jalapriya

Goddess  :-  

Sati part :- 

29) Mahalinge Kapila

              [[ Goddess Narmada/ Shonakshi]]

Goddess  :-  Narmada / Shonakshi 

Sati part :- Right hip

Place:- Omkareshwar, Madhya Pradesh 

30) Makote  Mukuteshwari

                        [[ Kiriteshwari]]

Goddess  :-  Kiriteshwari 

Sati part :- Crown 

Place:- Kiritkona 

31) Mayapuryam Kumari

                          [[ Maya Devi ]]

Goddess  :- Maya Devi

Sati part :- lungs part

Place:- Haridwar, Uttarakhand 

32) Santane  Lalitambika

Goddess  :-  

Sati part :- 

33)  Gayayam Mangala

                      [[ Mangala Gauri]]

Goddess  :-  Mangala Gauri 

Sati part :- Breasts 

Place:- Gaya, Bihar

34) Purushottame Vimala

                     [[ Vimalatmika ]] 

Goddess  :-  Vimala

Sati part :- Navel

 

Place:-Puri, Odisha 

35) Utpalakshi Sahashrakshe

Goddess  :-  

Sati part :- 

 

Place:- 

36) Hiranyakshe Mahotpala

Goddess  :-  

Sati part :- 

 

Place:- 

37) Vipashammoghakshi

Goddess  :-  

Sati part :- 

 

Place:- 

38) Patla  Pundravardhane

                         [[ Aparna Devi ]]

Goddess  :-  Aparna Brahmacharini 

Sati part :- cloth

 

Place:- Bhavanipur, Satkhira, Bangladesh 

39) Narayani Susparshe

Goddess  :-  Mahashira 

Sati part :- knees

 

Place:- Saptagandaki , Nepal

40) Trikute Rudrasundari 

                    [[ Matarani Vaishnodevi ]]

Goddess  :-  Vaishno Devi 

Sati part :- head

 

Place:- Katra, Jammu and Kashmir 

41) Vipule Vipula

 Goddess  :-  

Sati part :- 

 

Place:- 

42) Kalyani Malayachale

  

                  [[ Goddess Abhayamba ]]

Goddess  :-  Abhayambika

Sati part :- 

 

Place:- Inside mayuranathar temple, Mayavaram, Tamilnadu. 

43) Sahyadravekavira

                   [[ Ekvira Renuka]]

Goddess  :-  Ekvira Renuka 

Sati part :- 

 

Place:- Mahur, Maharashtra 

44) Harishchandre Chandrika

        [[ Goddess Badh Kalika ]]

Goddess  :-  Annapurna/ Badh Kalika

Sati part :- Necklace 

 

Place:- Ayodhya, Uttar-pradesh 

45) Ramana Ramatirthe

               [[ Sharada/ Shivani Devi ]]

Goddess  :-  Sharada Devi 

Sati part :- Right breast

 

Place:- Maihar, Madhya Pradesh 

46) Yamunayam Mrugavati

Goddess  :-  

Sati part :- 

 

Place:- 

47) Kotavi Kotatirthe

Goddess  :-  

Sati part :- 

 

Place:- 

48) Sugandha Madhavavane

                       [[ Ugratara Devi ]]

Goddess  :-  Sugandha Ugratara 

Sati part :- nose 

 

Place:- Sugandha, Bangladesh 

49) Godavaryam Trisandhya

                         [[ Manikyamba]]

Goddess  :-  Manikyamba / Vishvamatrika 

Sati part :- Left Cheek 

 

Place:- Dakshashram, Andhra Pradesh 

50) Gangadvare Ratipriya

           [[ Chandi Devi Shakti Sthal ]]

Goddess  :-   Chandi Devi 

Sati part :- 

 

Place:-  Haridwar, Uttarakhand 

51) Shivakunje Shibhananda

Goddess  :-  

Sati part :- 

 

Place:- 

52) Nandini Devikatate 

Goddess  :-  

Sati part :- 

 

Place:- 

53)Rukmini Dwaravatyantu

                       [[Rukmini Devi]]

Goddess  :-  Rukmini

Sati part :- 

Place:- Dwarka, Rajasthan

54)Radha Vrindavane

                       [[ Katyayani Devi ]]

Goddess  :-  Katyayani / Radha-durga

Sati part :- hair

 

Place:- Vrindavan, Uttar-pradesh 

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